Breakout EDU

Date:Saturday April 8, 2017
Time:9:00amPT/10:00amMT/
11:00amCT/12:00pm ET
Location: Blackboard Collaborate






Teachers, librarians and educators everywhere are buzzing about the exciting learning possibilities with Breakout EDU. We are thrilled to have Adam Bellow, co-founder of Breakout EDU, with us to share his insights and passion for this amazing learning experience. The webinar will take a look at everything Breakout EDU. From the pedagogy behind the immersive learning games platform to how you get up and running with it in your classroom - you will get access to everything you need to learn the basics and get started with Breakout EDU. Breakout EDU creates ultra-engaging learning games for people of all ages. The games teach teamwork, problem-solving, critical thinking and troubleshooting by presenting participants with challenges that ignite their natural drive to problem-solve. All games are designed to operate on the Breakout EDU platform, allowing teachers worldwide to bring immersive gaming into their schools.

Adam Bellow is a dedicated educational technologist and father of two young boys. Adam is the Co-Founder of Breakout EDU, the immersive gaming platform that enables teachers and students to turn their classrooms into a place of discovery and inquiry-based learning. Before that he served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow for the White House. Over the past decade, Adam has created several popular edtech learning platforms including eduTecher, eduClipper, and WeLearnedIt. He has written several books about educational technology and he is also serving as a board member for the EdCamp Foundation in addition to speaking internationally about education and the power of technology to enhance learning.

Blackboard Collaborate( full recording): 
https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2017-04-08.0741.M.ACE02B5F35AA7E7975F015AAC6F794.vcr&sid=2008350
Tiny URL for Full Recording: 
http://tinyurl.com/AdamBellow-BreakoutEDU-4-8-17
Recording Chat: http://wiki.classroom20.com/April8_2017
Audio Recording (mp3): 

