The Social Media Platform for Schools

“At the forefront of education social networks” The Guardian

BETT winner 2012 Nominated 2014

Makewaves is the leading safe social learning platform

Whether posting photos via the App, submitting a video competition entry to the WWF Channel, or live blogging from the Olympics, Makewaves provides a fun, easy to use way to engage learners worldwide.

Vital stats

4,500 Schools

75,000 Students

10,000 Teachers

Monthly Activity• 1Million Views• 50,000 Visitors• 8 Mins Per Visit

Micro blogging

MW ActivitiesPortfolios

Media Sharing

Social platforms

Young person centred

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Creative Leaders

<< FILM MAKER >>

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<< MUSICIAN >>

*Futachimaru*

<<ARTIST>>

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1 TREAT TEACHERS LIKE GODS

Check and moderate work

Easily set privacy for each piece of content or for the whole site

Choose the level of interaction with others

2 PROVIDE THE RIGHT TOOLS

71% of teachers agree ‘Tablets could make my lessons much more interactive and exciting.’

70% of teachers agree ‘Accessing the Internet through using a Tablet in class would help pupils’ motivation to learn.’

64% of teachers agree ‘Using a Tablet in class would be a great way to help my pupils improve their learning.’

Source: Tablets for schools http://www.kidsandyouth.com/

Create and share video, photos and blogs easily

Easy to approve content

Capture in class and share to world

3 GIVE THE RIGHT INCENTIVES

Competition WinnerOnly UK Badge platform

33,000 badges awarded since Jan 2013

23,000 students have earned a badge from over 1000 schools

Students receive badges for entering a competition, completing tasks or reaching levels.

Integrates with Mozilla Open Badges for easy sharing across platforms and social networks

Badges

Competition WinnerOnly UK Badge platform

Badge Club

Roscoe Primary pupils help each other earn badges on Makewaves

Create a badge Make missions Then share

Badge Missions

Badges

Define Your Badge

Add your mission

Share Your Badge

Students Take Badges

Teachers Track Impact

4 LINK IT ALL TOGETHER

Badge Library

Badge Library

Malala Day Campaign

Red Nose Day Badge

Young people blog about their progress and capture multimedia content online or via mobile app.

Submit their stories to central hub.

Get feedback from peers, family and community.

Cooks and Kids

Why it works

- ‘Real life’ projects- Real audience- Leverages digital fluency- Community of peers- Recognition of achievement

Ways to get involved

- Badge the UK- Your own site- Managed Campaign- White label

WAYS TO BUILD YOUR OWN

White Label

1.5 million views

20,000 members

2,500 uploads

24,000 FB likes

THE RESULT

“I’ve had some amazing experiences which have helped me to decide what I want to do in life, and have taught me a whole host of incredibly useful skills.”

“fun,entertaining,easy to use i could go on forever!!!!!!!!”