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:

Click the Green check and the website will take you through a quick tutorial on how to use the website. It will talk about students, teams, stats, powers and have you try out adding XP and using powers to help you get a feel for the game. They also explain how all this benefits the classroom. And I must say from experience, they are correct. Once you've quasi-familiarized yourself with how the website works, skip the intro and you are taken to a page that looks like this:

You can explore more with the options on top, and when you're ready you can click "Start with Your First Class" We will cover setting up the first class in the next tip.