There’s a Badge for That! Sherry Mitchell, Coordinator Digital Learning LISD Candace Tickle, Specialist Digital Learning LISD

Agenda Badge program in Lubbock ISD Function of badges in the district Types of badges Steps in creating badges Additional resources for support of badges

What is a badge? A badge can be a measure of accomplishment, skill, quality, or interest that can be earned in varied learning environments. Badges can reward, encourage harder work, things done different and allow for thinking outside of the box.

Functions of Badges Motivation Incentive Achievement Assessment Competency

Types of Badges Onsite Online Creating and awarding badges online Challenges online actual badges awarded for display Online Creating and awarding badges online

Online Badge Sites Credly Class Badges Mozilla Open Badges Create badges Upload designs Give credit online Web & app Create, issue and verify digital badges Collect in digital backpack Create badges Award badges for learning goals Customized for class or school

Onsite Badges Badge challenges posted for view Badge challenges submitted online Actual badges distributed

Idea from conference last summer LISD Badge Story... Idea from conference last summer

Creating some challenges shared with CTL LISD Badge Story... Creating some challenges shared with CTL

Appy Hour implementation with Leadership LISD Badge Story... Appy Hour implementation with Leadership

District-wide implementation of over 6000 badges LISD Badge Story... District-wide implementation of over 6000 badges

LISD Badges...

Elementary Secondary Enter Name Enter Name Template used for Leadership Team Meetings for presentation of awards.

LISD Badge Story... Over 7500 Badges earned Awards presented to principals.

Badge Levels Beginning Advanced Innovator

All the steps... Create a challenge, demonstration of knowledge Create the supporting resources Submit a Google Form to request a badge Upload or create project in Google Drive Share the link to project in Drive Grade badge projects Total the badges by campus Post the campus total for district

Explore Lubbock ISD Badges https://www.lubbockisd.org/ Departments, Digital Learning Badge Program link Lubbock ISD Badge Program New “Sites” Give time to explore, Ask them to click on several badges and explore, choose a challenge to complete Or Could number off and have everyone look at a different badge and share it?

Next Steps…. Innovator-Basic Innovator-Experienced

Other badge stories... Denton ISD Technology - https://sites.google.com/a/g.dentonisd.org/denton-isd-instructional-technology-badges/home Pleasanton ISD Technology - https://sites.google.com/a/pisd.us/pisd-instructional-website/home Mansfield ISD Technology - http://www.edtech.mansfieldisd.org/edtech-badges

You’ve heard our story... ...would you like to share yours

What badges would you include? ...it’s time to begin your story. What badges would you include? Short answer question.

How to start an onsite badge program Choose what challenges you will create Choose how and where you will post your challenges Choose how you will submit challenges Choose how you will award badges Choose who will assess challenges Give time to talk after each statement Set for each line to come in on a click

Create Some Badges Task 1: Brainstorm a list of topics to create a challenge for a badge Record your ideas In groups

Task 2: Choose a topic for your first challenge. Consider the following as you create your challenge: Will your challenge be an assessment or a how-to? Will you include links to how to’s within your challenge Will it have more than one part?

Task 3: Create an outline for your challenge Research for any helpful links or videos you want to include Create a rough draft of your challenge

Create “How-to” handouts for each tool Create a template that will be used for each handout. Write “how-to” step-by-step directions for each tool. Save as a PDF and post for easy access. Example: How to Template

Video Recorders Record step-by-step directions. Useful tools: CamStudio Download: http://camstudio.org/ Tutorials: http://camstudio.org/videotutorials.htm Jing Download: https://www.techsmith.com/jing.html Tutorials: https://www.techsmith.com/tutorial-jing.html Screencast-o-Matic https://screencast-o-matic.com/home Tutorials: http://help.screencast-o-matic.com/

Resources http://www.shakeuplearning.com/blog/5-awesome-resources-for-badges-in-the-classroom/ http://www.edudemic.com/guides/the-teachers-guide-to-badges-in-education/ http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/digital-badges-learning Credly.org Classbadges.com Mozilla Open Badges

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