POSSIBLE MODEL FOR COMPARISON ACROSS TOOLS
Tool Type; names of your sites
Target audience/age for the site
Overall look of the site; ease of
navigation; clarity of instructions;
Examples by other users included?
Help/support resources available?
TOOL #1 Edmodo
Students, Teacher and
Parents
TOOL #2 Learn Boost
Teacher,
Students/Parents
(access grades,
attendance, calendar)
Links found around the
Large font
perimeter of the page.
Very few buttons
Not too many links; not
Color-coded
overwhelming.
Intuitive
Color-coded.
Easy to navigate with
Similar to facebook
labeled icons/directions
format.
Short explanation of
each icon when you
register
no
no
Yes
There is a help center
There is a link.
with questions
Resources for
categorized by website
schools/districts
features (grading,
Support community (type
attendance, lesson
and submit questions for 12 plans, calendar,
support teachers that
reporting). There are
specialize in different
also questions for
areas)
parent/student access,
Mini-lessons (teachers
security, translations,
upload different ideas for
technical questions).
using Edmodo)
There are also general
Webinars (introduction to
questions and
Edmodo, webinars, ways to
troubleshooting options.
TOOL#3 Class Dojo
Students, Teachers,
Parents
There is an option to
take a tour of the site
when you first register.
Fun avatar characters
for each student.
Easy feature to e-mail
report cards to parents
with two clicks.
no
Feature for users to
vote on new
features/ideas for the
website
Users can type in and
share their
ideas/recommendations
for the site.
Overall ease of use:
length of time to learn how to use the
tool; length of time to create what the
site does
Appropriateness for use with students
(practicality; web controls)
use edmodo, videos)
Edmodo in Action (ways to
use edmodo by feature,
subject area and purpose)
Rollout Resources
(templates for getting
students/parents started,
resources for professional
development)
Difficulty signing up as a
student and joining a group
(error message)
A poll
Students need to have the
necessary internet access
and technological tools (ei.
Computer).
Students need to have
technological skills in
managing the site
5 minutes to navigate
and orient oneself with
all the features of the
site. Self-explanatory
on how to set up the
site. There is an quick
orientation on all the
icons when you register.
Enter grades
Create roster
Create seating chart
Create lesson plans
(template available)
Create schedule
Create policies and
classroom procedures
Monitor settings for
student/parent access
to grades and
attendance
Generate report (for
Took a while to figure
out how to finalize my
class roster in order to
start using the
program. There are
very few icons which
makes it easy to
navigate. The icons are
on the left side and on
top of the screen.
Easy for students to
join (Print out
invitations to join with
secret code for access)
Once students join,
they can monitor
behavior points at
home and design their
avatar
Fun, big and kidfriendly icons
More appropriate for
elementary school
Storage availability/options
Option to upload
assignments/quizzes
Upgrades (costs)
No option for upgrade
Free
From scale 1-10 = 9
Comfort level with site after
exploring/experimenting
Other:
Difficulty creating a group
Error for student to sign
up
Collaborative website for
students and teachers
Co-founders are from
Edmodo High School in
California (support team)
Option to upload OR create
quizzes on the site
Option to create polls
Option to record grades
Option to send out
notes/alerts
grades, assignments and
attendance)
Option to upload lesson
plans (feature not
available yet)
No option for upgrades
Free
From scale 1-10 = 9
Main purpose : teacher
to record attendance,
grades; create lesson
plans, seating charts,
schedules
Secondary purpose:
communicate grades and
attendance to
students/parents
N/A
No option for upgrades
Free
From scale 1-10 = 8
Positive reinforcement
feature (set up/assign
desirable behaviors of
students)
Behavior management
Keep track of positive
and negative points
Feature to use your
smartphone as a
classroom remote.
Option to share your
ClassDojo with other
teachers
Final recommendations:
We would recommend to use each site for different purposes. LearnBoost is suitable for all teachers and learners. The
sites main features consist of creating a class roster, a grade book and keeping attendance. Edmodo may not be suitable
for English Language learners if they do not have much technological knowledge or background because it requires online
collaboration between teacher and students. Teachers can use Edmodo to post quizzes, notes, polls and assignments. It
functions similarly to a wiki. Class Dojo is geared more towards younger learners. The main purpose of this website is to
manage classroom behavior through providing immediate positive reinforcement. The site is student-friendly in that each
student is represented by an avatar.