Paul Cancellieri, an 8th grade science teacher with 16 years of experience, utilizes Classcraft in a BYOD and 1:1 classroom setting to engage and motivate students. Students complete tasks such as warm-up questions and grade checks while interacting with Classcraft through their devices, earning points for positive behaviors and completing quests at their own pace. The approach promotes independent learning and responsible device usage, allowing students and parents to track performance and receive immediate feedback.

1. Presented by Paul Cancellieri, 8th Grade Science Teacher
Using Classcraft in BYOD and 1:1 Classrooms
Paul Cancellieri @mrscienceteach pcancellieri@me.com

2. My Background
● I’ve taught middle school science (ages
13-14) in North Carolina for 16 years
● My classroom is a Bring Your Own
Device (BYOD) space with additional
laptops to supplement
● I am not a disciplinarian
● My goal is to engage and motivate
students with classroom activities
● I get burned out on behavior systems that
are too punitive or require too much work

3. Classcraft Basics
● Characters
● Points (XP, HP, AP, GP)
● Powers
● Random Events

4. Classcraft in My Class
Each period starts with BYOD time:
1. Students complete a warm-up
question on Google Classroom
2. They complete a second task that
depends on the day (check email,
graph class grade, etc.)
3. They interact with Classcraft using
their own smartphone/tablet or one
of my class laptops
Daily Tasks
1. Answer warm-up questions
in Google Classroom
2. Check school email (read
unread messages, respond
as necessary)
3. Check grade (record/graph
current average)
4. Check Classcraft (learn
powers, activate powers)

5. ● They activate powers during BYOD time
and then put their devices away when the
timer runs out
● I look through the game feed to see what’s
been activated and manage the game
accordingly
● I walk around during individual and group
activities and hand out XP (or take away HP)
as needed, using my phone or laptop

6. Self-Paced Learning Through Quests
● Teachers design tasks that students
complete at their own pace, earning
XP and/or GP
● Can be used with a flipped classroom
by shifting content that doesn’t need
the teacher present
● Great way to use Classcraft to build
“work behaviors” during
learning/practice
● In beta, so new features are still coming
online

7. Classcraft Promotes
Independent Learning
● Students and parents can track their
performance and see feedback immediately
● Teach responsible use of devices by rewarding
digital citizenship
● Use Quests to provide self-guided lessons, such
as remediation or extension, when needed
● Reinforce positive classroom behaviors (like
using tech appropriately) using XP or GP

8. Questions?

9. Paul Cancellieri
8th Grade Science
pcancellieri@me.com
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