I recently created my very first Digital Escape Room to be used in the classroom, through digital learning, or online lessons/tutoring sessions! And I want to share it with you!
The idea came to me during an online tutoring session. I have been trying to come up with different ways to keep my younger students engaged with online learning. I decided to create a simple and easy-to-use digital escape room that we could play together during our session! Keep reading to find out how the game works and get this download for free!
What is a Digital Escape Room?
A Digital Escape Room is on online game that utilizes PowerPoint, Google, or another web-based software to simulate a “breakout” type of system. Students have to answer questions correctly to advance, collect clues or codes, and use their math or literacy skills to “escape.”
The game I have created is outer space-themed. Students have crash landed on a strange planet and must answer addition word problems correctly in order to earn bits and pieces of the code that they need to restart their spaceship and get home! I honestly thought creating this activity was going to be a lot harder than it really was. Once I got into a rhythm, it was pretty easy! And now I have a template to create more escape rooms that cover other standards and concepts.
How to Play the Game
It’s actually quite simple to play this game with your class. Once you have gotten access to the download (I will email it to you at the end of this post), choose whether you want to use it in PowerPoint or Google Slides. Then, turn on SLIDESHOW MODE. This is so so so important. The game only works in slideshow mode. Once that is on, you will be able to progress through the digital escape room. Use the buttons on the slide to progress. I have also included an instruction sheet in the download.
This game will take about 20 minutes to complete, depending on your class. Play as a whole group, in small group time, or as teams! The options are endless! I would also love to include this in a space-themed day!
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