Escape the Routine: Easily Create Digital Escape Rooms for Instant Engagement
January 11-14, 2026 Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.
Start now
Introduction to
EScape rooms
Creating Digital Escape Rooms for Beginners
Play some examples: bit.ly/TEEescapegames
Your Presenters
Belinda Howell
Dan larson
Master's Degree in Education Leadership Elementary School Teacher in Spring ISD Teacher of the Year 2006/2020 Digital Learning Coach in Spring ISD Digital Learning Specialist in Aldine ISD Founder of TechEdEdu dlarson.tee@gmail.com
BA in History, Idaho State UniversityMaster's in Education Technology Instructional Design Taught Middle School Social Studies Employee Excellent Award, Spring ISD Digital Learning Coach / SS Coach Digital Learning Specialist bhowell.tee@gmail.com
Academic benefits of escape rooms / escape games
Why use Genially to create digital escape games
Agenda
How Genially works
Let's play an example game
Live Walkthrough and resources/tutorials
Academic Benefits of Escape Games
Engagement
Social skills
Gamification elements increase motivation and engagement.
Escape games promotes team work and collaboration skills.
Improved learning
Rigor
Gamified learning increases student subject mastery
Escape games can provide a rigorous challenge that students will want to beat
show mastery
Critical thinking
Students can show their mastery by creating their own escape game
Escape games promotes critical thinking and problem solving.
Why use Genially to create an escape game?
TrADITIONAL dIGITAL ESCAPE GAMES
gENIALLY ESCAPE ROOMS
What tools do you need for a Digital Escape Game with Google apps?
What tools do you need for a basic Digital Escape Game with Genially?
- Need to learn multiple apps
- Drive, Sites, Forms, Slides
- Takes time to create
- A lot more to test & check
- Permissions can be a pain
Takes 6-10+ hours on average
- Very user friendly
- Numerous Templates
- Just add the content!
- Simple to test and share
- Easy to customize
Takes < 1 hour on average
GENIALLY MAKES IT EASY
Genially has many unique templates for escape games (as well presentations, quizzes, scenarios, infographics, etc.)
Search through Genially's amazing templates
Test out the template to see how it works & then select it
Add your content, images, etc. Add any customization you want!
Present or share the Genially for your students to play!
Example escape game:
The Case of the Great Puppy Heist
- 6th Grade ELA
- Combined two templates
- Added custom backgrounds & characters, voices, & intro video.
Other games:
3rd grade math (15 mins)
8th Grade US History (20 mins)
7th Grade Civil war(35 mins)
Tutorial
Creating Free Account
Open Window
live demo
Finding a template
Tool Tip
Adding Text
Play Audio
Adding Images
Go to Page
More Answer Choices
Weblink
Animations & Preview
Mixing Templates
Click on a button to the left and text instructions, as well as a video, will appear on this side! For a copy of this presentation, click here or go to bit.ly/TEEescapegames25
Publishing & Sharing
Information Pages
Adding Google Forms
Adding Passwords
Play some games!
MORE customization
Belinda Howell
Dan larson
dlarson.tee@gmail.com
bhowell.tee@gmail.com
Thank you!
bit.ly/TEEescapegames25
Visit Genially at #3024 after this session!
1. Select the current answers and move them to make room (optional) 2. Copy one of the wrong answers (right click and copy or CTRL + C) 3. Paste the wrong answer (right click and paste or CTRL + V) 4. Move the answer to the idea location and edit the text
1. When you are ready to share your Genially, start by giving it a name in the top left hand corner. 2.To Present the Genially, click "present". It will first ask you to publish it (click "All Set"), and then it will go into Presentation mode 3. To share, click "share", publish it, and then copy the link to share with students.
1. Click on the page where you want the new pages to follow (ex: the end of the current template) and then click "Add page" 2. Select the option to pull from other Genially templates and find the other template. You can scroll and look for it or use the search option if you know the name (ex: Dragon). Select which pages to add to your template. 3. Add interactivity that sends the user to that template.
1. Go to Genially.com 2. Click to create an account (top right) 3. Click to create an educator account 4. Sign in with your email 5. Once signed into Genially, click the left arrow to go to your space.
Customize your Genially further!
ElevenLabs.IOSuno Adobe ExpressCanvaBitmoji
Text-to-Voice AI audio creation with realistic voices. Free accounts get 10k words per month
Create songs and instrumental music with AI! Free accounts get 5 free songs a day
Create images, backgrounds, videos, and animate characters. Free for educators!
