Want students completely engaged and excited about your lesson?

This step-by-step guide shows you how to turn ANY activity into a Digital Escape Room using OneNote and Office 365—no special software or advanced tech skills required.

Instead of traditional worksheets or review activities, students solve puzzles, unlock clues, and race to “escape” as they master your content. It’s the perfect way to bring gamification, problem-solving, and collaboration into your classroom.

Why Teachers Love Digital Escape Rooms:
• Boost student engagement instantly
• Turn review into an interactive game
• Encourage critical thinking and teamwork
• Works with ANY subject or content
• Fully customizable for your classroom

Use this Digital Escape Room as:
• A review game before tests or quizzes
• A digital breakout activity
• A fun introduction to new concepts
• A formative assessment or self-checking activity
• An enrichment or early finisher activity

What’s Included:
• Step-by-step guide to creating a digital escape room in OneNote
• Easy system for building “locks” and progression
• Tips for designing engaging challenges and puzzles
• Ideas for creating immersive student storylines
• Flexible structure that works for any subject or grade level

Perfect For:
• Upper elementary, middle school, and high school
• Any subject area (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, STEM)
• 1:1 classrooms using OneNote / Office 365
• Teachers new to digital escape rooms or gamification

No coding. No complicated setup. Just a powerful way to transform your lessons into interactive classroom games.

Turn your classroom into an engaging, problem-solving adventure with this Digital Escape Room Guide!