meeting jan 2014
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The Social Media Platform for Schools
“At the forefront of education social networks” The Guardian
BETT 2012 ICT Company of the year
safe social learning
An international platform for young people to find exciting challenges, connect with others and build a digital record of their achievements through badges.
“Top ten reasons why we love Makewaves” by ape30 & sweetheart1
Each school has its own safe social site
Vital stats
4,500 Schools
70,000 Students
10,000 Teachers
Head lice are a national problem. The BVS Schools Council decided enough was enough and that this was an issue they needed to tackle. They set up a Bug Busting Team and toured the classrooms giving information and instructions on how to deal with the bugs.
Each class was issued with some homework. Nathan Smith, a member of Year 4, produced a fantastic, amusing and informative video. Charlotte Clarke and Megan Sanchez, decided to interview him to find out about his film making skills
Feedback From School Nurses
• Peer-led• Raising the profile of issues• Engagement – 2 way dialogue• Advice channel
DIGITAL & OPEN BADGES ON MAKEWAVES
Competition WinnerOnly UK Badge platform
40,000 badges awarded since Jan 2013
23,000 students have earned a badge from over 1100 schools
Badge Anatomy
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
Student Page
Competition WinnerOnly UK Badge platform
Badge Library
Easy to upload and approve content
“73% were better at decision
making and responsibility”
—Bradford University Research
“Participants’ confidence greatly
improved in other aspects of their life”
—EDCOMS Evaluation 2008
“Participants clearly benefit from the fact that
they are thrust into an arena that whilst
exciting, takes them out of their comfort
zones”—Manchester Metropolitan University report
“Pupils take much pride and also responsibility in undertaking this task.” —OFSTED
Impact on Young People
Sharon MiddletonHead of [email protected]@sharonmakewaveswww.makewav.es
Micro blogging
MW ActivitiesPortfolios
Media Sharing
Social platforms