Create images, backgrounds, and more! Free for Educators. Now even easier to pair with Genially!
Create an avatar and Bitmoji will create a variety of poses/actions with it
1. Click on the text/image and then the interactivity button 2. Select Open Window 3. Pick which template you want 4. Add text, images, videos, etc. Click the "Exit the window" above to close that window
1. Click in a textbox to edit the text. 2. You can also click "Text" on the left side to add new text. 3. Similar to Word and Docs, you can format the text based on size, color, font, bold/italize/underline, spacing between letters, etc. .
1. You can either add a link to outside of Genially with the "link" interactivity option OR embed it. To embed it, make some room on a page and then click the Insrt button on the far left. 2. From Insrt, Select "Others" 3. Paste in the URL to your Google Forms.
1. Click on the image/text and then select the interactivity button 2. Select tooltip 3. Write the text of the tooltip (or image/video)-- remember it works best if it's short! .
1. Click on the text/image and then click on the interactivity button 2. Select the option to add a weblink 3. Paste in the link
1. To REPLACE an image, click the circular arrows to pull up Genially's library of images, gifs, etc. Use the search box to find images 2. To add an image from your computer, click insert (left side) and upload the image. After that, select the image to add it to your Genially
Quicker with Genially
Play some example games!
8th grade US History
3rd Grade Math
TX History Civil War
6th Grade ELA
1. Click the image/text and select interactivity 2. Select "go to page", which will then ask which page to go to.
1. Click on the text or image and select animation 2. You have a variety of different types of animation that you can choose for when the object enters the screen, stays, leaves, is clicked on, etc. 3. You can also vary how long it takes before the animation starts
1. Click to Create Genially and then select to use a template 2. Click "Games and Challenges" 3. Click on Escape Games 4. Scroll down to "Breakout: Video Games" and click it to view it 5. Click to use that template
1. Create a new page by either duplicating another OR by clicing "add page" and adding a page from this template or another Genially template 2. Add text/resources, etc. To add a video, click the insert button on the far left 3. Add interactivity TO this new page as well as interactivity to leave the page (otherwise it will just go to the next page)
11. Find the Genially page that you want a password on 2. Click the three dots on the right of the page and select OPTIONS 3. Choose to add a Password, and then write the password. 4. Customize how you want the screen to look and if you want any hint or tip (ex: CAPS only)
1. Click on the text/image and then click the interactivity button 2. Select tooltip 3. Write what text you want to appear. You can add images and video, but there is a limit to how much it will show.
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Escape the Routine: Easily Create Digital Escape Rooms for Instant Engagement
January 11-14, 2026 Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.
Start now
Introduction to
EScape rooms
Creating Digital Escape Rooms for Beginners
Play some examples: bit.ly/TEEescapegames
Your Presenters
Belinda Howell
Dan larson
Master's Degree in Education Leadership Elementary School Teacher in Spring ISD Teacher of the Year 2006/2020 Digital Learning Coach in Spring ISD Digital Learning Specialist in Aldine ISD Founder of TechEdEdu dlarson.tee@gmail.com
BA in History, Idaho State UniversityMaster's in Education Technology Instructional Design Taught Middle School Social Studies Employee Excellent Award, Spring ISD Digital Learning Coach / SS Coach Digital Learning Specialist bhowell.tee@gmail.com
Academic benefits of escape rooms / escape games
Why use Genially to create digital escape games
Agenda
How Genially works
Let's play an example game
Live Walkthrough and resources/tutorials
Academic Benefits of Escape Games
Engagement
Social skills
Gamification elements increase motivation and engagement.
Escape games promotes team work and collaboration skills.
Improved learning
Rigor
Gamified learning increases student subject mastery
Escape games can provide a rigorous challenge that students will want to beat
show mastery
Critical thinking
Students can show their mastery by creating their own escape game
Escape games promotes critical thinking and problem solving.
Why use Genially to create an escape game?
TrADITIONAL dIGITAL ESCAPE GAMES
gENIALLY ESCAPE ROOMS
What tools do you need for a Digital Escape Game with Google apps?
What tools do you need for a basic Digital Escape Game with Genially?
Takes 6-10+ hours on average
Takes < 1 hour on average
GENIALLY MAKES IT EASY
Genially has many unique templates for escape games (as well presentations, quizzes, scenarios, infographics, etc.)
Search through Genially's amazing templates
Test out the template to see how it works & then select it
Add your content, images, etc. Add any customization you want!
Present or share the Genially for your students to play!
