I have been exploring the world of digital badges for quite some time now.  It's a great way to give students a sense of accomplishment and promote their learning.  The most difficult for me was finding a way to share the badges with my students.  The class I teach Information Literacy, which is really changing to Design Technology (the name will be changed formally by next year)  is comprised of many technology projects.  Each project is sent to my students through Google Classroom.  Yes, we have gone completely paperless, and it's  a beautiful thing :)  Students receive directions to the project, any links and documents, and a copy of the rubric.  My idea is to add the digital badge they receive directly to the rubric.  They will be able to save this badge and add it directly to their Google Sites, which serves as a Digital Portfolio.  If you are interested in creating a Digital Portfolio for your students through Google Sites, please see my most recent blog post.

Here is What I came up with when I created a digital badge for completing their Google Site

The most common question I get when I show this badge to people is how did you create this.  Well, it really is quite simple.  The steps below will describe the process I took using Google Drawings.