QR Challenge: IT and Mobile Devices for President

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

Teacher Notes

A. Prior to the lesson:

1. Arrange students into groups. Each group needs at least ONE person who has a mobile device.

2. If their phone camera doesn't automatically detect and decode QR codes, ask students to

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.

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B. The lesson:

1. Give each group a clipboard and a piece of paper so they can write down the decoded questions and their answers to them.

2. Explain to the students that the codes are hidden around the school. Each team will get ONE point for each question they correctly decode and copy down onto their sheet, and a further TWO points if they can then provide the correct answer and write this down underneath the question.

3. Away they go! The winner is the first team to return with the most correct answers in the time available. This could be within a lesson, or during a lunchbreak, or even over several days!

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C. TIPS / OTHER IDEAS

4. A detailed case study in how to set up a successful QR Scavenger Hunt using this tool can be found here.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. A mobile device is known as	Handheld device/handheld computer
2. The brain of a computer is	CPU
3. What ae the keys F1-F12 Known as	Function Keys
4. What was the first laptop or portable computer	IBM 5100
5. How do i scan QR codes on my smartphone	First you need to download a QR code app which you can download for free at the app store/world
6. How do I password protect my files and folders in windows	Select the folder you wish to encrypt.Right click the folder and select properties.Click the advance button.Check “encrypt contents to secure data” option Click apply then ok.
7. What does windows safe mode do	Windows Safe Mode bypasses start-up programs and drivers that are not required for Windows to load and will allow you to fix Windows problems.
8. What is the difference between hardware and software	Hardware is any physical device on a computer and software is a collection of instructions and codes.
9. How can I use the internet on my portable device when I’m out	By searching for the nearest free Wi-Fi.

 

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