Hi! Tisha HS Culinary Tr in Medford, OR! Excited to chat with my #xplap fam tonight! Love to watch gymnastics on TV, basketball in person, and ping pong to play.
Hey, #XPLAP! My favorite sport to watch on TV and in person is basketball, but did love making #SuperBowlSnaps on Sunday! Oh, and my favorite sport to play is volleyball!
A1: Having Ss ask to redo projects based on T feedback simply to earn more XP or an item/badge. Watching Ss seek out side quests to climb the leaderboard. #XPLAP
DianaLyn MS Science teacher from Texas. Favorite sport to watch, ice skating live or on TV. Favorite sport to participate in??? i'm not very athletic, but in college social dance was in the PE department so I am going with that. #XPLAP
A1: Having students stretch themselves this year… I had one student create a cooking show to show off a Greek Recipe while we studied Greece. I was proud, he did all the editing and made it look great! #XPLAP
✨A1: BLING (our XP) is my biggest touchdown in my gamified classroom! Kids are going above and beyond academically, and will do almost anything for a little BLING!✨ #XPLAP
A1: always makes me proud to see Ss shine in front of an authentic audience. They amaze me! This pic was of our last food truck regional challenge in Midwest. #tlap#xplap
A1: I like to push my Ss to show what they know in a way they haven't done it before. It could be programming or playdoh, as long as it challenges them to stretch. #XPLAP
Hello #xplap! Amy from Frederick Md! 8th grade American History! Fav sport to watch on tv is hockey, favorite sport to watch in person is basketball and my favorite sport to play is volleyball!
A1: I never have to tell my kids to check Google Classroom anymore because they know when I post something, the sooner they respond, the more XP they might get! #xplap
A1: My Ss progress through 8 different worlds as they go through my game. Each game gets progressively harder as they journey through the world of factions #XPLAP
I have just started gamify my PE class. So far the students love the levels. Haven't really had a stretch out moment yet. But students are working harder to get to next level. #XPLAP
A1 I posted all of my side quests for this unit early and I got an amazing Lewis and Clark side quest before we even started learning about George Washington let alone Jefferson! #xplap
A2: I have special items/badges that can only be earned through side quests. The ultimate reward is to become Obtainer of Rare Antiquities & get picture taken wearing Indiana Jones hat, jacket, & satchel. #XPLAP
A2: Michelin star is awarded when they reach Masterchef status. Opp to earn each unit if they reach 4000XP. Resets each unit. Earn 3 Michelin stars in a semester to get pic on legacy wall and personalized apron. #xplap
A2: In my math class I have had given out passes of come to class late 2 mins or leave class early 2 mins. They seems to like that one the most. #XPLAP
A2: We hide Easter Eggs a lot and celebrate when people find them! We also have characters in our game (I photoshopped pictures of our staff) and they make guest appearances in our video clips. :) #xplap
A1 I have been allowing my students to help create the game cards. . . harder than it seems. We have an artist, or several, we have a couple of students verifying the leveling up is kosher, and now I have to print them. #XPLAP
I have some "rare powers". Ss have to do something truly exceptional to earn them, or sometimes we auction them off. It is always exciting when alliances are formed to purchase an item. #XPLAP
A2: Students can individually level up at levels of 1500. They fill out a Google form for their power.
There are also top team powers and bottom group curses every other week. These always keep my game revolving and exciting!
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✨A2: STUDENTS ARE ALWAYS GOING FOR THE GOLD! Each week we spend 3 days practicing a standard that we are weak in based on data, then On Fridays we assess that skill which determines the playing time in Monday’s OLYMPIC team event! Gold =3 pts, Bronze =2 pts, Silver=1pt. #XPLAP
I am working on a chicken themed points structure. My students love Chicken. One student came in all upset because the stock of KFC went down today. #XPLAP
A2: Adding a new sabotage card this semester. Can make another team cook with mini utensils, or can take a untensil or ingredient from a team. Also, adding block and boomerang cards. All St ideas! #xplap
Usually they get a badge or sometimes some XP or a token to be used in the future to help them out on an assignment. I like to use "invisible ink" (white font on a white background). I also hide links on pictures inside of assignments. These lead to a side quest! #xplap
#xplap A2: Ss are in pre-arranged groups. They help each other in first 15 min to go over homework. At end of class, they compete on the board. At end of marking period, winning team gets home-made dessert. Team that wins is always team that helps weakest members.
