Please share how familiar you are with ClassDojo!

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Intro to ClassDojo

Fist to Five!

5- Dojo Expert

4- Very Experienced

3- Comfortable

2- Some Experience

1- First Time User

How to Use This Deck

• Trainer tips can be found in the speaker notes below each slide and in the facilitator guide.
• Encourage staff to engage by following along and trying things out in real time.
• Personalize the slides by adding your school’s name and relevant examples.
• After the session, share the one-pager resource with staff to give them clear, actionable next steps they can refer back to easily.

Q&A + Support:

Welcome to ClassDojo!

We’re so glad you’re here!

Here’s what we’ll explore together today:

Psst... Blue Font is hyperlinked and takes you to our Help Desk, where you’ll get more “how to” information!

Add your class, students, invite families, and connect your school community

Explore Classrooms, Teacher Toolkit, Portfolios, Big Ideas, Class Story, Chats, Calendar & Dojo Islands

Get your questions answered + explore how to reach us or visit the Help Desk

Getting Connected:

Tour ClassDojo:

What you’ll take away today:

By the end of this session, you’ll be able to:

Set up your ClassDojo classroom by adding your class, students, and inviting families

Engage students with ClassDojo tools that build positive habits

Communicate effectively with families and keep everyone in the loop

Know where to go for help and ongoing support using the Help Desk and contact options

Let’s Get Connected!

Connect to your school to start building an amazing community on ClassDojo

Getting Connected to Your School

• Use the search function to find your school and request to join

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• Be sure to verify your account so you're fully connected to your school community

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🌟 New this year! You can connect to multiple schools, perfect for teachers on multiple campuses!

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Didn’t get a verification email?

Check your spam folder first.

Your school’s Mentor can also verify you!

Still stuck? Email us at hello@classdojo.com — we’re happy to help!

Use the Demo Class to follow along during our session, it’s the perfect place to practice, play, and get comfortable using ClassDojo features without impacting your real classroom.

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Try It Out, Risk-Free!

Your safe space to click, explore, and try things out!

Don’t worry, it’s just for you—no students, no families, no pressure!

• Click the purple “+” to create your first class
• You can add as many classes as you need — perfect for specials teachers or team leads

Give your class a clear, recognizable name so

other teachers can find it easily

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Class Naming Tips:

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Add Your Class

Add a Class in Just a Few Clicks!

Use: Last Name, Grade or Subject, Year

• Elementary Example: Dempsey, 2nd, 2025–26
• Middle/High Example: Dempsey, 6th, Period 1, Algebra, 2025–26

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You can add as many co-teachers as you need—this includes paraprofessionals, specials teachers, or anyone else supporting your classroom.

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Co-teachers connected to your class can:

• Create and share Class Stories and Events
• Use ClassDojo Messaging with all connected families (messages will appear under their name)
• Give Points in real time under their own name
• View student reports and activity
• Add, edit, or delete students as needed

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Add Co-Teachers to Your Class

Support collaboration by connecting everyone who works with your students.

• Students can be added to as many classes as needed—no limits!
• Type names manually or upload your class list using a Word or Excel file
• Prefer scanning? Upload a file and scan names directly from your printed roster

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Add Your Students

Get Your Students Connected!

Connect Families

…because you’re building a classroom community families want to be part of.

There are several easy ways to get families connected:

• Share your class link during Back-to-School Night or in a welcome message
• Download and print individual invites—available in multiple languages
• Invite families by phone number or email if you have their contact info handy

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• Parents can translate messages and Story posts on both the web and their app.
• Thanks to our integration with Google Translate, ClassDojo supports over 130 languages!
• Families can easily change their language settings to the one that works best for them.

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Translation for Families

Breaking language barriers so every family feels connected.

Need help supporting families?

We’ve got a guide for that! Share this resource with families to help them update their language settings and stay connected with your classroom.

What’s been your most successful way of connecting families to your classroom?

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Your Turn to Shine!

Shout Out Your Wins with Connecting Families!

ClassDojo

Tour!

Let’s explore Portfolios, Class Story, Dojo Points, and the Teacher Toolkit

Your Class, Your Points, Your Way

Support student growth with feedback that’s timely, positive, and aligned to what matters in your class.

Teacher Tip: Keep Feedback Growth-Focused

Instead of assigning negative points, consider setting “Needs Work” skills to neutral—this helps keep the experience encouraging and focused on improvement.

