Introduction: Instructions
After you have completed the Gamification professional development, use this as a quick fix guide and a reminder of all that you learned about Classcraft and gamification
Step 1: Homepage
After you enter your class you can consider this your home screen.
1. Home
- Will take you back to all classes
2. Game Dashboard
- Shows the students in your class and their progress
3. Class tools
- Includes features you can use to increase the game aspect in a class Click Here to see what each tool does
4. Quests
- Takes you to your quest gameboard
5. Messaging
- Use this to communicate with students
6. Analytics
- Where you can find what students news feed
7. Class settings
- Add students and customize the class
Step 2: Class
In the student section of the home screen, you are able to see the players and teams. If you select the class tab at the top of the screen you can see a list of all the students. here you can
1. Mark a student present or absent
2. Add XP points for positive behaviors
3. Remove HP points for negative behaviors
4. Modify points manually if a mistake has been made or you'd like to input a specific numerical reward. Here you can also create custom behaviors (see step 2)
Step 3: Class Settings: Behaviors
Behaviors can be customized for your class. For each positive behavior, the students can retrieve more XP or GP rewards. For each negative behavior, students lose HP. If students have enough AP they can get powers to revive their HP, their team can work collaboratively to make sure everyone is doing well, or the student can complete a pledge.
Points are important in gamification because they can see their own progress in the form of leveling up. It also provides them with real-time feedback to show the student they are doing well, or need improvement.
To create a behavior select
Settings→ Behavior→ Add Behavior→ Select +/- Behavior→ Type in custom behavior→ Input points→ Save
You can also differentiate and create custom behaviors for students in the student profile section.
Step 4: Adding Powers
Each character has different powers as well as strengths and weaknesses. In Classcraft, each character has a different role and needs to rely on the other two to succeed. To read more about how to select characters for your students, click here. Students can learn new powers and level up through XP points and PP points. You can change the power students can achieve and pledges to gain more HP, random events, and kudos.
Select Settings→ Powers→ Pencil (edit)→ Change the name, how much AP it costs to use, and whether or not it is collaborative→ Save
Step 5: Customizing Pledges
When a student falls behind or runs out of HP for behavior or otherwise, they can receive a pledge assigned by the teacher. These pledges can be used as motivators to keep teammates working together, or catch students up who are falling behind. Pledges can move the responsibility of checking behavior from the teacher to the student.
Select Settings→ Powers→ Pencil (edit)→ Type in custom title or power→ Input points→ Save
Step 6: Class Tools
Class tools are features to add fun aspects to your lesson and increase engagement. A detailed outline of how to use each tool can be found by clicking here.
Step 7: Customizing Kudos
Kudos can be customized for one student to send to another as a form of peer positive reinforcement. Customize how many points players can send to one another, entering personalized messages or images. All kudos must be approved by the teacher before being received.
To approve Kudos select the To-dos icon, and scroll to Approve Kudos
or
Select class tools→ shrine of Ancients→ Approve Kudos
Step 8: Random Events
Random events can be used to start the class in a fun way or contribute to the engagement of the class throughout the lesson especially when teaching online
Select Settings→ Random Events→ Pencil (edit)→ Change the name, description, effect, and who it applies to→ Save
Step 9: Using Random Events
Random events add engagement and excitement to the class period. A random event can be used at the beginning of class or in the middle of class as long as the students are present. To activate a random event start in the tools section of the home screen.
Select 'Riders of the Vay' (Random Event)→ See Event→ Next→ Finish.
Step 10: Quest Reminder Quests
In case you forgot, adding a quest and assignment for students to complete is easy.
In the quest section of your home screen select the (+) button and upload the type of task you would like to assign. To upload an assignment you already have or a new one you have created, select google class, the class, and assignment to give to the student.
Like in the professional development, your quests can be connected. The path's can be linear or branching to pace the student's progress.
To add a path select connect objectives→ select the first quest you would like to connect→select the second quest you would like to connect
