“break out” of the ordinary

“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”

Questions?

Contact:Kate Sims-DrewPrairie State Collegeksims@prairiestate.edu