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Gamifiers organize their classroom gamification systems in all kinds of ways. Me…. well I’m old school. Paper, dividers, clear sleeves, envelopes and a big honkin binder! Today while organizing my elements for my year long game of my gamified classroom I realized that there is great power in looking back, seeing where you have come …
Today I started planning my 5th classroom gamification game…5th!!! Holy wow! Can you believe it has been that many already. I sat at my kitchen table and channeled my inner Jedi, Hans Solo, Princess Leia and Chewbacca and R2D2 organizing my thoughts and ideas for my newest game…“Star Wars: The Force Be With You. The …
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I have been a Star Wars geek for as long as I can remember. Not only does the movie hold incredibly fond memories for me, I really just love LOVEEEE the movies, the characters…the everything. Super Mario Brothers was our first classroom gamification, then there was Angry Birds, so when my students asked me what …
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Last quarter my students and I jumped into the world of gamification! Using Super Mario Brothers I developed a classroom “gamified” behavior system. We had a blast! Not only was it fun and engaging, I saw improvement in student behaviors and it really changed me and our classroom too (I have more to say about …
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A strong behavior modification system with consistent structure and positive reinforcement is just as important as the academics I teach in my class. After 15 years of teaching I bring with me each year a seasoned behavior system that will meet all students learning and behavioral needs. As the school year goes on I tweek, …
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The Tuesday before Winter Break a group of students walked into my room after lunch. As I said hi to them and asked them how lunch was, I watched them exchange looks with each other. You know, the: “You say it”, “No you say it” look. Until finally one of them said, “Mrs. Baughcum, can …
Back in August (ouch…its been a long time) I decided I would take a huge leap and share my gamification planning process. I had big plans. I would start by sharing my planning process and then throughout the months to come I would continue sharing by giving others deeper insight on my process. I decided …
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I first stumbled upon the Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young Documentary when it showed up on my Netflix. It struck my curiosity so I saved it to my list to watch and there it sat for a couple of weeks. Now I’m typically not a documentary lover. I am more of Marvel …
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He shared with me the power-ups he uses with his classroom. Power-ups that were not tangible items or special activities. “Gosh” I thought, “I just don’t think that would work for my students. For my students, their needs and my goals for our gamification system earning tangible items and special activities was what they needed to motivate …
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If you remember last year I ended the school year by gamifying my classroom using Monopoly…StarWarsopoly to be specific. Of the three gamification games (Super Mario Brothers, Angry Birds, Starwarsopoly) we tried last year, StarWarsopoly was by far the biggest hit with my students and the most successful.
Last week I was asked to join Teacher Tech Live hosted by Oscar Staton. “This is a friendly forum education professionals to discuss public school resources, every day hacks, advice and collaboration.” They want their “viewers to walk away with something useful they can take back to their classrooms and make their lives easier.” …
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I’m a momma, wife, mismatch sock wearer, youtuber, author, doodler, inspiration junkie, Special Education teacher and inspiration junkie. Seven years ago a friend thought it would be a great idea to start a blog together. With a deep breath and fear that all the weirdos in the world would start stalking me or the white van …