This document provides tips for preparing students and instructors for online breakout room activities using platforms like Blackboard Collaborate and Zoom. It recommends: 1) Conducting a practice run to familiarize students with how breakout rooms work before the assigned activity. 2) Providing clear instructions for the breakout activity, such as in a shared Google Doc, and allowing time for student questions. 3) Monitoring student progress using assigned Google Docs for each breakout group and providing time warnings before requiring groups to reconvene.