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Voice typing in ClassDojo

ClassDojo messages go to parents, and tone matters more there than anywhere. Typally puts your words into ClassDojo the moment you release the key, in whichever field you left the cursor.

We make Typally, so treat this as a vendor's guide. Where ClassDojo has a built-in option we say so, including when it is the better choice.
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In short

  • ClassDojo's own dictation: Translation features for parent messages.
  • What Typally does instead: covers ClassDojo and every other program on the machine with one hotkey.
  • Best used for: parent messages

Does ClassDojo have built-in dictation?

Translation features for parent messages. No dictation.

Why dictate in ClassDojo at all?

A message to a parent about their child is read carefully and remembered. Written quickly between lessons, it can land far colder than intended, and the misreading takes weeks to repair.

In practice people use it for: Parent messages, class story posts, behaviour notes, and announcements.

How to dictate in ClassDojo

Typally runs in the background and types into whatever window has focus, so there is nothing to install inside ClassDojo:

1

Start with the install

Windows or macOS build, signed in once.

2

In ClassDojo, click the field before you speak

Put the cursor in the field you are about to fill — ClassDojo decides where the text lands, not Typally.

3

Hold the hotkey and talk

Say the whole thought, then let go. No time limit.

4

Read it before you move on

Student information is confidential. Follow your school's policy on what may be written and where.

What Typally adds in ClassDojo

Typally types into ClassDojo's message fields, so a careful message costs the time it takes to say it kindly rather than the time it takes to type it carefully. Follow your school's rules on what belongs in writing about a child.

What this looks like in practice

A teacher raising a concern with a parent speaks the message rather than typing it between lessons. The reply is collaborative rather than defensive, which is not how the previous term's exchanges had gone.

One habit that makes it work better

Say difficult messages out loud before sending. Spoken phrasing carries warmth that hurried typing strips out, and this is the audience where that matters most.

What to watch out for in ClassDojo

Student information is confidential. Follow your school's policy on what may be written and where.

Frequently asked questions

Does ClassDojo have voice input?

It has translation features for messages, not dictation of your speech.

Why does tone matter so much here?

Because a parent reads a message about their child several times. Hurried phrasing gets remembered as coldness.

Can I dictate class story posts?

Yes — those fields accept text like any other.

Try it in ClassDojo

The free plan gives you 100 minutes a month without a card — enough to find out whether talking beats typing for you.

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