5 Awesome Resources for Badges in the Classroom
Gamify Your Classroom With Digital Badges!Adding game mechanics to your classroom doesn’t have to be complicated. Digital badges are a great way to get started with gamification. Recognize learning achievements in your classroom with badges to motivate and challenge students to reach the next level. (Tip: Badges are also very motivating for teachers!)
There are several different approached to using badges in the classroom. Some websites and apps are strictly for creating and awarding badges, and some, more robust systems offer badges within their system. The following resources are just a start for those that are new to gamification, and all are iPad-friendly. I’ve included links and related resources as well.
Mozilla Open Badges are NOT proprietary like most systems. This means that any teacher can create and issue badges that do not have to be tied to a certain platform. Ready to see how it works? Take the Badges 101 Quiz to earn your first badge.
For All Badges
For All Badges is an iOS app that works in conjunction with For All Rubrics to align your rubrics with badges. For All Badges also integrates with Mozilla’s Open Badges platform, and allows students to save badges to their “backpack.”
Edmodo
Edmodo is a full, social learning platform with over 35 million users. With so many teachers and students already on board, it is worth mentioning that badges are integrated into this platform. After logging in to your Edmodo dashboard, go to the top toolbar>progress>student badges to check it out.
Class Badges is one of the more popular badging platforms. Class Badges allow the teacher to easily award badges aligned with learning goals. The video below is a great introduction to get you started.
- 5 Fun and Free Avatar Creators for the iPad
- Gamifying the iClassroom – iPadpalooza 2014 Presentation
Teacher’s Guide to Badges in Education from Edudemic is a great resource for learning more about badges.
What are your favorite gamification resources? How have you used badges in the classroom or in professional development? Please feel free to share in the resources below.
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