[ISLMA-Share] BreakOUT kits

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I think the beauty of Breakout EDU is that the box is just a vehicle for
any lesson, any subject, any age you wish. The complexity of the puzzles is
the factor, not the box or locks.


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On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 6:39 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
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> A question for those of you who've responded already, or will respond
> later: what grade level are the students you've had working with the boxes?
> I just ordered some also, with a plan to work with sophomore level English
> classes this spring.
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> *Pamela Huff*
> Learning Center Director
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> On Jan 31, 2017, at 1:59 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
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> ​whew!  :)
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> I have done 1 box for a whole class and each group has to do a different
> task to get the combination for a different lock.  So one group had the
> directional lock, one had the 4 digit lock etc.
>
> Today, I did 2 boxes - class split into 2 groups both doing the same
> activities.  As Kathy said, it's a LOT of work to set it all up, so I found
> it easiest to have both groups doing the same activities.  This time, I
> just put a file folder with 6 different tasks - 4 of which led to
> combinations of locks.  So even though the kids had the same tasks, they
> did them in different orders and I don't even know if they realized they
> were the same tasks.  It really went well.
>
> I am finding though, that the kids solve things quicker than I expect them
> to.  I thought the activity would take 35 min. and it only took about 20.
>
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> On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 10:24 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Dear all,
>> I have a question for those of you who have used the BreakOUT kits.  I
>> have five kits, so should I have five different games set up? Or should the
>> whole class just do the same game in small groups? Or should the whole
>> class do the entire kit with different parts?
>> Kathy Wickline
>> Unity Junior High Librarian
>> Tolono, IL
>> wicklinek at unity.k12.il.us
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