A3: I work to hype up Boss Battles or team challenges by revealing the XP possible & encourage Ts to ask kids abt their items/badges & their status on the leaderboard. #XPLAP
@tishrich ^^ :) I love to give badges for the Easter Eggs and make those badges be worth some XP at the end of the year (borrowed this idea from @HeckAwesome when she shared it on #WellPlayEDu Podcast) #XPLAP
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@PerkyScience, @tishrich, @HeckAwesome
A3: I put QR code teaser business cards in their lockers before they show up to class, I set my backgound on my computer to an advertisement for an upcoming event #XPLAP
I have an update notice on my class door. I love leaving vague and riddly messages/ notices about things to come...they also often include advice or a tip #XPLAP
A3. If i am excited and passionate about something the kids will see it and then the get excited and passionate. If I dont want to teach it, how do I expect them to want to learn it. #xplap
I have an update notice on my class door. I love leaving vague and riddly messages/ notices about things to come...they also often include advice or a tip #XPLAP
A3: I have just recently embraced the power of Quizlet Live to introduce a new quest or lengthy task. The Ss have to collaborate with each other to figure out the purpose. #xplap
Inventing some "side quests" to go along with measurement chapter in math. I'm curating all of your ideas as all of them are great #XPLAP@Slapshot99 - QR Codes, @HeckAwesome - & the Secret Skills Challenge, @Stella_Pollard Movie trailers so many ways Going all out like @pepsi
So good, honestly. Several unit long games. An Olympic-themed math unit, a To Kill a Mockingbird/NCAA themed unit titled “Maycomb Madness”, & we have had every1 in that group designing some sort of game experience. Thx again. Several have also applied to attend @USMSpark#XPLAP
A3 i made a mashup of digital locks and physical clues. Handed students a clue and url and the inundated me with Qs. ... And then just started trying to solve the puzzles! #xplap
Curiosity is key...once you post something in an area, S's will keep coming back looking for something new...and some get sort of mad if I don't update fast enough for their taste! #XPLAP
A4: Each student is a legend. We must help them embrace the power they hold within. Gamification makes it possible for each student to show off their very own leadership skills within their groups. #xplap
✨A3: ROOM TRANSFORMATIONS! There isn’t a better combo to go with #XPLAP gamified classrooms than #TLAP room transformations! Instant excitement and buzz! #XPLAP ✨
A4: I’m hoping to have a perpetual leaderboard to remind Ss of past greats, along with keeping pictures up of those who reach the level of Obtainer of Rare Antiquities #XPLAP
A4: Get them to tap into their passions, inspire curiosity & wonder, help them see their unique gifts and talents, empower them to own their learning. #xplap
A4 I still like the idea inspired from the podcast you did on VR where you could create a Hall of Legends VR so students could look up in the rafters at the greats who came before them. #XPLAP
A3: I'm joining in late tonight. I will sometimes leave clues that leads to a new class in Google Classroom. That's how kids joined my secret agent training camp over winter break. #xplap
I did this one today! Gave the Ss a rubric as they walked in, the assignment is HUGE (a formal lab report- usually pretty bland). We gamified it by making it a quest but instead of reading the rubric to them- they collaborated as a team to explore the task. Winners got XP! #xplap
A4: Take a picture of those who were legendary and put the year on it; if it's something meaningful, others will want to get their picture up on that wall. #XPLAP
It’ll be fun. Our gamified PLC group was amped to see that you would be sharing there. Several of them are applying to attend to make your session. 👍 #XPLAP
They collaborated by using Quizlet Live to answer a series of Qs. Here's the Quizlet:https://t.co/en5CTaT8wv
It may not make sense to you, but it might give you some insight on what we did today. #xplap
Q4: the legends come from the experiences and the emotions connected to them. Then when we celebrate and remember those moments together....legacies and legends are made. #xplap
It helps by making something so tedious and boring into a challenge! #xplap :-) If you haven't ever used Quizlet Live, I highly recommend it. Very DOK 1, but great for vocab and collaboraton. #xplap
A4. All students are legends. They just dont know it yet. Our job is to give them a chance to find it. It take some longer. DONT GIVE UP ON THEM! #xplap
That's a key to gamification; giving S's the incentive to do something inherently unlikable (i.e., the curriculum) for a purpose. Works well in gaming (farming, grinding, etc.). #XPLAP
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@tishrich, @Stella_Pollard, @ronaldfisher
✨A4: We have a gold dictionary trophy that the winning team will receive and sign at our closing ceremony in April! The dictionary will be proudly displayed in my room, so their legend will live on! ✨ #XPLAP
Yeah @teachforthought is here! I bet you and your class liked to see the Falcon Heavy test flight today… I know @hmarrs24 class should like it too! #XPLAP
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@teachforthought, @teachforthought, @hmarrs24
What?!?!? Sad day 😒. You will be missed. Would love to have our crew chat w you again in the future if you’re cool w that. I doubt this will be the last group. Our PL background+what we’ve learned/done w games, I hope to see more gamified experiences in our district #XPLAP
A5: A perpetual leaderboard over the years keeps Ss coming back to see their rank & inspire others to outperform previous players. You could also keep track of most badges, etc. to reward Ss in multiple ways. Ss could also design record-setting badges. #XPLAP
I do everything on the iPad that the school gave me to use. Take video in one class period or day and post that night. Takes me about an hour to make. #XPLAP
I know...I'm going to be in tears when it gets here and I can't be with you all. But good news....I am going to ISTE! Super pumped about that!!!! #xplap
So happy I made it for some of the chat tonight. My #XPLAP Peeps are incredible and all kinds of awesome!!! Can’t wait to see the rest of the chat tomorrow.
