Web, iOS, Android
From the Web
Videos up to 8 minutes long (with a size limit of 150 MB) can be recorded onto your Class Story on the ClassDojo website. Here's how:
- Open the class you would like to record a video in
- Click the Class Story tab at the top of the page
- In the "What's happening in your classroom?" box click "Record"
- Click the blue video camera button to begin recording (to adjust settings like camera or microphone click "settings" in the upper left corner)
- When you are finished recording click the red stop button
- When you are ready to post, click "Continue"
- Your video will upload before showing up in the Class Story window. Click "Post" in order to post to the Class Story and share with all the parents and students connected to your class.
Check out this great video tutorial on recording and posting videos to Class Story:
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iOS
You can post a video up to 8 minutes long (with a size limit of 150 MB)
that you have recorded on your device to Class Story or to Student's Individual Portfolios. Here's how:
- Tap the class you would like to post a video in on the ClassDojo app
- Tap "Stories" at the bottom of the screen
- Beside "What's happening?" tap the blue camera button
- You can tap on your last camera roll picture in the lower-left corner to choose a video already recorded on your device to upload. Choose the video and then tap "Select".
- Or you can tap "Video" on the screen that pops up to record a video in the app. Tap the red record button to start recording and then the red stop button to end the recording.
- You can tap "Post" to post the video to your Class Story or you can select the gray arrow next to "Class Story" to post to individual Student Portfolios (you can select multiple student's portfolios at the same time)
Check out this great video tutorial on recording and posting videos to Class Story:
Troubleshooting Tips:
- If the video is not uploading properly, it is likely due to a connection issue. Please try on multiple different connections (ie. data vs wifi, school vs. home)
- If the app is telling you that you need to enable your camera or microphone you can tap "Enable camera" or "Enable microphone" in the app when it pops up or later by going into your device settings, scrolling down to view your apps, and selecting "ClassDojo". In the window that pops up toggle the bar to green beside both Microphone and Camera.
Can't find what you're looking for? Check out our video tutorials and webinars here!
Still have questions? Get in touch! Email us at hello@classdojo.com
Android
You can post a video up to 8 minutes long (with a size limit of 150 MB)
that you have recorded on your device to Class Story or to Student's Individual Portfolios. Here's how:
- Tap the class you would like to post a video in on the ClassDojo app
- Tap "Stories" at the bottom of the screen
- Tap the light blue camera icon in the "What's happening?" box
- You can tap on your last camera roll picture in the lower-left corner to choose a video already recorded on your device to upload. Choose the video and then tap "Done"
- Or you can tap "Video" on the screen that pops up to record a video in the app. Tap the red record button to start recording and then the red stop button to end the recording.
- You can tap "Post" to post the video to your Class Story or you can select "Class Story" to instead chose individual students to post the video to via Student Portfolios (you can select multiple student's portfolios at the same time)
Check out this great video tutorial on recording and posting videos to Class Story:
Troubleshooting Tips:
- If the video is not uploading properly, it is likely due to a connection issue. Please try on multiple different connections (ie. data vs wifi, school vs. home)
- If the app is telling you that you need to enable your camera or microphone you can tap "Enable camera" or "Enable microphone" in the app when it pops up or later by going into your device settings, scrolling down to tap "Apps" and then selecting "ClassDojo". Tap "Permissions" and in the window that pops up toggle the bar to green beside both Microphone and Camera.
Can't find what you're looking for? Check out our video tutorials and webinars here!
Still have questions? Get in touch! Email us at hello@classdojo.com