Community reviews for Classcraft

Classcraft is great because it helps students to be motivated, active and build cooperative skills. Also discipline in the classroom is better and they're more focused on the tasks given.

Classcraft est un excellent outil pour les enseignants. Il est très motivant pour les élèves. Je recommande fortement le travail avec classcraft car il facilite le travail de l'enseignant. Ce qui est aussi génial pour un spécialiste du primaire, je vois environ 400 jeunes par semaine et pas besoin de dire que de tenir un cahier de notes sur ma gestion de classe serait vraiment très difficile, par contre avec classcraft cette tâche est beaucoup plus simple.

I like Classcraft as a suppliment tool as it motivates students and keeps days fresh with daily events and receiving instant gratification when assignments are done. It is good for kids who like to compete academically with each other as well as have an interest in gaming. However, there are still the ten percent of students where the motivation is not affecting them. Perhaps more interactive applications with it through the use of user characters can help.

It is easy for the kids to pick up, and if you stick with it all year, they will surely pick up on it. I found that even the kids who did not care initially, found themselves updating their characters at a later date. It is great for reviewing and managing behavior first and foremost. The developers are constantly trying to improve and innovate their program. For 95 bucks a school year, it is more than fair and you'll see that the paid version will reimburse itself through your elevated student work.

I have used Classcraft as a learning management tool rather than a behavior tool. It really worked great for me as I used it for academic purposes. Students definitely respond well to receiving recognition in forms of experience or gold when they do well on a formative assessment. Dealing damage could difficult for certain students, especially in public, so I had integrated an intermediate die-roll element that would help students not be turned off completely and make it feel more game like. The same could be thought about for the consequence system. Overall, Classcraft is a completely customization educational environment, that is as good or weak as the system that you would like to build around it. I advise starting to use it with a trial group first, and ironing out how you really would like to benefit from it.

My students and I LOVE Classcraft! I find that even the competitive aspect of it really pushes students to be on their best behavior! I promote a culture of teamwork in my classroom, so if a student is breaking a rule, and therefore loses some HP ("hit points," like in a game), their team almost always chooses to save them, and then really encourages them to stop the problem behavior so they don't get in trouble again. And, I am SO EXCITED about the new features they are working on! I heard that they are working on rolling out a Quest feature that will allow teachers to create interactive learning experiences for students to go at their own pace. Any time I have had a question or needed help, they get back to me within hours. Can't say enough good things about this product and its creators!

In general, the system is fun to explore and discover. The artwork is gorgeous, the interface is ever changing, and my students really enjoy interacting with their characters. For teachers looking for specific features for their content area, a playable game, or a cure-all for their classroom woes, you might want to realize that this is meant to work with your normal instruction like you would with ClassDojo or some similar classroom management system. It did not take me long to set up because I have explored gamification and had a general idea of what to expect, but for those new to the system should definitely check out the tutorials. Classcraft is an ever expanding tool and one thing I particularly like is that the customer service and design team are very receptive to feedback. While some changes can't be made instantaneously, they do genuinely work to try and put forth the best product and will earnestly listen to any concerns I raise with their software. With the combination of a great product and a great support team, I highly recommend anyone who wants to add some adventure to their classroom.

Increases student engagement, and adds an element of RPG to any subject area

This tool is an incredibly creative and engaging way to hold students accountable for their characteristics of being a positive learner. Teachers must be committed to using the tool; but it is very easy to set up and customize.

PLEASE don't use this product with your students. It is not a teaching tool- it is a reward and punishment system disguised as a cool computer game. I wish the creators would reconsider several aspects to this game so that it could actually be helpful for teachers and students. It will certainly cause your misbehaving students who struggle to control themselves to feel horrible about themselves. When students drag down their teams, Classcraft actually suggests putting those students alone in their own team. This does not help those students, it just further alienates them.