Melissa's+McLuhan's+Tetrad


 * //Class Dojo Website-On-line Classroom Behavior Management System//**
 * //* Enhances//**: Classroom management in an online forum where students and parents can view their merits and demerits in all subjects through out the day. It gives a read out at the end of the week, or any specified amount of time, in a pie graph which gives a very clear on task and off task pieces.
 * //* Obsoletes//**: Sending home frequent notes to parents about their students behavior in class. This puts this information in an easy to read, easy to access forum for students and parents alike.
 * //* Retrieves/Rekindles//**: It brings to mind what I have mentioned earlier, about sending home frequent notes.
 * //* Reverses//**: Possibly phone apps, and there may be a program that can send instant messages to parents cell phones about behavior alerts in class.

This program, although I have just discovered and began to implement it, could have amazing impact on our students, and their behavior in class. This is a fantastic way to keep the family, school, community triangular connection in focus. Parents would be more involved in their child’s education, not just through academics, but also through behavior. This could help their children to become more responsible in and ultimately outside of class, thus enhancing their community as well.

This would be especially helpful for educators as the students would be continuously aware of their behavior choices and how they are impacting the classroom environment. They would know that their parents are going to be constantly kept up to date on what they are doing in class, and that might also be a deterrent to them.

The school may want to adapt this technology as it could help to promote positive behavior in the school as a whole. If all of the classrooms in the school were using this technology, all of the students would be aware of the consequences of their choices. This would be a known application, thus empowering the students to make good choices based on the expectations that are given to them, and the consequences they hold.

Comment from Margaret: I had totally forgotten about this, but I must have signed up at some time because I was already registered. Thank you for reminding me of this. I think it would be a great addition to our PBIS system.