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
4. Cut them out and place them around your class / school.
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!
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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| 1. question1What is this graphic and what does it do? | answerIt\'s called a QR Code (short for Quick Response Code) and you can see them in many places. You need a QR Code reader on your smart phone or mobile device but when you scan the code with your reader, you\'ll find the web page that the creator of the code wanted you to find. | 2. question2What special month are libraries all over the nation celebrating during the month of April? | answer2National Library Month | 3. question3What department makes The Digital Content Resources available? | answer3Lincoln Public Schools Library Media Services | 4. question4What department develops and maintains the multicultural collection of books and sponsors a yearly display called MOSAIC? | answer4Lincoln Public Schools Library Media Services | 5. question5Where can I find professional ebooks from ASCD and ISTE? | answer5Lincoln Public Schools Library Media Services web page |
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