“break out” of the ordinary
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“Break Out” of the Ordinary (A Great Idea to Enhance Your Teaching)
KATE SIMS-DREWAMATYC
NOV 14, 2019
Goals for Today
You will have a good idea of what a Break Out is and how it runs
You will know how to access free Break Outs that are already made for you!
You will know about resources you can use to create your own Break Out
You will understand why Break Outs are beneficial!
What is a Break Out?
Escape Room-like
Multiple locks on hasp locking box
Background story to motivate
What is a Break Out? Standardized items:
Large lockable box Small lockable box 3 digit number lock 4 digit number lock 5 letter word lock 5 wheel direction/shape lock Key lock Invisible ink and uv flashlight Red filter USB drive 2 hint cards Reflection cards
What is a Break Out?Example Break Out: The Logger Rhythm
You are a new foreman at a logging company, and one of the biggest, most favorite, traditions at the company is the singing of a song while working in the forest. You just started your first day, and get a message from the CEO of the company stating that he will be visiting the job site in about 45 minutes. You realize that the loggers are not singing the most sacred of all logging songs, and actually, do not know most of the words; the actual written copy of the song can not be found. One of the loggers mentions that the previous foreman was fired for locking the lyrics to the song in the safe. Can you solve the puzzles and get into the safe to save your job? Good Luck!
What is a Break Out?Example Break Out: The Logger Rhythm
Logger Rhythm Solutions
4 DIGIT LOCK: 5813 (Problem numbers without match)
3 DIGIT LOCK: 423 (Add together solutions to equations)
DIRECTION LOCK: LEFT-DOWN-UP-RIGHT (Match graphs)
WORD LOCK: PETAL (Capitalized letters of quote)
What is a Break Out? How do I get started?http://www.breakoutedu.com
Actual gameshttps://platform.breakoutedu.com
Lock tutorialshttps://www.breakoutedu.com/locks
TimersYouTube “breakout timer”
Ways To Get Started Experiment on your faculty
“Team Building”
Experiment on your students Can start by creating a puzzle or two
Experiment on your friends Throw a party
Experiment on your children Class party? Birthday party?
Some Fun BreakOuts to Start With Fun for faculty team building
The Faculty Meeting (shorter and easier) The Spyder Heist (takes full 45 min and tricky!)
Fun to run with a College Algebra class Logger Rhythm
Fun for a party Totally Radical 80’s Time Travel Adventure
Once you feel comfortable Customize a Break Out
Create your own Break Out!
Resources—Tips and Help!
Resources—Tips and Help!
(theshopofmanythings.com) Elemental ink pen
(Etsy) Cryptic combination safe lock box
Resources
https://www.classtools.net/ http://www.ransomizer.com/ http://snotes.com/ https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/ http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/breakouteduressources http://www.instructables.com/id/Writing-Secret-Messages-
in-Color/ https://docs.google.com/forms
Resources—Headline Generator
Resources
https://www.classtools.net/ http://www.ransomizer.com/ http://snotes.com/ https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/ http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/breakouteduressources http://www.instructables.com/id/Writing-Secret-
Messages-in-Color/ https://docs.google.com/forms
Resources—Ransomizer
Resources
https://www.classtools.net/ http://www.ransomizer.com/ http://snotes.com/ https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/ http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/breakouteduressources http://www.instructables.com/id/Writing-Secret-
Messages-in-Color/ https://docs.google.com/forms
Resources
Resources
Resources
https://www.classtools.net/ http://www.ransomizer.com/ http://snotes.com/ https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/ http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/breakouteduressources http://www.instructables.com/id/Writing-Secret-
Messages-in-Color/ https://docs.google.com/forms
Resources
https://www.classtools.net/ http://www.ransomizer.com/ http://snotes.com/ https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/ http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/breakouteduressources http://www.instructables.com/id/Writing-Secret-
Messages-in-Color/ https://docs.google.com/forms
Resources—Symbaloo
Resources—Symbaloo (FB Generator)
Resources—Symbaloo (Yahoo! Generator)
Resources—Symbaloo (fake documents)
Resources
https://www.classtools.net/ http://www.ransomizer.com/ http://snotes.com/ https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/ http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/breakouteduressources http://www.instructables.com/id/Writing-Secret-
Messages-in-Color/ https://docs.google.com/forms
Resources—Red filter message
Resources
https://www.classtools.net/ http://www.ransomizer.com/ http://snotes.com/ https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/ http://edu.symbaloo.com/mix/breakouteduressources http://www.instructables.com/id/Writing-Secret-
Messages-in-Color/ https://docs.google.com/forms
Resources—Google Forms
Exampleshttps://tinyurl.com/yaaekf8q answer: (17.5423, 20.8577)
https://tinyurl.com/y6wc2ggn
Making your own Google Form
https://docs.google.com/forms
Why Break Out (Part 1)
Why Break Out (Part 2)
It breaks the monotony (for students and the instructor!)
You as the instructor get to be creative
It’s fun!!!
But I Don’t Have an Extra 45 Minutes!
Worth making time for!
Review Day?
As extra fun activity for all students on off-day?
My Charge to You…
Let’s create a bank of awesome Break Outs appropriate for the 2-year college level!
Related Talk
Sat 2:15“Break Out! Online Escape Rooms Using Google Forms”
