Submit a Badge
To submit a new badge to award to your students, hover over the Teacher Tools menu icon and choose “Badges” from the dropdown menu. Then click the “+Create Badge” button at the top of the Badges page.
All you need to add a new badge is:
- A badge title (name)
- A description of the badge so that other users will understand why a teacher would award that badge to their students (and so students understand why they earned it!). Look at the wording in descriptions of existing badges for examples.
- An image file. For best results, badge images should be square. The ideal image size is 160 pixels x 160 pixels. If you need to re-size your image, TeachersFirst has many reviewed image editors, such as Cellsea.
Note: Remember to be cautious when uploading information to unknown or untrusted websites, and never upload pictures of your students!
Fill out the Create Badge screen with each of these pieces of information, then when you’re ready, click “Submit Badge.” Your new badge will be available in the badge library as soon as the MySciLife administrator approves it. Once the administrator has approved a new badge, any teacher can award it to their students
Note: Badges can only be removed from the Badge Library by administrators.
See the Teacher Tools / Badges section for more information.
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