Up until this point, my tips have been pretty basic in that most of you could probably figure them out by yourselves or watch the amazing how to videos located on the site. The tips have focused on the steps that everyone has to do to get started, I just explained the way I did them to make setting up more efficient.

From now on, I will give practical tips that aren't found on the site (well maybe on the community forums) that have helped me implement Classcraft into my after school ESL program in Korea. My first tip would be to Start Small.

Tip #3: Adding Players

Once you have your classes set up, it's time to add your students, or your players. First thing I would recommend is splitting your class into teams. How you split your teams is up to you put here are some tips from someone who has teams class

• I've tried 4 teams and it's too fragmented. It's more work than it's worth to keep track of all the teams and random selection becomes a pain.
• I've tried 3 and there is always one team ganging up on another. 
• I've found that 2 teams is simplest and should be easy to divide the room.
• Students may love to be divided by boys and girls, but this ALWAYS causes problems.
• Make sure to switch up the teams every month. This keeps the students from becoming too complacent with their team members.

Once you have your teams set up, it's time to create usernames and passwords. I've found the easiest way to do this, especially with the younger students is to create everything yourself. This keeps everything organized and clean. Here is an example of what I would do for a student:

Tip #2: Setup Your First Class

Once you've signed up, it's time to setup your first class. When you log in for the first time, you will be greeted with a series of prompts asking the name of your class, school and how long your course is. Fill all of that in based on your situation. Here's what I did for an example.

Tip #1: Sign up for Classcraft

I guess tip #1 should really be to become a teacher and secure yourself a classroom of young students ready to learn. The classes can be as big or small as you can find, but you should at least have a computer to show the students the interface.Once you have that, you need to sign up for Classcraft.

This step is pretty easy. Go to http://www.classcraft.com/  and enter your name and email address and put that you're a teacher. You'll get the e-mail telling you to activate. Make a super secret password that your students will never guess. You'll be greeted by a page that looks like this: