A points system is simple to start and easy to let fade. These are the decisions worth making on day one, whether you run it on paper, in a spreadsheet or on the class screen. We make Learnify, and it comes in at the end.
Pick four to six reasons you want more of: homework in on time, teamwork, a great idea, helping someone, a real try at something hard. Keep the list short enough that the class can say it back to you.
Some teachers never take points away. Others keep a short “needs work” list, like late, off task or no homework. Either can work if it is the same every day and the class knows the list.
One point at a time, given in the moment, where the class can see it. A point that lands during the lesson says more than a total read out on Friday.
A number that only goes up is easy to stop noticing. Give it a shape: levels, a class goal the whole room works toward, or teams that compete over a few weeks.
Give points for effort and progress, not only for the fastest hand. If a student has gone a week without one, look for a real reason to give it.
A board everyone can see can turn into a ranking. Decide up front whether you show who is on top, and use first names or nicknames.
Nothing to set up and always on the wall. You update it by hand, which is hard to keep up with during a busy lesson.
The totals add themselves. The class does not see it during the lesson unless you project it.
One tap gives points, the class sees them land, and the totals keep themselves. It needs a laptop and a screen the class can see.
You set your own reasons on two tabs, positive and needs work, each with its own number of points. One tap gives a student that reason's points during the lesson, and they land on the class screen for everyone to see.
Points fill levels. Every level-up changes the student's character one stage, ten stages per rank, and the ranks keep going (how the characters grow). The same points power the whole-class games: boss hunts, squad seasons and races (how a boss battle works).
The teacher decides what the class sees: the top-3 badges and sorting by level switch off, and last names can be hidden. Points and attendance keep working offline and sync when the wifi comes back.
No. There are no student logins, emails or passwords. You add first names or nicknames and run everything from your screen.
Yes, for one class of up to 30 students, with the whole core toolkit: points, avatars, attendance, groups and behavior.
Free for one class of up to 30 students. Four minutes to set up, and your register is the only thing you bring.