Engage & Inspire: Digital Escapes
with Google

August 4, 2021 ♦ 6:00pm - 8:00pm ET

Moderators: Stephanie Bass, Darshell Silva, and Sharon Hall

Session Description: Looking for a fun and engaging way to teach a lesson? Digital Escapes made using Google tools will fit the bill. Digital Escapes are the online version of immersive games where teams discover clues, solve puzzles, and accomplish tasks to escape from the game site. They’re an exciting, fun, and effective learner-centered teaching strategy you will reach for again and again. Learn how to implement this instructional strategy in your classroom and about the many benefits of this approach, such as developing problem-solving skills, fostering a growth mindset, encouraging collaboration and teamwork, and promoting access to content knowledge. This session is appropriate for teachers at all technology levels.

As a result of this session teachers will:

1. Understand Digital Escapes as a learner-centered instructional strategy;

2. Explore a collection of Digital Escape examples to understand how to use the strategy in the classroom; and.

3. Plan for the use of Digital Escapes in the classroom.

Applicable ISTE Standards for Educators (2017)*: 1A; 1B; 2C; 5B; 6C

* The text of these standards is copyrighted. Please read the full text at the ISTE Standards page.

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• has been retired

• is no longer free

• has been updated such that the session demonstrations no longer match the current interface

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• there were significant webinar technical difficulties

• we may have refreshed the session and a newer version is available

Certificates: The certificates for this session were emailed on 8/22/21 at 6:19 PM to registrants that actively participated in all required tasks throughout the session and completed the session evaluation survey within 1 week.