---

Video Recording (mp4)
Follow-up Reading/Viewing Suggestions:  (links shared by participants during the session have been added to this list and also to the Livebinder)
Livebinder Link:
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2183128
(Note: Click on tab for "Breakout EDU-Adam Bellow" in the Livebinder).
https://twitter.com/hashtag/breakoutedu (hashtag for #BreakoutEDU)
http://www.breakoutedu.com/ (BreakoutEDU web site)
https://twitter.com/adambellow (Follow Adam Bellow on Twitter)
https://twitter.com/BreakoutEDU (Follow BreakoutEDU on Twitter)
http://adambellow.com/ (this home page doesn’t load)
http://adambellow.com/blog/ (Adam Bellow’s blog)
http://adambellow.com/about-me/ (Adam Bellow: About Me)
https://www.newswire.com/news/breakout-edu-announces-adam-bellow-as-ceo-and-shares-big-plans-for-the-12192913 (BreakoutEDU Announces Adam Bellow as CEO and Shares Big Plans for the ISTE Conference in Denver)
http://adambellow.com/videos/ (Videos: Presentations and Interviews)
http://www.breakoutedu.com/welcome/ (Getting started with BreakoutEDU)
https://youtu.be/QWSoR-0DH8Q (Introducing BreakoutEDU) (1:12)
http://www.breakoutedu.com/create/ (Game Design tips and tutorials)
http://www.breakoutedu.com/lock-tutorials-tips (BreakoutEDU Lock Tutorials and Tips)
http://www.breakoutedu.com/locktutorials (BreakoutEDU Lock Tutorials)
https://games.breakoutedu.com/ (Games and Collections)
https://store.breakoutedu.com/ (BreakoutEDU Kit: Each kit comes with a large Breakout EDU box, a blue hasp, a four-digit lock, a key lock, an Alphabet Multilock, a Directional Multilock, a smaller box, a deck of Reflection Cards, a three-digit lock, a UV flash light, a USB drive, and an invisible ink pen)
https://www.smore.com/fqazh-breakoutedu (Smore: Self-paced professional development course for BreakoutEDU by Rachel Porter)
https://www.facebook.com/groups/breakoutedu/ (Facebook BreakoutEDU group)
https://www.pinterest.com/vickiblackwell/breakout-edu/ (BreakoutEDU Pinterest board by Vicki Blackwell)
https://www.pinterest.com/couttsc/breakout-edu/ (BreakoutEDU Pinterest board by Carol Coutts Siepka)
http://www.slj.com/2016/09/reviews/tech/breakout-edu-brings-escape-room-strategy-to-the-classroom-slj-review/ (BreakoutEDU Brings Escape Room Strategy to the Classroom-School Library Journal review by Phil Goerner)
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2016/06/30/low-tech-breakout-edu-looks-invigorate-education-one-wooden-box-time/86580464/ (Low Tech BreakoutEDU Looks to Invigorate Education one Wooden Box at a time)
https://youtu.be/C0SUvkpgJqo (Watch an elementary class participate in a BreakoutEDU--Cedar Falls, Iowa)
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/locks-by-breakout-edu/id1101566603?mt=8 (iPad/iPhone  app Locks by Breakout EDU. LOCKS is the companion app for Breakout EDU. Use LOCKS to create digital locks that can be used with Breakout EDU games-$1.99)
http://etale.org/main/2016/03/22/10760/ (eTale: Meet Breakout EDU: Proof That Learning & Fun Go Together by Bernard Bull)
https://spark.adobe.com/video/WpvRlecuRa3Mi (BreakoutEDU Student intro video by Mattie Olsen)
https://padlet.com/venturino/breakouttips (Padlet: BreakoutEDU Tips for Facilitators)
https://sites.google.com/site/digitalbreakoutjb/sandbox (BreakoutEDU Digital Sandbox)
http://knowledgequest.aasl.org/breaking-new-collaborations-breakoutedu/ (Breaking into New Collaborations with BreakoutEDU by Christine James)
http://www.nikkidrobertson.com/2016/04/breakout-edu-jchs-library.html (BreakoutEDU and the JCHS Library by Nikki Robertson)
http://www.mrdearybury.com/breakoutedu.html (What is BreakoutEDU and how does it benefit students? By Jed Dearybury)
http://www.coolcatteacher.com/breakout-edu-adam-bellow/ (Vicki Davis: The BreakoutEDU Box: The Classroom Experience that has Everybody Talking, A 10 Minute Teacher Interview with Adam Bellow, Feb. 8, 2017)
http://techfrye.blogspot.com/2017/04/flipped-breakoutedu.html (Jonathan Frye: Flipped BreakoutEDU)
http://mrskeller28.blogspot.com/2016/08/breakoutedu-with-kindergarteners.html (Megan Keller: BreakoutEDU with Kindergarteners)
http://shareconnectinspire.blogspot.com/2016/06/when-tech-connects-breakout-edu.html (Maria Galanis: Breakout EDU Sketchnote)
http://shareconnectinspire.blogspot.com/2015/10/breakout-edu-you-had-me-at-breakout.html (Maria Galanis: Breakout EDU-You Had Me at Breakout)
Closing Slides:
http://learningrevolution.com  (The Learning Revolution Network created by Steve Hargadon. We now have Host Your Own Webinars again! If you would like to schedule a free public webinar on Blackboard Collaborate sign up on this site.)
http://learningrevolution.com/page/host-your-own-webinar (Host Your Own Webinar
details)
http://tinyurl.com/CR20LIVEFeaturedTeacherNominat (Nominate a Featured Teacher for our shows--you can nominate yourself too if you’d like to present for us)
http://tinyurl.com/cr20livesurvey (Classroom 2.0 LIVE survey link to request PD certificates for live or recorded webinars)
http://bit.ly/cr20liveitunesu (Direct link to subscribe to Classroom 2.0 LIVE video recordings on iTunesU)
https://www.youtube.com/classroom20livewebinars (Link to subscribe to Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar video recordings on YouTube)
Links added during chat have been added to the Livebinder:
http://blog.mariventurino.com/2016/10/student-created-breakout-edu-games.html (Mark Moran: Have you seen many instances of students creating the games? That sounds like an incredible learning opportunity.)
http://thinglinkblog.com/webinars/ (Kg: The Thinglink peeps have been pushing using ThingLink 360 to build digital breakout rooms. Different application, different energy.)
https://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2016/09/04/eggbert-the-slightly-cracked-egg-a-breakout-edu-game/ (@jackiegerstein: Here's one I created to show the entire process “Eggbert, the Slightly Cracked Egg: A Breakout EDU Game”)
http://www.breakoutedu.com/digital/ (Tina S: Some examples for digital games)
http://mrstinaschmidt.edublogs.org/2016/09/10/our-first-breakout-edu-game/  (Tina S: Here is a blog post that I wrote about doing it with my 3rd graders for the first time with my 3rd grade.  There are a few photos too.)
https://www.pinterest.com/kariaug/breakout-edu/ (Patti Harju: This is the Pinterest Board I usually visit/contribute too. Kari Augustine has been collecting here for quite a while.)
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=2181271 (Livebinder for for BreakoutEDU by Carol Nelson shared by Kim Caise)
https://classroomgenie.org/learn-more.html (Alternative classroom fundraising site to DonorsChoose. Doesn’t require a proposal for a specific project but can be used to purchase any items you need from either Amazon or Walmart).
​