QR Challenge: Professional Development Gallery Walk

Created using the ClassTools QR Treasure Hunt Generator

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

• Download a QR reader (e.g. I-Nigma | NeoReader | Kaywa) onto their mobile devices
• Bring these devices into the lesson.

3. Print out the QR codes.

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

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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!

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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.

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Questions / Answers (teacher reference)

Question	Answer
1. "Increased dopamine levels can improve _____________?" p113	working memory
2. "Glucose and serotonin correlate positively with ________, cognitive and __________, and attention." p113	mood and behavioral flexibility
3. What effective size does "game-based learning" or "energizing play" have on student achievement?p114	0.46-0.50
4. How often should you use a short energizer when working with students?p115	once every 5 minutes
5. How often should you use a long, more active energizer when working with your students?p115	every half-hour
6. What is Batman's real name? a)Bruce Wayne b)Peter Parker c)Clark Kent	A
7. Who wrote all of the Harry Potter books? a)Steven King b) Tom Clancy c)JK Rowling d) Harper Lee	C
8. Whose voice did Robin Williams play in Disney's Aladdin? a)Princess Jasmine b)Genie c)Jafar d)Abu	B
9. Also known as the pound sign, what is the other name of this symbol used when social media users can group posts together by putting it in front of their phrase?	hashtag
10. Union's proud tradition began with its formation in what year? a)1901 b) 1923 c) 1919 d)1854	C

 

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