Reset & Redeem: A Fresh Start, A Fun Incentive

Use ClassDojo points to build your own classroom economy and support behavior goals.

• Match points to classroom rewards or incentives
• Align with your token economy, PBIS, or SEL framework
• Redeem points in the app or share options with students

Redeem Student Points

Reset Points

• Give students a clean slate anytime they walk in the door
• Great for Monday mornings or post-break resets
• Reset points in just a few clicks

Next Day Mojo Moves

Set Up Positive Skills Tomorrow:

💡 Use points to celebrate, reinforce, and motivate students! Below are examples you can start using right away!

🧠 Behavior & Mindset

✅ Staying on task

🙋‍♂️ Participating in class discussions

💭 Showing a growth mindset

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🎒 Classroom Routines

📚 Turning in homework

🧹 Cleaning up supplies

⏰ Lining up on time

🔇 Walking quietly in the hall

👥 Teamwork & Collaboration

🤝 Helping a classmate

🫶 Including others at recess or centers

🧩 Solving a conflict peacefully

🙌 Encouraging teammates

📚 Academic Habits

✏️ Showing work in math

📖 Reading independently

🧪 Participating in science labs

🎨 Completing a creative project with effort

💬 Social-Emotional Growth

💚 Naming their feelings

🫂 Supporting a friend who’s upset

🧘 Taking a calm-down break responsibly

🌈 Practicing self-regulation

Reports

Spot trends. Celebrate growth. Support every learner.

ClassDojo Reports help you keep track of classroom behavior and celebrate progress with data that’s easy to understand and share.

• View trends to see which skills are being reinforced
• Print individual student reports with detailed point breakdowns
• Export data as a CSV file for quick access or sharing

verified staff can award points to any student, not just their own

Introducing Schoolwide Points

Unite your team. Celebrate every student. Build a positive school culture.

ClassDojo’s Schoolwide Dashboard gives school leaders and staff a shared system for celebrating student growth:

Set Schoolwide Skills:

that reflect your school’s core values—these appear in every classroom for consistency

Track trends:

to see which skills are used most and where positivity is happening

Recognize any student:

Teachers maintain visibility:

they can still view and manage points given in their classes

Award points anywhere:

use the mobile app, tablet, or desktop

Your Turn to Shine!

Shout Out Your Wins with ClassDojo’s Point System!

What’s been your most effective or creative way to use ClassDojo points in your classroom?

Your one-stop shop for teacher tools that keep your class running smoothly, all in one easy-to-access tab!

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Go-to Tools Included:

• Timer
• Randomizer
• Group Maker
• Noise Meter

Teacher Toolkit

Everything you need—right at your fingertips.

• Directions
• Think-Pair-Share
• Today
• Music

You can view and print attendance reports anytime!

Need a Record?

Attendance

A quick, visual way to track your students each day.

Take daily attendance right from your ClassDojo dashboard—fast, simple, and color-coded.

Big Ideas

Build SEL skills with Mojo, Katie, and meaningful classroom conversations.

Next Day Mojo Moves

Big Ideas & Conundrums

Simple ways to spark thoughtful conversations in your classroom tomorrow, straight from Mojo!

• Start your day with a Big Ideas video—use it for morning meetings or bell ringers
• Pair a Conundrum with journal time or class discussions to build critical thinking
• Send a video home on Class Story with the provided companion activity or worksheet as an easy extension families can do together
• Pick a weekly theme—like Empathy or Growth Mindset—and anchor lessons around it

Your Turn to Shine!

Shout Out Your Wins with ClassDojo’s teacher tools!

Which ClassDojo Teacher Tool has been a game-changer for student engagement in your classroom?

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Chats & Announcements

Stay connected with families—no phone number required.

Send Private Messages

• With automatic translations in over 130 languages
• Schedule messages and reminders in advance
• Read receipts let you know when messages have been seen
• Share files and photos to support learning at home

Group Messages

• Create group messages with multiple parents or teachers
• Add/ remove members as needed, and label groups to keep your inbox organized

Send Class Announcements

• Reach all families at once with announcements—perfect for updates and reminders
• Parents can’t reply (ideal for one-way communication)
• Co-teachers can send announcements too!

Balance is Best

Quiet hours, means you can set boundaries—whether you’re a night owl or an early bird.

• Mute weekend notifications
• Enable Read Statuses
• Download Message History

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• Upload up to 20 photos at once—perfect for celebrating big moments and daily wins
• Schedule posts up to 6 months in advance for your Class or School Story
• Turn on comments to spark conversation and build connection with families

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Do More with Class Story

The easiest way to capture and share your classroom magic.

