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Post by Otaku on May 26, 2008 16:25:54 GMT 8
Well, I finally finished the point system I was working on. I think there can be improvements made to it but I think it's pretty decent. Caveman Alphabet & Anpanman
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Post by jed on May 27, 2008 8:31:21 GMT 8
I couldn't open it ??
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Post by Otaku on May 27, 2008 11:38:06 GMT 8
I am at my school that has the oldest computer known to man and I didn't have a problem opening it, so I'm a bit baffled as to why you couldn't...hhhmmm...
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Post by tarinai on May 27, 2008 14:24:47 GMT 8
Nice! (^^) Not sure who all these peeps are, but my students most likely do!! ^^b
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Post by Otaku on May 30, 2008 12:15:58 GMT 8
Jed,
Did you ever get that file open?
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Post by rollypop on May 30, 2008 13:34:51 GMT 8
I don`t really understand how you use this. Is there an explanation for it somewhere that I`m missing?
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Post by Otaku on May 30, 2008 14:51:08 GMT 8
LOL...sorry! I'll put an explanation on the site sometime soon but for the time being, I'll explain it here but first let me tell you how I came up with this point system.
Over the years, I've gone through different stages of point systems. At the basic level, the theory behind a point system is to increase motivation amonst the students. Additionally, it allows me to play competitive English games and even the losers receive at least one point so it keeps kids from crying.
I think the reward for learning should be learning, but I'm not going to tell that to a 10 yr old. I honestly don't think I need a point system because I believe my ES classes are extremely fun and I keep a high energy level in the classroom. That being said, I like a point system because it lets the kids a sense of accomplishment.
When I first started using point systems, I made all the mistakes in the world: 1) I gave out too many points so students were going through point cards like hotcakes. 2) I made my point cards too big so they were using too much paper. 3) I've made awesome colored point cards that look like crap when they are printed out in black&white. 4) I would buy prizes out of my own pocket for students who finished their point cards. I've wasted a lot of money with this method, so I switched to a lottery system, where students would finish a point card and stick it in a box and at the end of the year, I would give out prizes to 10-20 point cards I drew out of the box. While I thought this was a great idea, I wanted to get away from giving away prizes altogether.
So, I came up with a list of goals I wanted to see in a point system: 1.) I didn't want to spend any money. 2.) I didn't want to waste paper, so I wanted to use up every blank space on a A4 size paper, front and back. 3.) I wanted to the students to want to collect the stamps NOT because they wanted a prize but rather because they wanted the stamps. This idea dawned on me when I started thinking about McDonald's Hot Wheel's car collection they used to have in the Happy Meals when I was a kid. More than wanting a toy in the Happy Meal, I wanted to complete the collection. 4.) I wanted a point card that would look good in black&white. 5.) I wanted to add in as much fun English into the point system so the students are always looking at English when they look at the card. 6.) I wanted a point card that had lots of points on it so I could give away 3-5 points to a student in every class that i wouldn't have to worry about them completing their cards within 2-3 classes. 7. I wanted to create a 2-in-1 point system and a name plate, but a cool enough point system that they students would go through great lengths to not lose it.
So, the point system I came up with is just 'Level 1' of a huge collection. Each card has 2 point systems. For the 'Level 1' card, the collections consist of the alphabet featuring a caveman and handful of characters from the Anpanman cartoon series.
INSTRUCTIONS TO USING THE CARD:
1. There are 3 pages to this point system. Page 1 is the frontside of point card, and page 2 is the backside. Simply print out each of these pages and xerox them to the front and back of each other. 2. Then, cut them on them on vertical dotted line. Each A4 size page creates two points cards with a 58 points per card. 3. The third page are your stickers. I stacked them side-by-side to save on file space, but what you will want to do is stack them vertically...one sticker on each line. Then, simply copy the sticker across the page. You should be able to fit about 170 stickers on one A4 page. The sticker pages I use a color printer to print them out. Whether you print the stickers out on 'label paper' (which has a self-adhesive tape of the back) or not, that is up to you. I don't...I give them to the students and they have to glue them to their point cards. I've found the more control over their point cards, the more care they take of it and not lose it. 4. In class, when students receive points through class, they receive a slip of paper. Then, when class is over, they redeem the slips for stickers they have not yet received and glue the colored sticker to the its matching black&white picture on their point card.
I understand this is a long-winded explanation but I wanted to be thorough with it. Questions?
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