BreakoutEdu
BreakoutEduactivitiesaresimilartoEscaperooms.Studentsworktogetherandusethe
4C’s(communicate,collaboration,creativityandcriticalthinking)tosolvecluestounlock
thebox.
RequestaBox*
BreakoutEdu’srequirepre-planning.Makesuretoaccountforsetuptimewhenselecting
thedatetocheckouttheboxes.
1. ViewGoogleCalendartofindavailabledates.
http://tinyurl.com/BVbreakout
2. ContactEllenJardon([email protected])torequestboxes.
*Ifusingyourbuilding’sBreakoutboxes,followyourschool’sprotocolforcheckingout
boxes.
ChooseaGame
EdTechcreatedpre-madegamesforfirsttimeusers.Thesegamesareagreatwaytohelp
studentsunderstandtheprocessandhowthelockswork.
1. GotoBVEdTechBreakoutEduPagehttp://tinyurl.com/BVbreakout
2. Selectagame.
BreakoutEduWebsiteBankofGames
Gamesarecontinuallyaddedbyteachers.ThesegamesarenotmanagedbyBVEdTech.
1. Gotowww.breakoutedu.com/betaandsignuponStep2.Onceyousignup,a
passwordwillappearonthepage.Notethispasswordforthestepsbelow.
2. Gotowww.breakoutedu.com/gamesandclick“SearchGames.”
3. Enterthepasswordreceivedwhenyousignedupforanaccount.
a. SandboxGames:Createdbyteachersand/orstudents.Theyarenotyet
publishedtotheofficialdirectory,sotheydonotfollowthepublished
template.
b. PublishedGames:VettedbytheBreakoutEduteamandfollowthe
publishedtemplate.
c. ClassSize:Donotletclasssizedetermineifyouusethegame.Withaccess
tomultipleboxes,easilycreategamesforclassesupto35ormore.
CreateYourOwnGame
CreateyourowngameusingtheBreakoutEdu’stemplateanddirections.
http://www.breakoutedu.com/create
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TableofContents
RequestaBox
ChooseaGame
PreparingaGame PlayingaGame
TipsforBreakoutEdu
PreparingaGame
EdTechrecommendsplayingwithfourBreakoutBoxes.Thesedirectionsincludestepsto
makematerialsforfourgroupsthatcoordinatewithBVEdTech’sBreakoutboxes.Eachbox
isidentifiedwithacolor:red,yellow,blueorgreen.
1.Readthegamefilestocheckthatthegameworksforyourclassroom.
o Allcontentisappropriateforclassroomandgradelevel.
o Youhaveaccesstoallmaterialsneeded:
o ChecktheBVEdTechBreakoutinventorysheettoviewavailableitems.
http://tinyurl.com/BVbreakout
o Checkthatalltechnologyworksorcanbeconvertedifneeded.
2.PrepareMaterials
o Checkdigitalmaterials.
o YouTubevideosareconverted.(Elem/Middleonly)
o GoogleFormsarerecreatedsostudentshaveaccess.
o ChangetheURLstoanyitemsthatyouupdatedontheprintmaterials.
(GoogleForms,YouTubeVideos,otherlinks)
o Printonesetofmaterialsonred,yellow,blue,andgreenpaper.Thiswillcreatea
setforbox.
3.Locks
o RecordlockcodesonBVEdTechBreakoutEduLockListinthetub.
o Setcodestothecombinationsneeded.SeehowtorestlocksontheBVEdTech
websitehttp://tinyurl.com/BVbreakout.
PlayingaBreakoutEduGame
DayofGamePrep
1. Setitemsindesignatedlockboxi.e.blacklight,signs,etc.
2. Lockeachboxwithappropriatelocks.
3. Determineeachgroup’sworkareaandplacelargebreakoutboxandanyother
necessarymaterialsateachstation.
4. Hangandset-outprintmaterials.
5. Setupanytechnologythatneedstobeused.
BeforePlay
1. IntroduceBreakoutEdu.
2. ReadGameStoryandassigngroups.
3. StartTimer.Thetimeisdeterminedbythegame.Mostgamestake45minutes.
DuringPlay
1. Observeplayandredirectstudentswhogetofftask.
2. Providehintstogroupswhoareataconsensustouseahintcard.
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AfterPlay
1. Reviewgamewithstudents.
1. UseExitTicketsand/orreviewquestionshttp://tinyurl.com/BVbreakout
2. TakephotosofstudentwithBreakoutEduSigns.
3. Gathermaterials.
ReturningBreakoutMaterials
1. CompleteBreakoutBoxInventorySheet.
2. ResetLocks.Viewthestepsonthesite.http://tinyurl.com/BVbreakout
3. Workwiththereceivingschooltocoordinatetransportationoftheboxes.
4. Ifnoschoolisscheduledwithinaweekofyourbreakout,contactEllen
([email protected])tocoordinatereturningthebox.
TipsforBreakoutEdu
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ViewoptionalitemsfortheBreakoutEdugames.
http://tinyurl.com/BVbreakout
ElementaryandMiddleSchoolteachersmakesureanyvideosonYouTube
areconverted.
RecreateanyGoogleFormssoanyonewiththelinkcanaccess.Ifnot,
studentswon’tbeabletoaccess.
Donotlosethelistwithpasswords.Weareunabletoresetlocks.Foreasy
lockchanges,pleaseresetlockstothegenericcodesforthenextteacher.
http://tinyurl.com/BVbreakout
Ifyouareusingagamedesignedforfirsttimeplayers,makesurestudents
haven’tplayedinadifferentclassorapreviousyear.
Feelfreetoadaptthenumberofboxesusedtofityourclassroomneeds.
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