[Classroom Management]

What are Classroom Management Tools?

Classroom management Tools (CMT) is software used to encourage positive behaviours and habits, often using appealing audio and visual tools. The goal of these programs is to provide important feedback, limit distractions, set goals and track progress. They support personalized learning in that they collect important analytical data about individuals that may help develop ways to intrinsically motivate students.

What are some examples of CMT?

Class Dojo is a unique application that supports student learning but also focusses heavily on individualized goals, giving students agency in self-improvement. It allows for the promotion of certain school values and makes it easy to communicate with parents so that they can help children achieve personal their goals. The program promotes social progress through a system of rewards and tracking that allows teachers and parents to recognize and encourage accordingly.

McGraw-Hill Connect is a unique platform that supports learning and positive behaviours. It is intuitive in that it it auto-grades and provides personalized feedback on how they can improve. In addition, resources made available to the students can be personalized to their individual needs with the goal of unlocking each student's own potential. Visual graphs are available to track and report on a student's growth over time.

Classcraft is a classroom management system that incorporates gamification to encourage positive attributes such as collaboration, consistent attendance, homework completion and proper in-class behaviours. It can be customized to individual students by targeting specific challenges and awarding them points. It is designed to capitalize on what games offer students, turning education into a personalized learning quest.