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Q6 Email: Digital Breakout

1. Basics

Play the video to learn how to do a Breakout 

 

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The Digital Breakout Activity

Step 1. This is a web-based, game-like activity in which you use clues to unlock a series of puzzles or activities to solve a challenge (or to escape a digital room).

Step 2. It helps if you can work with other classmates (conference, or chat) as you work to locate and solve the clues and puzzles.

Step 3. You will use what you have learned in Basics to solve puzzles and unlock the clues to break out of it.

Use this link to enter the Escape From Tech Basics Breakout Challenge.

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GOOD LUCK!

Please tell us what you think of this Breakout Activity so we can better meet your needs. Teachers and Students, please use this link for a short survey about this breakout.



MITECS  Michigan Integrated Technology Competencies for Students, and

ISTE Standards for Students

1. Empowered Learner
d. Understand the fundamental concepts of technology operations, demonstrate the ability to choose, use and troubleshoot current technologies, are able to transfer their knowledge to explore emerging technologies

2. Digital Citizen
b. Engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices
d. Manage their personal data to maintain digital privacy and security and are aware of data-collection technology used to track their navigation online

3. Knowledge Constructor
a. Plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information and other resources for intellectual and creative pursuits

A Digital Breakout may also be called a Digital Escape Room.

This is a web-based, game-like activity where students use clues to unlock a series of puzzles or activities to solve a challenge (or to escape a digital room).

Students frequently collaborate (conference, or chat) to locate and solve clues.

For additional help to solve a breakout, view this short video (3:44 min).