The document discusses the use of open badges on the social media platform Makewaves in schools. It provides statistics showing that over 33,000 badges have been awarded since 2013 through Makewaves, which has over 70,000 students and 9,000 teachers from 4,000 schools using the platform. The document describes two examples of how schools have used Makewaves badges to motivate students: at Roscoe Primary pupils help each other earn badges, and at another school interest in a music badge drove skills development and peer feedback. It also notes potential future directions such as badge missions, improved management tools, engaging parents, and teacher-led badges.

1. The Social Media Platform for Schools

2. OPEN BADGES IN THE CLASSROOM
- WINS, LOSSES & WHAT NEXT

3. 33,000 badges
awarded
since Jan 2013
23,000 students have
earned a badge from
1000 schools
Makewaves general stats:
70,000 students 9,000 teachers 4,000 schools

5. TALE 1 – BADGE CLUB
Roscoe Primary pupils
help each other earn
badges on Makewaves

6. Makewaves Badges

7. Roscoe Primary Badges

9. When Ofsted inspectors visited Roscoe in June 2013,
they acknowledged that our children have the benefit
of two schools. We have the real world of books and
the virtual world of Makewaves. Both are equally
important to us and both contain valuable evidence of
what goes on in our school.
In the 2013 SATs, 100% of our pupils achieved level 4
in both Reading and Maths. This is a long way from
the dark days of special measures and we believe that
a big part of this success is that our children are
motivated and engaged to learn because of the
exciting opportunities available to them.

10. TALE 2 -THE CUP SONG
Interest driven
Music skills
Peer critique
Discovery cross schools

11. Tale 3 – Beware Badge Everything!

12. Tale 4 – Why Makewaves for this
school:
- Open Badge – travels with
students to other schools
- Badges easy to embed to
other blogs & sites
- National badges & teacher
badges

13. Tale 5 - Digital Leader Network &
Badges

14. Gather and share
Tag
• Wins / positives
• Losses / negatives
• What next / excited or concerned

15. What next?
• Badge Missions
• Management and tracking tools
• Parents
• Badge the UK
• Teacher-led badges

16. Badge Missions
Create a badge
Devise a mission
Then share

17. Manage & Track
Devise a missions

18. Teacher Led Badges

19. Sharon Middleton
sharon.middleton@makewav.es
@sharonmakewaves
www.makewav.es

20. Senior Management Tools