The Social Media Platform for Schools

“At the forefront of education social networks” The Guardian

BETT winner 2012 Finalist 2014

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.

Each school creates a safe social site

Vital stats

4,500 Schools

75,000 Students

10,000 Teachers

British School Rio

• AudienceIncreased motivational levels of the children. Enthuse pupils by providing a safe

environment within which they can publish their work to a real audience.

• Rio meets NVPSIncreased attentiveness in their use of written English when communicating with

their English partners

• BadgesThe badges are a great way to motivate and focus students. Twice I asked the class

if they were ok because I had never seen them so focused and quiet before! Makewav.es certainly seems to be a powerful way of engaging, motivating, focusing and getting the best from all learners.

Competition WinnerOnly UK Badge platform

53,000 badges awarded since Jan 2013

26,000 students have earned a badge from over 1,400 schools

Malala Day Campaign

Badge Anatomy

Badge ClubStudents love to discover and earn badges and help each other

‘One of the biggest impacts we have seen is the eagerness of children to get involved and try something new.’ Matt Rogers, Teacher

Badge Anatomy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpP0MvKF3Gs&feature=youtu.be

Badge Library

https://www.makewav.es/story/641075/title/ukulelemissiontask2partsoftheukulele https://www.makewav.es/story/641075/title/ukulelemissiontask2partsoftheukulele

Computing at School Magazine, SwitchedOn

Wide range of badges

• Health• Global Citizens• ICT• Literacy• Numeracy

• Languages• Eco Schools• Lifelong learning• Employability• Hobbies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgLLq7ybDtc

A wider range of pupils are completing work at home in their own time. Our pupils are excited and talk about how many badges they have on a daily basis. They are an amazing motivational tool.St Pauls Primary

Badges are a great way of focusing pupils on a task or of lending credibility. Furthermore it is a great way to assess and evidence pupils' progress.Jason Bromfield Music Teacher

The Badge System is great! I can now set students multiple tasks and monitor the work at a glanceShireland Collegiate Academy

What Teachers say

A teacher’s point of view

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpP0MvKF3Gs&feature=youtu.be

Have a go

Choice of activities:•Create a media blog via the app•Develop your own badge idea•Design your own badge or avatar

Sharon Middleton

Director

sharon.middleton@makewav.es

07908 403521

@SharonMakewaves

What is a Badge?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpP0MvKF3Gs&feature=youtu.be

Makewaves & Mozilla

Badge the UK

www.digitalme.co.uk/badgetheuk