21st Century Skills InnovatIon LIbrary Contents Chapter 1 Show What you’ve Done Chapter 2 What are badges Chapter 3 Earning badges and Meeting Challenges Chapter 4 Issuing badges Chapter 5 Displaying badges Glossary Find Out More Index about the author 4 9 12 18 26 30 31 32 32
MakerS as innovaTors Chapter 1 Show What You’ve Done W herever you go in life you will always be learning So will the people around you Some things such as multiplication and writing essays we learn in school Some Your report card doesn’t show the important things you do outside of school 4
Digital BaDges Report cards are a good way to see how well you are doing in your classes things such as learning to drive we learn in the community And still more things such as lawn mowing or cooking we learn at home Learning doesn’t always mean you are sitting in a classroom We learn everywhere throughout our lives At the end of every school year you get a report card from your teachers It shows all the subjects you studied and how well you performed in each one It’s how schools communicate your progress to you your parents and your future teachers But does this tell everything about you No You know a lot more cool stuff than what appears on a report card right A report card doesn’t show what a good babysitter you are It doesn’t show the 5
