Behavior Status - For Teachers & Parents

I'd like to start off with an app that can run on Android phones or tablets and is meant to give teachers and parents a way to track and report behaviors in their classroom or home.


It's called Behavior Status.  I will be reviewing the Donate version (a free version is also available). 


Behavior Status allows you to create a list of students/children or classes of students and track their behaviors using a Green, Yellow and Red touch stoplight feature.  

    

This app also provides the ability to add a time stamp and notes about that behavior.  Each behavior can be ranked by severity using a separate color-coding system.



Specific behaviors can also be tracked and analyzed.  Reports are generated and can be shared through email.  This is extremely beneficial for teachers who can quickly and easily share information on student behavior with the student's family.  

Though I have not yet been able to put this app to use with a real classroom, I look forward to doing so this coming year.  I've spent some time creating pretend classrooms in order to learn the features, and I've been very impressed.  I especially like that you can get a monthly view of a student's behavior.  I think this will really come in handy at conferences, especially to highlight students with consistent good behavior.   

I enjoying making positive phone calls home to parents, and this app will help me to track the good behaviors my students are doing, something that I often neglect.  While I know that the students were well-behaved and can share my happiness with the parents, I'm not sure that I often write down specific examples of good behavior.  This app is quick and easy to use, and will allow me the opportunity to track these behaviors without taking time away from my teaching.  Of course, the same can be done for negative behaviors.  Trends in behavior can be identified and addressed.  


Have you ever used Behavior Status?  Please share your thoughts and ideas!


If you download Behavior Status because of this article, please leave a comment and let me know how YOU are putting it to use!


Thank you, Chris L. Bennett!

(Here's a link to Behavior Status Donate in the Android Market.  While there is also a free version available, I highly recommend the $0.99 donation.  (Thanks, Ashley, for pointing out that you must first install the free version, and then add the donate version as an upgrade.)  This developer is very dedicated and will continue to develop the app using the support from the donation version of this app.  By giving a donation, you get the app ad-free and also receive some of the advanced features, such as Specific Behavior Tracking.)

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