Breakout: Case of the Missing Mona Lisa
Breakout: Case of the Missing Mona Lisa
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I created an art detective agency breakout game for high school students (primarily for 9th grade students) to get them thinking about effective search strategies, evaluating sources, citations, and sharing and permissions.
I created an art detective agency breakout game for high school students (primarily for 9th grade students) to get them thinking about effective search strategies, evaluating sources, citations, and sharing and permissions.
While my idea is initially for 9th graders, if I see other grade levels struggling or needing a refresher with any of these categories I could use it for them as well. I would group students in pairs as both could have their computers open to the breakout, with one person filling in the form and the other could play the videos for both of them.
Remotely, I could put students into breakout rooms. Or I could screen share and as a class we could watch the videos and have a class-wide participation in answering the questions. Since this would mean no one is competing against each other, I could set a timer and we would race the clock.
Turning learning into a game makes students engaged and when students are engaged they are more likely to retain the information presented to them. I think the digital breakout is a great free source to create challenging games that students will enjoy.
The down side is the amount of prep-time involved with its single-use per class application — questions and answers cannot change without a lot of prep-work. It would be best if this was in collaboration with a classroom teacher tied to a specific lesson as it could be used each year with no fear of classes repeating.
I would love to create a catalog of these in connection to both library and classroom state standards.
MSLA Standards
While my example is a specific project is for 9th graders, it can be adapted for other grade levels and can cover a variety of standards.MSLA Standards
Grades Pre-K–2
Grades Pre-K–2
4.18 Indicate the source of information.
Grades 3–4
Grades 3–4
2.9 Identify and use parts of a book to gather information: copyright, publisher, table of contents, index, glossary, etc.
4.19 Define plagiarism.
4.21 Adhere to the provisions of the school’s Acceptable Use Policy.
Grades 5–8
Grades 5–8
2.17 Understand the difference between, and the uses of, primary and secondary sources
4.23 With assistance begin to demonstrate understanding of copyright law, e.g., fair use and intellectual property rights.
Grades 9-12
Grades 9-12
4.24 Demonstrate legal and ethical behaviors among peers, family and community regarding the use of technology and information.
4.25 Demonstrate understanding of copyright law.
TOOLS: I used Google Sites and Google Forms to create the digital breakout while linking to external YouTube sites. Images were created using Bing Image Creator.
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