The Ranks and Levels
The hardest part of getting ranks and levels together for a new game is what graphics to use for the theme and naming the levels. […]
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Looking for a Storyline
My greatest struggle in putting a game like this together was finding the right storyline and how to start the adventure. I’m a MATH TEACHER! […]
My First Canvas RPG
I have been thinking and pondering for a long time on how to create a Choose-Your-Own Adventure game in Canvas. I’ve never played any role […]
Tech Adventure, Part 5 (The Beginning and the End)
Each gamified course needs an onboarding module. In OPERATION: Tech Bingo, I called it Basic Training. For this Tech Adventure, it is called The Maiden […]
Tech Adventure, Part 4 (The Choice Board)
There was more freedom to create a choice board for course participants to pick and choose their lessons since lessons weren’t housed in a Bingo […]
Tech Adventure, Part 3 (Ranks & Levels)
Like OPERATION: Tech Bingo, teachers earn eXperience Points (XP) for completing adventures. To read more about XP, check the post OPERATION: Tech Bingo, Part 4. […]
Tech Adventure, Part 2 (The Map and Badges)
Once the Modules were finished, I began creating a map to use for the badges. I’m not sure when the idea hit me to make […]
Tech Adventure, Part 1 (Theme and Lesson Structure)
My next big project was to build a smaller and more manageable professional development course for an elementary school. My good friend is a technology […]
OPERATION: Tech Bingo, Part 5 (Black Ops)
One of my favorite things about the course is the addition of Black Ops. I wanted to have a few “Easter Eggs” in the course […]
OPERATION: Tech Bingo, Part 4 (eXperience Points)
Teachers in the course earn two things: badges and points. When teachers earn a badge, they also earn 30 minutes of professional develop time that […]