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. 1. Count how many index cards you have. | directions | 2. 2. Get same number of QR Codes. | directions | 3. 3. Scan one of your codes. | directions | 4. 4. Write the word you see on your iPad onto one of your cards. | directions | 5. 5. Place card in pocket chart according to the spelling pattern. If you are first or yours doesn't match the cards already on the chart, start another pattern or get help from a classmate or the teacher. | directions | 6. 6. Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5 until all cards are completed. | directions | 7. 7. Once all cards have been sorted and checked by the teacher, write the sort in your spelling journal. | directions | 8. 8. Make sure you have the words for your spelling test in your agenda. | directions | 9. 9. Throw last week's words in recycle bin. Before cutting out new sort, write your name or initials on the backs of all of your cards. | directions |
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