Digital Breakouts in the New Google Sites

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The new Google Sites is live. This is a template website to give you ideas for making digital breakouts in the new Sites. Currently, there is no way to copy sites or publish them as templates. The good news is that the new Sites is so intuitive that making digital breakouts is easier than ever!

Here are the digital breakouts I have created on my own or in conjunction with colleagues.

If you have never tried a digital breakout, please watch this video where I take you through the template to show you how it works:

Please make copies of the files in this Google Drive folder to help you make digital breakouts. This template site uses Google Forms, an embedded PDF, an embedded YouTube video, and Google Slides. Google My Maps and Google Sheets are other G Suite tools that are great for embedding in digital breakouts.

Comment below or send me a tweet @TomEMullaney with questions.

All Digital Breakouts I make are inspired by the innovators behind BreakoutEDU,  James Sanders and Mark Hammons, as well as by the creators of Digital BreakoutEDU,  Justin Birckbichler and Mari Venturino.

Update June 4, 2017:

Have a look at my video about a small problem with digital breakouts in the new Google Sites and a solution:

13 responses to “Digital Breakouts in the New Google Sites”

  1. Use These Templates to Make Your Own Digital Breakouts! | Sustainable Teaching Avatar

    […] make Digital Breakouts in Classic Google Sites. The New Google Sites has gone live. Please read my blog post about making Digit Breakouts in New Google Sites. Additionally, please read my post comparing the classic and new versions of Google […]

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    1. Glori Avatar
      Glori

      Thank you so much for making this helpful video!

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      1. tommullaney Avatar

        You are most welcome!

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  2. The Next Awesome Thing In Your Classroom – Digital BreakoutEDU | Sustainable Teaching Avatar

    […] 11/17/16: I have made a how-to resource for digital […]

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  3. techtiaedu Avatar

    This was awesome. Thanks for sharing, Tom!

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    1. tommullaney Avatar

      Thank you, Tia! That means so much coming from you!

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  4. KRISTA WYMAN Avatar

    I’ve been doing Breakouts in my classes (the physical boxes, however) and my kids BEG for more. This is super cool! Thanks for sharing the template; I couldn’t figure out how to format a digital Breakout and this helps me get out of my head and onto the (virtual) paper. Thanks! 🙂

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    1. tommullaney Avatar

      You’re welcome, Krista! Please tweet me, @TomEMullaney, with any questions you have along the way!

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  5. […] used Tom Mullaney’s template to build my breakout. He really made everything easy to work with. Now that I’ve done one […]

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  6. Breakoutedu.com Just Revolutionized Digital Breakouts – Sustainable Teaching Avatar

    […] Digital breakouts are a great way to engage learners by adding gamification to content. Until now, teachers hoping to create their own digital breakouts had to use Google Forms for the locks and a platform such as Google Sites. […]

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  7. Glori Avatar
    Glori

    This digital break out vid has helped me so much and has gave me the inspiration I needed to make my own breakout room.

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    1. tommullaney Avatar

      Glori, that is the highest compliment I can receive from a teacher. I am so honored.

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  8. Glori Avatar
    Glori

    I love the video and all of the positive comments!

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