195: Snow days ahead? Ideas you can use in class or remotely

In this week’s episode of the Ditch That Textbook Podcast, Matt and Karly dive into digital escape rooms, 2024 vision boards, design prompts, and other ready-to-use resources to get you through those snowy winter days. News and updates: Background remover is coming to Google Slides! Big idea: Digital Escape Rooms A digital escape room is a type of online game. It’s typically a digital version of a physical escape room, where participants are “trapped” in the room. They must solve puzzles and riddles to escape the room (or complete a specific task). Our Digital Escape Room resources: -More than 40 free digital escape rooms on our digital escape rooms page. -Step-by-step instructions to make digital escape rooms -Enroll in our online course: Getting Started with Digital Escape Rooms. -Check out our newly updated Digital Escape Rooms Wakelet collection where you can find ALL of the resources above plus even more. (You can also get our Wakelet collections sent straight to your inbox by clicking on the subscribe button next to our name!) Tech Tips: -Create your own Lego Minifigure with Microsoft Designer -Save time with Gmail template responses— Did you know that you can create templates in Gmail for emails you write often? They a