This prezi provides you with an overview of digital badges, their purpose and how they can be implemented with a classroom. The questions presented at the end will be discussed in class on September 19th.
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ClassBadges is an easy and free website where teachers can create and award badges to their students. Badges can be aligned with state standards or preexisting school awards (example: student of the month). Watch this video for tips and tricks on how to implement badges into a classroom!
"Digital badges are a way of forcing educators to recognize that learning is
no longer confined to a classroom and is taking place anytime, anywhere..."
http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2012/06/13/03badges.h05.html
What others benefits can you think of to employing a digital badge system within the classroom? Any drawbacks? Come with ideas to share in class on September 19th.