Teacher Tip: Let Students Help Tell Your Class Story!

Invite students to help choose what to post each week—it builds ownership and keeps families in the loop with student voice at the center!

Next Day Mojo Moves

Fun Ways to Use Class Story Tomorrow:

Grab our Class Story idea guides and tips here!

Academic Class Story Ideas Guide

Class Story Ideas Guide

• Create Behavior Intervention Plans
• Lesson Plans

Let’s Play—Caption This

with Sidekick!

Meet Sidekick:

Your AI Assistant in ClassDojo

Support, speed, and creativity—right from your dashboard.

Sidekick is a brand-new tool built into ClassDojo (web-only for now!) that helps you create content in seconds.

• Write a Class Story post
• Draft report card comments
• Write a family message

Use Sidekick to help you:

Use Sidekick’s Story Post Caption tool to generate a caption for this moment

Drop your favorite AI-generated caption in the chat!

Best one wins bragging rights

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#DojoCuties

Next Day Mojo Moves

3 Ways to Use Sidekick Tomorrow:

• Donations
• Event Roles
• Meetings & Conferences

Introducing Sign-Ups !

Need volunteers or supplies? Add sign-up slots to your calendar event for:

• Supplies
• Chaperones
• Volunteer Opportunities

Plan Ahead with Calendar & Sign-Ups

Keep your classroom organized—and your families in the loop.

Never Miss A Moment with

Class Calendar :

• Create events for spirit days, celebrations, conferences, and more
• Send automatic reminders to families
• Share events to your Calendar and Class Story

Easily print sign-ups as a PDF for school records or to share with the front office staff.

Next Day Mojo Moves

3 Ways to Use Class Calendar & Sign-Ups Tomorrow:

Your Turn to Shine!

Shout Out Your Wins with ClassDojo’s Chat, Announcements, and Story Post!

What’s your favorite way to use ClassDojo to keep families in the loop?

Whether it’s quick check-ins, photo updates, or weekly recaps!

Connecting Student Accounts

Students will appear as eggs until they log in for the first time. There are several simple ways to help them hatch and join your class!

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Give students voice and ownership by connecting them to their learning.

Dojo Islands

A magical world where learning feels like play.

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Step into Dojo Islands, a safe and creative virtual playground where students can explore, collaborate, and express themselves through purposeful play.

New Features to Explore:

• Activity Zone
• Block of the Month
• Downloadable lesson plans and worksheets to extend learning beyond the screen

Next Day Mojo Moves

Dive Into Dojo Islands

Kick Off with a Game

Try a quick challenge from the Activity Zone or launch a lesson like Board Game or Math Builders as a fun Friday reward or early finisher activity.

Simple ways to ways to get started tomorrow

Dojo Islands Welcome Kit includes:

• Review the Student Contract together
• Play Hide & Seek to explore the virtual space
• Try the Build Challenge as a small group activity
• Assign an intro task using one of the printable activities

Use the Dojo Islands Welcome Kit

(find it in Mojo’s Activity Corner)

Portfolios

Empower students to reflect, create, and share—at school and at home.

Connect with Your Mentor!

Your resident ClassDojo expert!

Mentors are teacher leaders who support their colleagues and school to make your ClassDojo implementation successful.

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• Are the go-to person to answer questions from other teachers;
• Belong to a community of other Mentors to share and receive resources;
• Can lead PD for your school; and more!

ClassDojo Mentors:

Looking for a Mentor?

See who’s already a Mentor in your school by checking the Teacher section of your School Directory.

Don’t have a Mentor yet?

Share this Mentor application form with a teacher you recommend!

Join Our Facebook Community

Connect. Share. Grow—together

• Discover creative ways teachers are using ClassDojo in real classrooms
• Ask questions, get support, and celebrate your wins
• Stay in the loop with new features, updates, and events
• Be part of a growing community that learns and lifts each other up

• Visit the HelpDesk for step-by-step articles for teachers, school leaders, parents, and students
• Subscribe to our YouTube channel for updated tutorials, walkthroughs, and on-demand webinars
• Need help? Email us anytime at Hello@ClassDojo.com

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We’re Here for You!

Everything you need to set your school community up for success.

We’d Love Your Feedback!

Please take a moment to scan the QR code or visit bit.ly/ClassDojoPDfeedback to complete a quick survey about today’s session.