1. Level Up
your
Classroom

2. Why do we play games?

3. Gamification
Applying game mechanics to a non-gaming environment

4. Richard Bartle’s Player Types
All Games Have 4 Elements
Goal
Feedback
Rules
Voluntary participation

7. Richard Bartle’s Player Types

9. Flow in the Classroom
At the beginning of many games, there are tutorial missions.
You must learn how the game works before facing any real challenges.
Provide students with the appropriate challenge at the appropriate time.

10. Gamer Lingo Quest/Mission Battles (Minion, Boss, Epic)
Experience Points (XP)
Game Master Challenge
Scouting
Crafting
Training
Loot
Warp

11. Gamer Lingo Quest/Mission - Unit Battles - Assessments
Minion(Quiz) Boss(Test) Epic(Final)
Experience Points (XP) - Grades
Game Master Challenge – Knowledge Check
Scouting – Reading/Notes
Crafting – Daily Activities
Training – Labs, Extra Activities
Loot - Rewards
Warp – Project

12. Yep, it’s that simple! Now you’ll have 100% engagement!
Renaming mundane “school things” using gaming terms can help create a more exciting classroom experience.
Yep, it’s that simple! Now you’ll have 100% engagement!

14. Game over !

15. Gamified LMS

17. Gamified LMS Students choose their guilds (groups)
Pick a character type (mage, warrior, healer)
Earn experience points (XP) as they move through the material and unlock new powers
Lose HP (health points) for failing to master concepts, and bad behavior

18. Gamified LMS
Use AP (ability points) to use powers that can help you or your teammates
Earn gold to swag out your character (buy armor)
Train pets that can appear alongside your character

19. Gamified LMS
If your character “dies” you must accept a random consequence AND each team member loses health points
Fosters a collaborative environment where students help each other out

20. Pricing Free Version $12 per month (or $96 annually)
Unlimited students and classes
Missing some features
$12 per month (or $96 annually)
All of the things

22. Building Your Class Establish game rules Customize powers
Create daily events
Create sentences
Load class content
Populate with students

23. Game Rules How much XP will students need to earn to level up?
How often do you plan on rewarding or punishing students?

25. Customize Powers How much control do you want your students to have?
How much collaboration do you want?

27. Create Daily Events
These can be used as warm-ups, or a way to focus student attention at the beginning of class.
Classcraft provides some default events, but you can customize.

29. Create Sentences What consequences do you want for your students?
Sentences are randomly assigned when a student falls in battle.

31. Load Class Content What do you want your students to have access to?
Do you want online assignments?
Class content can be used to post discussion topics, files, or assignments that can be turned in.

34. Populate with Students
Add first and last names of students.
Classcraft generates a unique code for that student to sign up (and one for a parent account).
Several copy/paste options.

35. A few thoughts… You don’t have to be a gamer to thrive
Works great with a flipped classroom model
Be very mindful of the dynamic you create

36. XP Grading System
Your Questions

38. XP Grading System
Available for Flipped Learning and Gamification Workshops
Youtube.com/flippinsciencevideos