1. APPLICATIONS FOR THE HOME AND CLASSROOM Shelby Sheldon Elizabeth Moshkowski

2. Class dojo Available for free on the Apple Appstore Preschool - Sixth grade Classroom Management Parent/Teacher Communication

3. Current and future students are curious and eager to incorporate technology into the classroom as much as feasibly possible. It is the job of the teacher to equip them by providing guidance and locating useful electronic tools. Often teachers can find themselves feeling disconnected from their students. It's so crucial to be able to fill that "gap" within the student-teacher relationship. Class Dojo can be very beneficial in forming that connection. Class Dojo allows teachers to connect with students in a creative and interactive way. Children love discovering new technology, but they become even more excited when they able to use it in their academics.

4. By creating a virtual classroom, teachers are able to use Class Dojo to manage their classroom using their technological device. Attendance and student behavior can be tracked within the app. Students can earn badges and rewards for good behavior. Each student is given an individualized creature to represent themselves within the app. Students become excited earning badges for their creatures and are able to share their accomplishments with their families. Teachers can easily report through a live feed page about how their students are achieving within the classroom. There are also personal chats where parents and teachers can communicate with one another instantly.

5. REVIEW “ClassDojo excels the most as a communication tool, where it helps make a wider picture of students' daily experiences in class more transparent for teachers, parents, and kids. The program can give teachers a more specific look at students' behaviors and the social skills they're learning. The reports are also very useful for parents, although they don't automatically include detailed explanations about why students' points were awarded or deducted. While it might be more labor intensive for teachers, an embedded commenting feature could help make this data more meaningful and actionable for parents and kids. Overall, the program can be a valuable way to keep instruction more whole-child focused, as a complement to schools' attention toward students' academic skills and assessment” (J. Shiroff, 2015).

6. USEFULNESS IN THE CLASSROOM When implemented correctly Class Dojo can be an extremely useful tool to manage a classroom. Provided below is several lesson plans for implementing Class Dojo appropriately. This teacher expanded Class Dojo from a points system app into a reflective management tool. This allows students to not only receive rewards for their behavior but also reflect on why they are gaining or losing those points. By expanding this management tool, students are able to form a greater understanding of the rules and why they are important within the classroom. Click on image to view lesson plan

7. SUPPORTING STANDARD The ACEI Standards Standard 5.2: “Collaboration with colleagues, and community agencies candidates know the importance of establishing and maintaining a positive collaborative relationship with families, school colleagues, and agencies in the larger community to promote the intellectual, social, emotional, physical growth and well-being of children."(ACEI, 2015)

8. My Incredible Body Available for $2.99 on the Apple Appstore 3 rd -6 th grade Science/Biology

9. WHAT IS ‘MY INCREDIBLE BODY’? This application is designed to help students develop an understanding of the interworking of the human anatomy. The app features eight sections that cover circulation, muscles, senses (vision, smell, hearing, touch), kidneys & Urine, skeleton, respiration, digestion, and brain & nerves. This app provides children with 3D models of the human skeleton, organs, and nerves. The word ‘incredible’ truly defines this application because of the amazing features it makes available. This app also gives students the opportunity to virtually fly through the body systems, read science facts, and virtually dissect 3D models. These experiences support greater student understanding and cannot be attained within a classroom textbook.

10. REVIEW “Parents need to know that My Incredible Body - A Kid's App to Learn about the Human Body takes kids on guided tours through eight systems in the human body using medically accurate 3-D models coupled with brief, kid-friendly audio clips. Kids can explore the digestive, respiratory, skeletal, urinary, sensory, muscular, and cardiovascular systems. Kids watch and listen as the app travels through a system (for example, kids watch as a bite of pizza moves from inside a mouth through the various parts of the digestive system all the way to end of the process), and read or listen to the related facts. The app includes options for kids to virtually zoom, rotate, and "dissect" the 3-D models” (D. Villamagna, 2015).

11. CLASSROOM USE This app would be incredibly useful during anatomy units within the classroom. Students could be given a list of scavenger hunt questions that they need to find answers for through using the application. This gives the opportunity for students to work and play independently but also achieve a goal that it set by the instructor. By exploring the app for the listed information students would gain large amounts of information without even realizing.

12. Click on image to view lesson plan This app could also be combined with a lesson plan where students explore the digestive system:

13. SUPPORTING STANDARD ISTE Standards for Students Standard 1c: “ Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.”

14. RESOURCES Metre, N. Behavior Dojo!. Retrieved December 9 th 2015 from http://www.polk- fl.net/staff/grants/pefgrants/documents/VanMetre.Natasha.pdfhttp://www.polk- fl.net/staff/grants/pefgrants/documents/VanMetre.Natasha.pdf Villamagna, D. My Incredible Body-A Kids App to Learn about the Body. Retrieved on December 9, 2015 from https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/my- incredible-body-a-kids-app-to-learn-about-the-human-bodyhttps://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-reviews/my- incredible-body-a-kids-app-to-learn-about-the-human-body Zybright. Digestive System Lesson Plan. Retrieved on December 9, 2015 from http://go.zybright.com/hs-fs/hub/189659/file-994464509- pdf/MIB_DigestiveSystem_LessonPlan.pdf?t=1449691971819 http://go.zybright.com/hs-fs/hub/189659/file-994464509- pdf/MIB_DigestiveSystem_LessonPlan.pdf?t=1449691971819 Shiroff, J. Handy online tool helps teacher manage student behavior. Retrieved December 9 th, 2015 from https://www.graphite.org/website/classdojo#https://www.graphite.org/website/classdojo#