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QR Challenge: Computing and IT Questions

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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

3. Print out the QR codes.

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

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!

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.

Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question

Answer

1. Where and when was the first person-to-person SMS sent?Finland 1993
2. How are computers beneficial in daily life?Social networking, gaming, news and weather, online banking, shopping.
3. Name 4 computer components and explain what there function ismonitor, modem, cpu etc.
4. What year was it made illegal to drive and use a mobile phone in the UK?2003
5. How do you change the background on Microsoft PowerPoint to a picture of your choice?You change the background on PowerPoint by right clicking the default white background and clicking “Format Background” from here you click “Picture of Texture fill” next click “file” and select the picture you want from your files.
6. How many active mobiles are there in the world (approximately)?3.3 billion
7. Name 5 ways to stay safe on the internetPasswords, dont give personal details, don't be a victim of online scams, anti-virus software, trusted download links.
8. How do you change the mouse sensitivity?To change the mouse sensitivity on a Microsoft mouse you use the following steps: Start-> Control panel-> Mouse and Keyboard-> Mouse tracking sensitivity.
9. What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a netbook as opposed to a laptop?advantages: portability, specifications, price - Disadvantages: capabilities, small screens, price.
10. What was the first Laptop called?Osborne 1

 


Computing and IT Questions: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Where_and_when_was_the_first_person-to-person_SMS_sent?

Question 1 (of 10)

 


Computing and IT Questions: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=How_are_computers_beneficial_in_daily_life?

Question 2 (of 10)

 


Computing and IT Questions: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Name_4_computer_components_and_explain_what_there_function_is

Question 3 (of 10)

 


Computing and IT Questions: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_year_was_it_made_illegal_to_drive_and_use_a_mobile_phone_in_the_UK?

Question 4 (of 10)

 


Computing and IT Questions: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=How_do_you_change_the_background_on_Microsoft_PowerPoint_to_a_picture_of_your_choice?

Question 5 (of 10)

 


Computing and IT Questions: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=How_many_active_mobiles_are_there_in_the_world_(approximately)?

Question 6 (of 10)

 


Computing and IT Questions: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=Name_5_ways_to_stay_safe_on_the_internet

Question 7 (of 10)

 


Computing and IT Questions: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=How_do_you_change_the_mouse_sensitivity?

Question 8 (of 10)

 


Computing and IT Questions: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_are_the_advantages_and_disadvantages_of_using_a_netbook_as_opposed_to_a_laptop?

Question 9 (of 10)

 


Computing and IT Questions: QR Challenge

https://www.classtools.net/QR/decode.php?text=What_was_the_first_Laptop_called?

Question 10 (of 10)