We know that the summer is heating up, and so are things here at CritterCoin; say hello to our new AI Set-Up Wizard ✨ Using a new platform in your classroom can be an overwhelming experience. Not only are you trying to familiarize yourself with the product, but you also have to set up everything for successful implementation. Getting started with our new AI Set-Up Wizard provides your school with personable house systems, coins, and a rewards store to get your PBIS system off the ground within seconds! Let's dive right in.
CritterCoin is a free and friendly RCA Houses alternative, LiveSchool Houses alternative, and a great way to enhance your school's PBIS.
Quick definitions
House - A House is a grouping of students. Schools will typically have 3 or 4 Houses named after people or characteristics they admire.
Coin - Each desired behavior or learning outcome that is to be rewarded is modeled as a digital coin. Coins have a point value based on their importance. Teachers give out Coins to reward students.
Point - When students earn Coins, their House earns points equal to the Coin's value.
Round - A round is a period of time for which scores are kept, usually a week. Houses collect points during each Round and at the end of the Round, the House with the most points wins! Data is collected automatically on a Round by Round basis.
Let's make your House system!
Sign into your CritterCoin admin account to get started. These steps assume that you have already added your teachers and students into your CritterCoin account.
EASY MODE!: If you use our AI Setup Wizard when you sign in - it will do everything below automatically!
Create your Coins!
Make a list of all learning outcomes and behaviors that you want to encourage. Create short, friendly names for each of these. Create descriptions that tell students what they need to do to earn the coin.
Determine the relative importance of each Coin, on a scale of 1-3, the higher being the most important.
Create a Coin in the CritterCoin Admin Portal for each of these using your information from steps 1 and 2.
Create your Houses!
Decide how many houses you want to have at your school. Come up with a short creative name, choose a representative color and logo for each. Add these Houses in your CritterCoin Admin Portal.
Decide how long your Rounds will be. We recommend 7 day Rounds. Configure this in your CritterCoin Admin Portal Settings. House Rounds on Auto will automatically reset at the end of each round!
Place your students into Houses. You can place students randomly into houses, allow them to choose their House or use any other means to group your students.. We recommend your Houses have a roughly equal number of students.
That's it!
Now your teachers can use CritterCoin web or mobile apps to send your Coins to students when they demonstrate your school's desired behaviors!
