Gersten, Alan

It refers to service design aiming to provide game-like experiences. In practice, gamification commonly applies to non-game applications and processes. Gamification's proponents argue that it works by making technology more engaging, by encouraging users to engage in desired behaviors, by showing a path to mastery and autonomy, by helping to solve problems and being more engaging, and by taking advantage of humans' psychological predisposition to engage in gaming. (wiki definition)
 

Welcome to the Academy Gamification Guide.  In this comprehensive guide, you will find all the aspects of Mr. Gersten's "Gamified" Classroom.  In the gamified classroom, students do not move ahead without showing mastery of the content and meeting the minimum experience point requirements to move to the next level.

Achievement badges are earned throughout the year for meeting various achievements in class. Students can use earned badges for rewards and are tracked in the classroom. Below are the current achievements available to students in my the class and they are awarded through the Edmodo platform.

 

Achievement Badge	Description of Achievement	Money Earned
	Level 1 Awarded for earning and completing all the required tasks in level 1 and earning 60 experience points in Mr. Gersten's class Required Tasks Gmail•Google Docs• Expectations Letter • Flipgrid • Expectations Quiz and Class Blog Post	$3
	Level 2 Awarded for earning and completing all the required tasks in level 2 and earning 120 experience points in Mr. Gersten's class Required Tasks	$3
	Level 3 Awarded for earning and completing all the required tasks in level 3 and earning 180 experience points in Mr. Gersten's class Required Tasks	$3
	Level 4 Awarded for earning and completing all the required tasks in level 4 and earning 240 experience points in Mr. Gersten's class Required Tasks	$3
	Level 5 Awarded for earning and completing all the required tasks in level 5 and earning 300 experience points in Mr. Gersten's class. Special Reward: At level 5 the student can choose a heroes title for us on the leaderboard in the classroom. Click here for ideas Required Tasks	$3
	Level 6 Awarded for earning and completing all the required tasks in level 6 and earning 360 experience points in Mr. Gersten's class.  Required Tasks	$3
	Level 7 Awarded for earning and completing all the required tasks in level 7 and earning 420 experience points in Mr. Gersten's class.  Required Tasks Business Idea Blog Post • Keyboarding lesson 3 & 4	3g
	Level 8 Awarded for earning and completing all the required tasks in level 8 and earning 480 experience points in Mr. Gersten's class.  Required Tasks	3g
	Level 9 Awarded for earning and completing all the required tasks in level 9 and earning 540 experience points in Mr. Gersten's class.  Required Tasks have yet to be determined	3g
	$1.00 Reward for various achievements in Mr. Gersten's class. Gold can be used to purchase various items that are available at the Heroes Market Place	1g
	$5.00 The reward for various achievements in Mr. Gersten's class. Gold can be used to purchase various items that are available at the Heroes Market Place	5g
	$10.00 The reward for various achievements in Mr. Gersten's class. Gold can be used to purchase various items that are available at the Heroes Market Place	10g
	Leadership Badge This is awarded to the student that has applied for and was selected as the class representative in the academy leadership cabinet	0g
	Student of the Month Badge This is awarded to the student selected by there academy teacher as the Student of the Month	$5
	Task Master Badge This is awarded to students who make the top ten highest scores for any task sheet throughout the year	$3
	Professional Dress Badge Participated in 5 "Dressed for Success" days in class. Students must come dressed and remain dressed for success for the school day. This Badge can be earned more than once. You earn 1 academy dollar and 5 extra credit points each time you dress.	$1
	Represent Badge Wear your academy shirt 5 times	$1
	5-Hour Service Badge Participate in 5 hours of academy related community service, including Operation Christmas Child, Salvation Army or Bishop Manor, or the Interact club	2g
	Top 20% Badge The student was between 80%-89% in Mr. Gersten's class at the end of the grading period	0g
	Top 10% Badge The student was at or above 90% in Mr. Gersten's class at the end of the grading period	0g
	100 Plus Club Badge The student who earns this repeatable badge is at the top of Mr. Gresten's class and has a grade that is over 100% at any grading period	0g
	Perfect Attendance Badge This is awarded to any student who has perfect attendance (defined as no tardies or absences) for the 6 week grading period.	$1
	On Time Badge This is awarded to any student who has no absences or tardies to class for the entire semester	$5
	Google Achievement This badge is awarded to students who have shown mastery of Google applications by using Gmail, Google Drive, Google Docs, Google File sharing.	0g