A5. Our trophies are our former students. Brag on what they have done. Let current students know that at one point this successful student sat in theur seat. If they can do it so can you. #xplap
A Wall of Fame, #XPLAP This mostly answers question 5 too! My colleague has a quilt with every student's picture from the last twenty years up on her wall. It's her timeline... #XPLAP
A4: Take a picture of those who were legendary and put the year on it; if it's something meaningful, others will want to get their picture up on that wall. #XPLAP
I need to play around with it more before I try it out with kids, but who wouldn't want to play a board game to take a quiz. Maybe they won't even know they are taking a quiz :) #XPLAP
A5.2. I have said it before, but it is nice to hear from former students. To get wedding invitations. To get birth announcements. To get thank you notes. Those are worth more than any superbowl ring. #xplap
A5: I have a MasterChef wall where Ss earning 3 Michelin stars get there pics. Love when former Ss bring in their friends to show them. So awesome! #xplap
and weekly spelling tests... but we have put a spin on it and have the answers either in Portuguese or Spanish for our ELL students and for everyone to learn ... love @quizlet live. The way we play it, it is INTENSE! #XPLAP
A5: Not doing this yet but my plan is to use plagnets (Plickers) that I will scan at the end of each class. This will let me know what level each student is at. #XPLAP
✨ A5: We have a leaderboard that we update each week! Even though student teams compete against their class for gold, silver, and bronze medals (stars) they are ultimately competing against all of my reading classes! Pts add up to determine rank. ✨ #XPLAP
A6: Our staff is always invited in as customers/judges for our regional and masterchef challenges. They love to be involved...and of course they get food which is always a perk! ;-) #xplap
A6 I love giving the characters Google Emails, Twitter accounts, etc to take these fictional pieces of our narrative into their digital reality. #XPLAP
A6: Invite Ts & Admins in to watch & cheer on team challenges. Could also provide XP for Ss who watch competitions & provide quality feedback to other Ss. #XPLAP
A6: Easter eggs, side quests. I like to do some side quests on Instagram and @flipgrid where the students take a video or picture of a real life event and explain how the phenomena relates to science. #xplap
Just started using in my #physed class. There are an amazing tool that even my Kinders can use. Here is an example of how I want to use them in my class. #XPLAP
A6 I have a grand idea to do a crowd choice game where students in the game have to react to the choices of the kids voting. Peardeck slides will help the choices being made. #XPLAP
I love this idea. I use a digital leaderboard, and the kids don't use it as much as I thought they would. They need something concrete to look at. #xplap
A6 working on this right now because I have a couple of Ss that haven't bought into the "Game" yet. I'll find their niche' and wing them into the fray, because everyone's a winner when they participate! #XPLAP
So the idea is that students put their Plicker magnet on the level the finish on and I can scan and track their progress as the level up from class to class. #XPLAP
Dang! Do you ever say something in a chat to answer a question and then think, well now I have to do it because you just said it out loud and it sounds so stinking cool that your mind is just... #XPLAP
Dang! Do you ever say something in a chat to answer a question and then think, well now I have to do it because you just said it out loud and it sounds so stinking cool that your mind is just... #XPLAP
I Love this. It helps to have accountability. Because of pledge I posted on #espechat it actually motivated me to complete it. Last Friday I finally got our staff physical activity board up in the hallway. #XPLAP#BetterTogeather
A6: HOOKS! Hooks are a perfect compliment to #XPLAP gamified classrooms! There’s always the potential to earn BLING (XP), and we have had so much fun with them!
A7 you start a new series of cards... if you don't have cards you add in side adventures that can take the students on side quests. You help them continue to learn #XPLAP
A7: Inviting staff in as judges is EPIC! Ss love to show what they know & serve their creations to Ts & staff that they love. Allows them to shine! #xplap
I am off to bed. Thanks for a great chat. I starting a REMIND group. Sign up if you want a text reminder about the next #XPLAP Chat
https://t.co/nIWPRkpivz
A7 Nope, but now I am...Oh, we are doing a breakout for a Unicorn power up. I should totally throw in moments of things completely unrelated and have a pop in cameo from our principals. Thanks @mrmatera#xplap
Wondering if anyone would like a shot at HOSTING #XPLAP next week or some other times… Want to give some other people a chance to lead in the community. DM if interested!
They were on that list for me as well! I had to see them in action to take the leap! Luckily the 8th grade teacher in my building invited me to see how it worked! It was so amazing that I used them the very next day in my class! #XPLAP
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@Slapshot99, @mrmatera, @Stella_Pollard, @Coachadamspe
A7: I love giving bonus XP for Ss presenting their learning in other subjects. For example they present about star navigation in science when we read a story about sailors. They share about a Buddhist monk from one of our novels when they study Buddhism in Social Studies #xplap
A7. It is imperative that we include other areas in our teaching. Its like pieces of a puzzle. They go together to form a bigger picture. We cant just live in our own world. It also answers the question "how am I gonna use this?" #XPLAP
