Google Tools: Digital Escape Rooms with Google Sites and Forms

Description

In this lesson, equip yourself with the tools and techniques to create engaging and interactive digital escape rooms. Using Google Sites and Forms, participants will learn how to design and implement immersive educational experiences that promote problem-solving, collaboration, and critical thinking among students. These hands-on activities will guide you through the process of mapping out escape rooms, creating digital locks, designing clues and puzzles, and building the final digital room.

Learning Objectives

1. Map Out the Escape Room:
   • Understand the importance of planning and structuring a digital escape room.
   • Develop skills in mapping out the flow and sequence of activities and challenges.
   • Create a detailed blueprint for a digital escape room.
2. Create Digital Locks with Google Forms:
   • Learn how to use Google Forms to create digital locks and gates for escape rooms.
   • Gain proficiency in setting up questions and validation rules to simulate locks.
   • Design various types of digital locks to enhance the escape room experience.
3. Design Clues and Puzzles with Google Drawings:
   • Discover techniques for creating engaging clues and puzzles using Google Drawings.
   • Develop visual and interactive elements that challenge and engage participants.
   • Integrate clues and puzzles seamlessly into the escape room narrative.
4. Build the Digital Room with Google Sites:
   • Acquire skills in using Google Sites to create the digital environment for the escape room.
   • Learn how to embed forms, drawings, and other interactive elements into the site.
   • Design a cohesive and immersive digital space that enhances the escape room experience.