Digital Citizen BreakoutEDU

Instructions

The Digital Citizen BreakoutEDU is a digital game based on the Breakout EDU idea. It requires no physical materials except

from a laptop with internet access per group (group size ideally 4-5). Class teachers are encouraged to play with their

students to learn alongside them and model long-life learning.

The participants go through a series of activities to obtain clues to unlock the locks. All activities are constructed to

familiarize students and teachers with the terms and implications of copyright, public domain and creative commons

licenses. Every activity requires collaboration and critical thinking. See below for what the various links disclose and for an

answer key.

It is recommended that the game is played immediately before engaging students in a project connected to a unit of study

where they can apply their newly gained knowledge (see below for an example).

Break out of the library:

Participants are directed to a link forcing a copy of the following Google Sheets Document, where letters will be revealed

when they answer the questions correctly:

To answer the above, participants will have to use one of the 2 hints on the web page, where a poster created on

comiclife.com explaining the different Creative Commons licenses is situated.

This is linked to a Puzzle on Jigsawplanet.comCreated from a Wordclouds.com creation

Participants are directed to a link forcing a copy of the following Google Doc, where they

have to fill in the missing words. However, in order to find the key for another lock, it is

necessary to access the other hint through a forced copy of a google doc.

Participants are directed to a link forcing a copy of the following Google Doc, where they

have to decipher the words using morse code. Morse code is available through the same

hint link document as the letter-to-number code.

Links to an EDpuzzle. Through the questions participants might notice that

some of the letters have been replaced by numerals.

When all keys are unlocked, participants are asked to take a group photo with the appropriate “escape” sign and post it to

their Seesaw account to celebrate their accomplishments.

The final assignment should be decided by the TL and classroom teacher, letting the students use their new knowledge in an actual unit

of work (natural disasters, explorers, simple machines, etc).

Final assignment suggestions:

● Produce a thinglink to annotate an image or video, making

sure that all links are legal to reuse.

● Produce a glog using glogster.com, making sure that all

material is legal to use.

● Produce an iMovie, making sure that all clips and stills are

legal to use.

SPOILER ALERT!DO NOT GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE IF YOU ARE PLAYING

WITH YOUR STUDENTS!

THE NEXT PAGE IS THE ANSWER KEY.

Answer Key

“LICENSE” for the Seven Letter Word Lock.

“35428115” is the key for the Eight Number Lock.

“PROTECTED” is the key for the Nine Letter Word Lock.

“0834” form the key for the Four Number Lock.

“CREATE” is the key for the Five Letter Word Lock.

References

About the licences (n.d.). Retrieved from https://creativecommons.org/licenses/

Amy Balling. (2016, September 19). Breakout timer with suspenseful music [Video file]. Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUVRWT77OHk

Creative Commons. (2010, July 23). Wanna work together? [Video file]. Retrieved from https://vimeo.com/13590841

Downloads (n.d.). Retrieved from https://creativecommons.org/about/downloads/

Morse code (n.d.). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morse_code#/media/File:International_Morse_Code.svg

Welcome (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.breakoutedu.com/welcome