How to get the presentation...
Digital Badges
Feel free to check out my Google Slide below...thinking outside the box
Badging is not new….
Pins
Badges
Merit Badges
Armed Services Rifle and Pistol decals
More recently, Digital Badging is used in the workplace to track training requirements. Higher education and Alliance of Education use it to track progress and achievements.
Why not K-12?
Lessons learned:
Why Digital Badges?
Teacher Point of View:
Student Point of View:
Beaufort County School District
Click on the image below to check out the badging system they made to excite their staff
Sign up to watch the webinar above. Specifically watch the NOCTI section where they discuss their badging program. Very enlightening!
Create Badges - try these!
Adding Images
New tab:
Search Google
Choose images
Tools
Usage Rights
Anything with “reuse”
Within Google Doc Drawing, and Sheets
Searching for images properly
Images
Tools
Usage rights
Where can I get images?
Google images is safe but not the most exciting. Check this website or click on the image for more free image options.
“How to” with Google’s
How can one use Digital Badges?
Remember that you do not have to be the expert on what you are giving the students. Let them learn and teach you!
SWAT Badges
(Students Working to Advance Technology afterschool club)
Use
SWAT Badge Options in (I attach links to most)
Badge Trackers in -click on images
Teacher Badge Sheet
Student Badge Sheet without spies
The student badge sheets (Google Drawing) are shared with each student. Teacher copies and pastes the spy onto each badge. The students have the ability to view but not edit. Only the teacher can remove the spy once a challenge has been completed.
Student Badge Sheet with spies
Makerspace Badges
In with the new!
Out with the old...
Go to a Google Classroom
Makerspace Tracker
Individual Student Tracker in Google Classroom using “Make a copy for each student” feature.
The students can access my website from their bookmarks bar and go to the Makerspace tab where there is a wealth of information waiting for them!
Doesn’t need to be expensive -
something for everyone
Read Write Google
Add this individual student progress tracker to your
and choose “make a copy for each student”. Have them put their name in the title and instruct which folder you would like them to add it to.
Students tracking their own progress...
Google Site Eportfolio
4 key resources in their Google Classroom
Google Site Progress Tracker
Internet Safety
This is for me to stay organized!
Videos from CommonSense
Presentation Options
Presentation Options
Good opportunity for a Gallery Walk!
Produce higher quality when students know someone is going to see it
Teachers - motivate your students to try a variety of presentation methods
Presentation Options based on under 13 and over 13.
Google Form students complete to submit their presentations.
Presentation Options
Individual Student Tracker
Add this individual student progress tracker to your
and choose “make a copy for each student”. Have them put their name in the title and instruct which folder you would like them to add it to. You can leave “Presentation” blank and students add what they have done.
Recycling
Expedition Earth
The Choice Board
The Expedition Tracker
The teachers saw how engaged the students were…
Hey, I did this one, you should too!
Did you know…
Which task are you going to do next?
I earned 3 badges so far!
I did that one...let me know if you need help.
I didn’t know you couldn’t recycle that!
Math
Math
Earn sprinkles for your donuts as you learn your multiplication facts!
Language Arts
Language Arts
Language Arts
Right click on the books, choose “order” and put behind the bookbag to hide, if you wish.
Personalized Bookshelf
(Credit to Jen Walter)
Science/Social Studies
Henry Ford
As you complete the assignments on the Hyperslide, you will earn parts to build a Ford vehicle!
Certain assignments go into
Teacher keeps progress here
Students keep track of their progress here
Clubs
New 2019-20
(work in progress)
Thursday Branch Out - Student led workshops
Students will be responsible for creating their own digital badge to share with the participants, with the focus on copyright laws.
The students will make a copy of the Google Drawing on which to add the badges for workshops they attended.
Charlie’s Scratch Workshop
Take it to the next level...
Google Sites Badges and Qualifications
(Click on the badge below to open the folder)
turns Google Sheets into fun study tools!
I pasted my badges onto a Google Drawing and Published to Web. Be sure to have the “rights to usage”
Flippity passcode requires students to put in their code to see their badges.
Flippity.net BadgeTracker Passcode Template
(Each cell has predetermined formulas)
Getting started with Sheets
Getting started with Drawings
Open a Google Drawing - Waffle - Drive - New - More - Google Drawing
Insert - Make a table - best guess - you can always add or take away
In the first row, list the topics to be rewarded for
In the second row, use this page to find suitable images for badges
The first column will be for names of students
Compatibility Charts for Electronics
Click on robots for the links
Additional Information