What it is: Digital Pathway and Original Digital Badge (Module 4)
This assignment had us creating a digital pathway for students to follow. We chose the topic(s) and how to award each level of achievement. We then designed a digital badge is Google Draw to use when students reach a new level. Why it stuck with me: I really enjoyed the graphic design aspect of this assignment! I had a good time being my-Type-A-self and choosing just the right combination of colors, shapes, and font to create a badge that was visually appealing to me. The actual assignment (you know, the part I was actually supposed to learn something from) was helpful because, even though I am a part of several badge-earning schemes myself, I had never considered using it with my own students! They would love earning badges and would be really motivated by working through the achievement levels I put in place. How I can use it in my classroom: I created my digital badges with several topics/chapters/units in mind. I could use a badge pathway in math easily due to the structure of extending a new skill with each lesson. Many times in math, you learn a basic thing first and then add a new element to it each time. This is a perfect set-up for badges! I also created a set of badges to use in my writing units. Generally, we learn about and practice one part of a writing assignment at a time. For example, when learning about personal narratives, students plan their story with a graphic organizer of some kind. Then, they write a first draft of their story. Then, we work on adding sensory details, then dialogue, then suspense/climax. Each of these “steps” could be its own badge! Final Thoughts: I am very excited to introduce digital badges to my students! It doesn’t take up any precious instructional time, is fun for me to dream up and create, and will motivate my students to own their learning. What’s not to love?!
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