Example escape game:
The Case of the Great Puppy Heist
Other games:
3rd grade math (15 mins)
8th Grade US History (20 mins)
7th Grade Civil war(35 mins)
Tutorial
Creating Free Account
Open Window
live demo
Finding a template
Tool Tip
Adding Text
Play Audio
Adding Images
Go to Page
More Answer Choices
Weblink
Animations & Preview
Mixing Templates
Click on a button to the left and text instructions, as well as a video, will appear on this side! For a copy of this presentation, click here or go to bit.ly/TEEescapegames25
Publishing & Sharing
Information Pages
Adding Google Forms
Adding Passwords
Play some games!
MORE customization
Belinda Howell
Dan larson
dlarson.tee@gmail.com
bhowell.tee@gmail.com
Thank you!
bit.ly/TEEescapegames25
Visit Genially at #3024 after this session!
1. Select the current answers and move them to make room (optional) 2. Copy one of the wrong answers (right click and copy or CTRL + C) 3. Paste the wrong answer (right click and paste or CTRL + V) 4. Move the answer to the idea location and edit the text
1. When you are ready to share your Genially, start by giving it a name in the top left hand corner. 2.To Present the Genially, click "present". It will first ask you to publish it (click "All Set"), and then it will go into Presentation mode 3. To share, click "share", publish it, and then copy the link to share with students.
1. Click on the page where you want the new pages to follow (ex: the end of the current template) and then click "Add page" 2. Select the option to pull from other Genially templates and find the other template. You can scroll and look for it or use the search option if you know the name (ex: Dragon). Select which pages to add to your template. 3. Add interactivity that sends the user to that template.
1. Go to Genially.com 2. Click to create an account (top right) 3. Click to create an educator account 4. Sign in with your email 5. Once signed into Genially, click the left arrow to go to your space.
Customize your Genially further!
ElevenLabs.IOSuno Adobe ExpressCanvaBitmoji
Text-to-Voice AI audio creation with realistic voices. Free accounts get 10k words per month
Create songs and instrumental music with AI! Free accounts get 5 free songs a day
Create images, backgrounds, videos, and animate characters. Free for educators!
Create images, backgrounds, and more! Free for Educators. Now even easier to pair with Genially!
Create an avatar and Bitmoji will create a variety of poses/actions with it
1. Click on the text/image and then the interactivity button 2. Select Open Window 3. Pick which template you want 4. Add text, images, videos, etc. Click the "Exit the window" above to close that window
1. Click in a textbox to edit the text. 2. You can also click "Text" on the left side to add new text. 3. Similar to Word and Docs, you can format the text based on size, color, font, bold/italize/underline, spacing between letters, etc. .
1. You can either add a link to outside of Genially with the "link" interactivity option OR embed it. To embed it, make some room on a page and then click the Insrt button on the far left. 2. From Insrt, Select "Others" 3. Paste in the URL to your Google Forms.
1. Click on the image/text and then select the interactivity button 2. Select tooltip 3. Write the text of the tooltip (or image/video)-- remember it works best if it's short! .
1. Click on the text/image and then click on the interactivity button 2. Select the option to add a weblink 3. Paste in the link
1. To REPLACE an image, click the circular arrows to pull up Genially's library of images, gifs, etc. Use the search box to find images 2. To add an image from your computer, click insert (left side) and upload the image. After that, select the image to add it to your Genially
Quicker with Genially
Play some example games!
8th grade US History
3rd Grade Math
TX History Civil War
6th Grade ELA
1. Click the image/text and select interactivity 2. Select "go to page", which will then ask which page to go to.
1. Click on the text or image and select animation 2. You have a variety of different types of animation that you can choose for when the object enters the screen, stays, leaves, is clicked on, etc. 3. You can also vary how long it takes before the animation starts
1. Click to Create Genially and then select to use a template 2. Click "Games and Challenges" 3. Click on Escape Games 4. Scroll down to "Breakout: Video Games" and click it to view it 5. Click to use that template
1. Create a new page by either duplicating another OR by clicing "add page" and adding a page from this template or another Genially template 2. Add text/resources, etc. To add a video, click the insert button on the far left 3. Add interactivity TO this new page as well as interactivity to leave the page (otherwise it will just go to the next page)
11. Find the Genially page that you want a password on 2. Click the three dots on the right of the page and select OPTIONS 3. Choose to add a Password, and then write the password. 4. Customize how you want the screen to look and if you want any hint or tip (ex: CAPS only)
1. Click on the text/image and then click the interactivity button 2. Select tooltip 3. Write what text you want to appear. You can add images and video, but there is a limit to how much it will show.