makewaves, badge uk presentation
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This presentation was made at Mozilla London as part of Badge the UK. During the day we looked at how Digital Badges are being used to capture and evidence achievements both in and out of school and sharing what we have learnt.TRANSCRIPT
The Social Media Platform for Schools
“At the forefront of education social networks” The Guardian
BETT winner 2012 Nominated 2014
Makewaves is the leading safe social learning platform
Whether posting photos via the App, submitting a video competition entry to the WWF Channel, or live blogging from the Olympics, Makewaves provides a fun, easy to use way to engage learners worldwide.
Vital stats
4,500 Schools
75,000 Students
10,000 Teachers
Monthly Activity• 1Million Views• 50,000 Visitors• 8 Mins Per Visit
Micro blogging
MW ActivitiesPortfolios
Media Sharing
Social platforms
Young person centred
David_SimpsonLewis_Philips*Futachimaru*
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Creative Leaders
<< FILM MAKER >>
Lewis_Philips
<< MUSICIAN >>
*Futachimaru*
<<ARTIST>>
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1 TREAT TEACHERS LIKE GODS
Check and moderate work
Easily set privacy for each piece of content or for the whole site
Choose the level of interaction with others
2 PROVIDE THE RIGHT TOOLS
71% of teachers agree ‘Tablets could make my lessons much more interactive and exciting.’
70% of teachers agree ‘Accessing the Internet through using a Tablet in class would help pupils’ motivation to learn.’
64% of teachers agree ‘Using a Tablet in class would be a great way to help my pupils improve their learning.’
Source: Tablets for schools http://www.kidsandyouth.com/
Create and share video, photos and blogs easily
Easy to approve content
Capture in class and share to world
3 GIVE THE RIGHT INCENTIVES
Competition WinnerOnly UK Badge platform
33,000 badges awarded since Jan 2013
23,000 students have earned a badge from over 1000 schools
Students receive badges for entering a competition, completing tasks or reaching levels.
Integrates with Mozilla Open Badges for easy sharing across platforms and social networks
Badges
Competition WinnerOnly UK Badge platform
Badge Club
Roscoe Primary pupils help each other earn badges on Makewaves
Create a badge Make missions Then share
Badge Missions
Badges
Define Your Badge
Add your mission
Share Your Badge
Students Take Badges
Teachers Track Impact
4 LINK IT ALL TOGETHER
Badge Library
Badge Library
Malala Day Campaign
Red Nose Day Badge
Young people blog about their progress and capture multimedia content online or via mobile app.
Submit their stories to central hub.
Get feedback from peers, family and community.
Cooks and Kids
Why it works
- ‘Real life’ projects- Real audience- Leverages digital fluency- Community of peers- Recognition of achievement
Ways to get involved
- Badge the UK- Your own site- Managed Campaign- White label
WAYS TO BUILD YOUR OWN
White Label
1.5 million views
20,000 members
2,500 uploads
24,000 FB likes
THE RESULT
“I’ve had some amazing experiences which have helped me to decide what I want to do in life, and have taught me a whole host of incredibly useful skills.”
“fun,entertaining,easy to use i could go on forever!!!!!!!!”