Digital Badges
An assignment I enjoyed was Digital Badging. Because students tend to be competitive in nature and like to receive rewards, I believe students will love to earn badges in the classroom. These badges can make classroom goals visible to students as well as show the criteria that students must meet to earn them. This can help motivate students because they are able to see what they need to do to reach a goal or master a skill. Like video games that kids are used to a badge tells the student he accomplished something. It provides an assessment of the student's progress.
What is a digital badge?
A digital badge is an indicator of accomplishment, skill, quality, or interest that can be earned in many learning environments.
Some ways to incorporate badging in the classroom include:
- Recognize achievements
- Encourage group work
- Demonstrate growth
- Show off skills
- Go beyond grades
Source: https://www.fractuslearning.com/digital-badges-classroom/
The badges I created were for Digital Citzenship, Google Classroom, and Google Drive. Each of these badges had a goal in mine. Students will have to complete five different levels to achieve the goal and earn a badge. I hope to incorporate badging next year in my classroom. I think it will help guide students in taking ownership of their learning and keep them on task as to what is expected of them.
Digital badges are great ways to motivate students to achieve a task. Your badges are very professional looking.
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