Abstract
Getting started with digital badging can be a fun way for educators to integrate current technology trends, however, digital badging has also been shown to increase student engagement (Abramovich, Schunn, & Higashi, 2013). Badging provides learners an opportunity to display their knowledge for the world to see, appealing to professionals in their fields (Randall, Harrison, & West, 2013). While badges themselves are not necessarily assessment, they depict that assessment has taken place and the criteria that were needed to get there (Ostashewski & Reid, 2015). Introducing a new method of assessment and technology can be overwhelming at best. This article provides various guidelines in order to introduce digital badging into the K-12 classroom. Specifically, the technology needed to implement digital badging and various practical strategies for implementing digital badges with in current classroom instruction is explored.
Recommended Citation
Besser, Erin
(2018)
"Digital badges and the K-12 classroom: A guide for teachers,"
Teacher Education Journal of South Carolina: Vol. 12:
No.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/tejsc/vol12/iss1/2