1. Breakout.EDU Mary Beth Youse Wilmington University TLT Symposium 2017
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Mary Beth Youse
Wilmington University
TLT
Teachers Learning with Technology
Symposium 2017
Breakout.EDU is a trending way for students to learn and have fun doing it. Did anyone attend “Escape the Room” event?
Well, this sort of works the same way!
“At its simplest, Breakout EDU takes the appeal of the “escape room,” a recreational team sport in which a group of people use their wits to break out of a locked room, and turns it inside out. Instead of a locked room, teams must figure out how to get inside a tightly locked box. “
Breakout is an immersive learning game for the classroom that can be played either in a physical setting, or digitally. Students read a scenario and search for clues in order to unlock the locks. Most times they are racing against the clock, or it can be set up to go across a prescribed # of days.
The best educational Breakouts are designed carefully to reveal learning, to reveal content, to reveal a discovery!
“Once you purchases a kit {or makes your own box], teachers and students need not buy anything more. They can simply modify the hardware to suit what they want to teach.”
CEO of the company, Adam Bellow says, “We look at ourselves as the platform,” Bellow said. “We are Nintendo — you build whatever cartridges you want.”(2016)

2. What is Breakout EDU? Intro Video https://youtu.be/QWSoR-0DH8Q
This video describes how Breakout EDU can engage students.. Get them moving, thinking and solving puzzles.
Breakout EDU can “transform any space into the ultimate gaming experience. Breakout games are for the classroom , boardroom, living room and everything in between. You can cover any content, professional development, job interviews, team building, parties… it makes learning fun again!” Side #2

3. Getting Started The Box Purchase from breakout EDU Kit
Create a kit from dollar store, hardware store or Amazon.com
Common Materials
The Breakout EDU kit includes everything you need to play over 250 games created for the classroom environment. The games are password protected to prevent players from looking up solutions during the game. To get started, and obtain your password, complete the form at BreakoutEDU.com/beta (the password appears in the text after you submit the form).
showyourwork
Orders currently take 2-3 weeks to process and ship. Each of our kits include the following items: 1 Large Breakout EDU Kit, 1 Hasp, 1 Alphabet Multilock, 1 Directional Multilock, 1 three-digit lock, 1 four-digit lock, 1 key lock, 1 UV light, 1 Deck of Reflection Cards, 1 invisible ink pen, 1 small lockable box, 1 usb thumb drive, and 2 Hint cards.

4. Running the Physical (in the room) Breakout
Set-up the Breakout Challenge, Premise or Storyline
STEP 1
Decide on what to reveal in the session/lesson
Prepare the learning pieces (or get your downloadable), create content, build the scenario
Prepare hidden material
Print or publish digital materials
Introduce the Challenge
STEP 2
Explain Rules
Set the timer, watch and allow students to THINK!
STEP 3
STEP 4
Review the challenge and debrief
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5. Infer Translate Collaborate Reason Guess Problem Solve Sequence
Creating Breakout EDU
Design the Challenge(s) That cause students to:
Infer
Translate
Collaborate
Reason
Guess
Problem Solve
Sequence
Draw out the scenario

7. “Nutritional Knowledge”
Let’s Play a Breakout Game
“Nutritional Knowledge”
PhysicalGame
Game Packet with written scenario
Design Tasks/Questions, Find Material, Answer the lock questions
Print Reading Material, Cryptogram, Nutritional Guide, Nutritional Flashcards, Infographic
Timer – from YouTube
10 minute timer with music
10 minute timer with Epic Music
10 minute timer with beeps
Lock Options – physical locks, cryptyx, magic pen, black light, handouts,

8. “Nutritional Knowledge”
Take a Closer Look at Breakout -
“Nutritional Knowledge”
Digital Game
Timer - use timer for the task
Scenario- Design Tasks/Questions
Develop the Breakout
Use Supplemental Resources
URL’s of supporting Internet sites
Digital Cryptogram
Flashcards
Digital Parts:
Google Sites to post content
Google Forms – use Data Validation for the locks – add to Site
Google Drawing – design the scene – add the image to Site
Google Sheet – Create the Cryptogram to copy/paste to Google Slide, then add letter boxes to drag and drop
Google Slide – add to Site
Google Embed – YouTube video time to Site
Test it out!

9. Tools to Use Cipher Tools http://rumkin.com/tools/cipher/
Cryptogram Maker
SOME REPORTS SAY IT IS THE SUGAR THAT RAISES YOUR CHOLESTEROL AND GIVES YOU HEART DISEASE.
Create a Rebus Puzzle
Rebus Generator Festisite
Timers:
12 Minute Timer
45 Minute Timer
QR Generator
Crossword Puzzle Creator -
Rebus is a picture representation of a name or phrase. These letters or words form a cryptic puzzle.

10. Review a Game Data Cruncher

11. in the Higher Ed Classroom
Breakout.EDU
in the Higher Ed Classroom
Introduction to Course
Review Material
Scavenger Hunt the Syllabus
PBL Comprehensive Assessment
Group Work
Team Building Activity
Can’t meet due to school closures? Create a Digital Breakout and turn your lesson into a Cyber Day

13. Connect with Breakout.EDU
Sign up at breakout.edu
Games
Search
Share Game Template
Share Game
Grab ideas from breakout.edu site, or Pinterest, or search breakout games and you will discover many.

14. Engage Your Students
Breakout EDU