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Overview

Badges are automatic achievements that reward students for reaching milestones. They process once daily at 6:00 AM UTC and are awarded automatically when criteria are met.
Badges are checked every night at 6:00 AM UTC (around 1-2 AM Eastern Time). Students who become eligible today will receive their badges tomorrow morning.

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Badge Types

Reward specific accomplishments:
  • Complete role for X consecutive days
  • Earn X amount in total (lifetime)
  • Complete X transactions
  • Maintain perfect attendance streak
  • Help X classmates in a week

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Creating a Badge

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Navigate to Badge Settings

Go to Settings → Classroom → Badges
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Click Create New Badge

Choose to start from scratch or load a default template
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Configure Badge Details

  • Name: Clear, motivating name (e.g., “Money Master”, “Savings Star”)
  • Description: What the student accomplished
  • Icon/Image: Visual representation (emoji or upload image)
  • Point Reward: Optional bonus points when badge is earned
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Set Criteria

Choose trigger type and threshold:
  • Balance Milestone: Current balance ≥ amount
  • Total Earned: Lifetime earnings ≥ amount
  • Role Completion: Completed role for X days
  • Transaction Count: Made X or more transactions
  • Manual Only: You award it manually
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Save and Activate

Badge begins checking eligibility in the next nightly processing cycle

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Critical: Understanding Currency Amounts

Important for Dollar-Based Currencies: When setting badge criteria for currency amounts, enter the amount as you see it displayed in the app!
If your classroom uses dollars with decimals:
  • To award badge at $200: Enter 200.00
  • To award badge at $50: Enter 50.00
  • To award badge at $1000: Enter 1000.00
The system automatically converts to cents internally, but you should enter the dollar amount students see.
Matches displayed balances like “$200.00”

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How Automatic Awards Work

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Nightly Check (6 AM UTC)

System checks all active badges against all students in classrooms with badges enabled
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Criteria Evaluation

For each student, check if they meet the badge requirements
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Duplicate Prevention

Skip students who already have the badge - no duplicates awarded
4

Award Badges

Eligible students receive badge and any bonus points
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Notification

Students see new badges on their dashboard immediately
Processing Time: The nightly badge check typically takes 1-5 seconds per classroom depending on the number of students and active badges.

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Manual Badge Awards

Award any badge to any student at any time:
1

Open Badge Settings

Navigate to Settings → Classroom → Badges
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Find the Badge

Click on the badge you want to award
3

Click Award Button

Select student(s) to receive the badge
4

Confirm Award

Badge and bonus points (if any) are immediately granted
Manual awards are perfect for special achievements that don’t fit automatic criteria - exceptional test scores, unique contributions, or going above and beyond!

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Badge Management

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Editing Badges

  • Change criteria thresholds as your economy evolves
  • Update descriptions or imagery
  • Adjust bonus point amounts
  • Enable/disable without deleting

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Revoking Badges

Badge revocation should be rare, but is available for:
  • Incorrectly awarded badges (system error)
  • Student behavior warranting removal
  • Duplicate awards that shouldn’t exist
To revoke: Student profile → Badges tab → Click badge → Revoke

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Best Practices

Don’t overwhelm students with too many badges initially. Start simple:
  • One low-tier badge (easy to earn)
  • One medium-tier badge (1-2 weeks effort)
  • One high-tier badge (long-term goal)
Add more as students understand the system.
Multiple levels for the same achievement type:
  • “Saver Bronze” - Save $100
  • “Saver Silver” - Save $250
  • “Saver Gold” - Save $500
Students love working toward the next tier!
Before activating:
  • Check sample student balances
  • Verify your amount matches expected format
  • Start with higher thresholds if unsure
  • Adjust down if no one earns it
  • Announce new badge recipients to class
  • Display badges on classroom board
  • Let students share their achievements
  • Creates social motivation to earn more
Add 10-50 bonus points to badges for extra motivation:
  • Makes earning the badge feel extra rewarding
  • Provides currency boost for savings goals
  • Creates anticipation for badge processing

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Default Badge Templates

When creating a new badge, you can load from templates:

First Earner

First transaction - awarded immediately to get students excited

Saver Tier 1

Save $100 - teaches delayed gratification

Big Spender

Redeem 5 rewards - encourages using the economy

Job Well Done

Complete role for 7 consecutive days - rewards responsibility

Century Club

Earn $100 in total (lifetime) - achievable medium-term goal

Millionaire

Earn $1000 in total - prestigious long-term achievement
Templates are fully customizable - use them as starting points and adjust thresholds for your classroom economy!

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Troubleshooting

Problem: Badge awarded to entire class immediatelyCause: Threshold too low or currency format mismatchSolution:
  1. Check student balances to see typical amounts
  2. Edit badge criteria to much higher amount
  3. Test with “dry run” if available
  4. Consider revoking incorrect awards and re-issuing
Problem: No students receiving the badge after several daysCause: Threshold too high or criteria unclearSolution:
  1. Review highest student balances/achievements
  2. Lower threshold to achievable level
  3. Ensure badge is enabled and active
  4. Check that badge criteria type matches your goal
Problem: Student received the same badge multiple timesCause: System error (very rare)Solution:
  1. Report to support - may indicate a database issue
  2. Manually revoke duplicate awards
  3. System has built-in duplicate prevention, so this shouldn’t happen

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Badge Analytics

Track badge effectiveness:
  • Award Rate: How often badges are earned
  • Time to Earn: Average days from classroom start to badge
  • Engagement Impact: Do badges increase earning behavior?
  • Popular Badges: Which are most coveted by students

Classroom Jobs

Combine roles with badges for achievement tracking

Analytics

View badge earning patterns and trends