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.
Question | Answer |
1. The internet is the largest _______________ in the world. | computer network | 2. When you access a web page, your computer is acting as a ________. | client | 3. Put __________ around a phrase so each word in the phrase isn't searched separately. | quotes | 4. Use a ___________ at the beginning of a word to exclude search results containing it. | hyphen | 5. List four examples of input devices. | mouse, scanner, trackball, keyboard, microphone, stylus, webcam | 6. Memory that retains it contents even after the computer is turned off. | ROM | 7. _____________ is the main circuit board inside a computer. | motherboard | 8. List four examples of storage devices. | CD, DVD, USB/Flash Drive, floppy disk,, hard disk, cloud storage | 9. What are the three components that make up a network? | server, workstation, communication channel | 10. Under the Facebook privacy area "Who can see your stuff?" | Friends or Custom | 11. Are people using Facebook as an online resume? | Yes | 12. Which type of application software would you use to create a budget that automatically calculates. | spreadsheet or Microsoft Excel | 13. ______________ is an extension at the end of the filename that indicates which application was used to create the file. | File type | 14. List the steps to shut down Windows. | Attempt to use the shut down feature, try Ctrl+Alt+Del, may to Ctrl+Alt+Del again, hold down power button. | 15. Additional hardware that isn't necessary for a computer to function | peripherals | 16. Computer software created to allow the user to perform specific a job or task | application software | 17. the rules that must be observed for two electronic devices to communicate with each other | protocol | 18. A feature that allows the user to change the attributes of a file (such as location, file name, or file type) before saving it | Save As | 19. Software responsible for the general operation of a computer system | system software | 20. Internet address that identifies hypertext documents | uniform resource locator | 21. The action of gaining access to a computer or a network | logon | 22. A computer network that covers a small area | LAN | 23. A vast network of computers linked to one another | Internet | 24. Transmission of messages and files using a computer network | electronic mail | 25. A company's private network of computers | Intranet |
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