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. Google Calendar is a live online calendar that allows students and teachers to collaborate and view due dates and assignments. | tip1 | 2. Google Calendar allows teacher and students to have all of their personal and academic calendars in one place. It allows for easy editing that makes changes automatically, so changes can be made anywhere at any time. | tip2 | 3. The Google Calendar can be used as a behavior log. Each time an incident (good or bad) occurs in your classroom, you can create an event and add it to the calendar. | tip3 | 4. Google Calendar can also be used to schedule resources, not just to manage meeting and assignments. This feature can prevent overlaps in the computer lab, with ipad rentals, and with extra-curricular practices. | tip4 | 5. Google Cloud is a cloud-based storage system that allows the user to store documents in an online drive. | tip5 | 6. Students and teachers can store up to 5 gigabytes of storage space for any other file type in addition to their unlimited Google Docs space. | tip6 | 7. Google Drive makes storage much easier than before! A student can access his or her files from any computer, not just the one he or she was previously working on, and they do not need to purchase a flash drive. This can eliminate excuses from students because they can access their work from anywhere! | tip7 | 8. Google’s most popular product is Search. We use it nearly every day! We all know what it means to “google” something. It is important for us to teach students how to run an effective and efficient search. | tip8 | 9. QR codes are like bar codes at the grocery store, but they can hold much more information than these traditional codes. QR codes in education are used to access URLs with ease on smart phones or tablets. | tip9 |
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