Gamification Professional Development

part One - Get ready, get set and go!

  • You only have 10 minutes to accomplish Step One. You should start now!
  • You need to form a team of two (or three) people.
  • You need one team device and members should sit so that everyone can view the screen.
  • You need to agree on a simple team name. You will need to enter it multiple times so be sure it is simple and something that you can remember EXACTLY the same every time.
  • Open the list of avatars, pick your favorite image (avatar), click the cell with the url for your favorite image (avatar) and press Ctrl C to copy. Then, fill out the form (below) with your team name and the url of your avatar (Ctrl V).
  • When you are done your team should clap three times and yell "Hip Hip Hooray." You can now relax for a moment as you preview the information contained on this page.

leaderboard

enter game codes on the form below

part 2: Who is your presenter?

  • I am Tania Driskill.
  • I teach Physical Science and Engineering in Bolivar, MO.
  • I've been teaching for 20 years, but it took me 15 years to be any good at teaching.
  • Gamification helped me with classroom management and burn out.
  • Gaming in the classroom makes you look younger.
  • I don't plan to teach you anything today. You will teach yourself.

part 3: The gimkit challenge

Your presenter will display a game code and you will enter it here. Your team will work to be the first team to earn $1000 (pretend money). Be sure to check out the power-ups, insurance and retaliation that you can purchase after you have earned a few bucks.