Community badges are a fun and rewarding way to recognize and celebrate the contributions and achievements of members within the community.
These badges serve as visible tokens of appreciation and can help to motivate and inspire continued positive engagement.
There are different types of badges, designed to foster different types of interactions. Here’s a look at the community badges offered here and how you can earn them:
- Acknowledgement: These types of badges recognize and reward positive behavior, reinforcing the value of active and constructive participation.
- Motivation: These types of badges are designed to motivate members to engage more frequently and contribute more significantly to the community.
- Community Building: These types of badges are geared towards encouraging members to continue to foster a more vibrant, interactive, and supportive community environment.
- Visible Expertise: These types of badges allow others to identify experienced or particularly helpful members quickly, facilitating better peer-to-peer support.
- Product: These types of badges allow community members to showcase their product expertise or celebrate significant professional learning milestones.
How to Earn Community Badges
While the specific criteria for earning badges may vary from one community to another, here are some common ways to earn community badges:
Participation Badges
- First Post: Earn a badge by making your first post in the community.
- Frequent Poster: Obtain these badges by posting regularly, such as daily or weekly.
- Anniversary: Celebrate your community membership anniversaries!
| First Post | Every member receives the First Post badge when you publish your first post to the Lexia Community Center! | 
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| 1 Yr Anniversary | It’s your 1 year Anniversary as a Lexia Community Center member! Whoo-hoo! | 
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| 5 Yr Anniversary | You’ve been a member of the Lexia Community Center for 5 whole years! We appreciate your commitment and engagement! | 
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| Young Author | Look at you go - you’ve already contributed 5 Posts (question, conversation) in the Community! | 
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| Author | Hey now - you’ve contributed 15 posts (question, conversation) in the Community! Keep it up! | 
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| Distinguished Author | It’s not a Pulitzer, but you’re on a roll with 60 Posts (question, conversation) in the Community! | 
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| Expert Author | Alert the media! We have an expert poster on our hands - you’ve written a whopping 120 posts (question, conversation) in our Community! Nice work! | 
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Contribution Badges
- Helpful Answer: Receive a badge when your response is marked as helpful or as a solution by other members.
- Content Creator: Share valuable content, such as tutorials or insightful articles, to earn this badge.
- Top Contributor: Achieve recognition as a top contributor by consistently providing valuable input and helping others.
| Emerging Helper | You’ve written an answer that has been marked as a ‘Best Answer’ - we appreciate your insights! | 
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| Helper | You’ve been awarded ‘Best Answer’ 5 times! Keep those tips coming! | 
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| Distinguished Helper | You’ve given 10 ‘Best Answers’ - you really know your stuff, and we appreciate you! | 
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| Expert Helper | You really are a Lexia expert - you’ve earned a ‘Best Answer’ 25 times! Keep sharing your wisdom - you’re helping so many of your fellow members grow! | 
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Special Event Badges
- Event Participation: Participate in special community events, webinars, or challenges to earn exclusive badges.
- Beta Tester: Contribute as a beta tester for new community features or products.
- Early Adopter: Be among the first to engage with new community initiatives or tools.
| Founding Member | You were part of our initial beta launch in November of 2024. Thank you! | 
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| Beta Member | You were selected to participate in our Beta launch in early 2025! We appreciate your feedback! | 
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| Super Sleuth | You were one of the observant members who discovered the community button in the Lexia product first! |  |
| Storyteller | Earn this badge when you present in a Lexia-hosted webinar event | 
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| Exclusive Monthly Badges | Keep an eye on the Community for a post each month with details for what you’ll need to do to earn that month’s exclusive badge! A new badge will be available each month. | 
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Product Badges
- Lexia Academy: Earn a badge once you complete your first Lexia Academy module!
- Administrator or Couse Manager: Spearheading an implementation is no easy feat - show off your leadership with these administrator badges!
- Core5, PowerUp, or Lexia English: Earn these badges as you work your way through our asynchronous learning modules in Lexia Academy!
- LETRS and Aspire: Earn these badges as you complete modules, or to celebrate completion!
| First Lexia Academy Course | Dip your toes into the warm waters of Lexia Academy, and complete your first Curriculum course! We promise, it’s easy, and you’ll get a new badge to show off for your efforts. | 
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| Core5 Admin | Are you an administrator of Core5 at your school? Wear this badge proudly! |  |
| PowerUp Admin | We see you, PowerUp administrators! Show off this blingy badge on your profile! |  |
| Lexia English Admin | Are you a Lexia English administrator at your school or district? You get to shout it from the rooftops with this snazzy badge! |  |
| LETRS Admin | Are you a LETRS Course Manager or Administrator? Let’s slap this badge onto your profile so you can shout it loud! |  |
| ASPIRE Admin | Aspire Course Managers and Admin, we’ve got a badge for you, too! |  |
| Core5 Learner | You’ll earn this badge upon completion of a Core5 Lexia Academy Learning Path. |  |
| PowerUp Learner | You’ll earn this badge upon completion of a PowerUp Lexia Academy Learning Path. |  |
| Lexia English Learner | You’ll earn this badge upon completion of a Lexia English Academy Learning Path. |  |
| LETRS Volume 1 Completed | Earn this badge when you complete Units 1-4 in Volume 1 of LETRS - you’re halfway there! Keep on truckin’! | 
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| LETRS Volume 2 Completed | Earn this badge when you complete Units 5-8 in Volume 2 of LETRS - the finish line is RIGHT THERE!! | 
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| LETRS for Early Childhood Finisher | Earn this badge when you complete Units 1-4 and earn your Unit 4 LETRS for Early Childhood Certificate -- what an accomplishment! | 
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| LETRS for Admin Finisher | Earn this badge when you earn your Course of Study Completion Certificate in our LETRS for Administrators course - WAY TO LEAD BY EXAMPLE! | 
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| Aspire Finisher | Earn this badge once you complete your Aspire Learning Path and earn your Certificates of Proficiency. | 
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How to Track Your Badges
You can often track your earned badges through your community profile page. This page will display all the badges you’ve earned, along with a description of how each badge was obtained.
