--- title: "Student Access and Dashboard" canonical: "https://help.breakoutedu.com/space/BCSM/220561415/Student%20Access%20and%20Dashboard" format: markdown --- Breakout EDU has so much to offer students who log in to the platform. With access to their unique home page, students can play Lock of the Day as individuals, build Lock of the Day streaks, access assigned games, receive badges and awards and get creative using the Game Design Studio!! For information about Student account creation and logging in, [visit this page](https://help.breakoutedu.com/space/BCSM/220168193/Students+Logging+In+Through+Clever%2C+Classlink%2C+Canvas%2C+Google+Classroom%2C+or+Schoology). The student home page has features unique to each student. These include account information, classes, assignments, Lock of the Day and the Game Design Studio. #### > Macro (anchor) What Does the Student Account Dashboard Look like in Breakout EDU? When a student clicks on the “My Account” button found in the left navigation panel they are taken to their account dashboard. Here they can [customize their avatar](https://help.breakoutedu.com/space/BCSM/192446465/Custom+Avatars), update their password, track their [challenges and rewards](https://help.breakoutedu.com/space/BCSM/263389197/Student+Challenges+and+Rewards), as well as view the [achievements or badges](https://help.breakoutedu.com/space/BCSM/212795394/Student+Badging) they have been awarded. ![image](media://832e397e-814d-4727-81bc-696520215ef8) ![image](media://4cc7719e-bf35-4b6e-a021-7a7f3126a998) #### > Macro (anchor) What Does the Student Home Page Look Like in Breakout EDU? The “Home” page provides quick links “My Classes”, “My Games”, and notifications. In addition, the Home Page has the following area: 1. To Do List 2. Lock of the Day 3. Breakout + 4. Learn & Play Modules/Game Design Dashboard 5. Join a Class 6. Challenges and Rewards 7. Current Level 8. Quicklinks to Home, My Classes, My Games and Notifications ![image](media://8579b132-b546-4c9b-8950-6386a36e6b46) ## Student Class Dashboard “My Classes” gives a high level view of all the classes a student has joined. ![image](media://7dee3daf-56a1-492d-bbad-3b8e61b7691b) Clicking on “View Class” takes the student into that class’s dashboard ![image](media://921cdbfb-4bc3-4864-91e3-a7b99d898697) The class dashboard has three tabs: 1. Classmates 2. Assigned Games 3. Class Library ![image](media://95e7e67c-7f10-4c88-a3ae-839e5280fb03) ### Classmates Shows the avatar of the other students in the class as well as what badges they have been awarded. ### Assigned Games Shows all of the games that have been assigned to that class. ### Class Library Shows student created games that the teacher has shared with the class. These are intended for peer to peer game play. ## My Games The “My Games” quick link on the left takes students to the exact same place as “Create a Game” in the lower right. They both go to the [Student Game Design](https://help.breakoutedu.com/space/BCSM/221151235/Student+Game+Design) Studio where students go through the creation and approval process for their own game designs! ![image](media://cab89d2a-dcf4-4059-97f8-7d29e8821a87) ![image](media://85b94ca0-68d6-4aa7-b14d-c48d8b2e24a5) #### [Lock of the Day](https://help.breakoutedu.com/space/BCSM/176881665/Lock+of+the+Day) In the upper right corner of the student home page is where students access Lock of the Day. This provides students with the autonomy to work on a daily puzzle and hone their skills. Even if the class is working on Lock of the Day in small groups or as a whole class students can log in and enter the correct answer to earn weekly streaks. They can even toggle back in time to complete a week’s worth of puzzles and fill in their Lock of the Day rings. ![image](media://71f667f2-9ca1-4ca8-8634-fe15c6c62de4) #### Playing an Assigned Game Students can access assigned games from “My Classes” or from the “New Assignments” panel on the home page. All assigned games will be found in “My Classes” only recently assigned games that have not been played will be in “New Assignments” ![image](media://72fd33b8-0d1e-4586-b274-c6b4512904c6) #### Game Design Studio One of the biggest advantages to the student experience is access to the Game Design Studio. Game design is not only a great way to stretch your students' creativity, it is also a great way to hone critical thinking skills. Nothing helps build critical thinking more than THINKING about how to test someone else’s critical thinking! This is also a great way to develop communication skills (with great clue design) as well as collaboration skills (when working in small groups with one student being “the author” and submitting a game for the group). Students can design games for a wide variety of reasons. Here are just a few! - Demonstration of subject content understanding - Class review games - Lessons on designing (creation of clues in Adobe Express or other application) - Lessons on clue development (communicating informational text) - Lessons on “if… then” logic (sequential clues) **To get started**, students should complete the Learn and Play modules. These modules, created by our Breakout EDU Games Team , walk students through the process of creating engaging, challenging, and fun Breakout EDU Digital Games. By the way, they are great for teachers too! Look for the link to these modules in the lower right had corner of your home page. Each Game Design level features an engaging video lesson and a fun practice game to inspire creativity and spark curiosity, and get those creative juices flowing. Learn more about the Learn and Play modules by [clicking HERE](https://help.breakoutedu.com/space/BCSM/178159617/Learn+%2B+Play+Game+Design+Courses) ![image](media://3ef7575a-a0ba-4da4-8d3d-dca8197a0b49) ![image](media://d7d940aa-b698-43ba-8008-8ebf6564bde8) When students are ready to dive into the game design process, it is a good idea to have them plan things out on paper first. Using the [Student Game Design Template ](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/platformbreakout/hosted_files/prod/7982.pdf)helps them organize their thoughts, assign tasks for group work, sketch out clues and keep track of the critical thinking process. These also serve as a great way for teachers to keep track of progress during a game design lesson. ![image](media://821af5a2-cd10-4a1d-ab8c-442f096ae924) The Game Design Studio itself offers student many ways to express their creativity, hone their critical thinking skills and apply content knowledge. Visit the Student Game Design page to learn more!