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. How many resources are in our MackinVIA account? | 2094 | 2. How many categories are there? | 26 | 3. How many titles are in the Supernatural category? | 37 | 4. Name one title in the Supernatural category. | varies | 5. What is the first title in the Mystery and Suspense category? | The Adventures of Jack Lime | 6. How many Audiobooks are there? | 119 | 7. Click All Resources. Under Advanced Search, click on Author. Name an author who has at least 4 resources on MackinVIA. | varies | 8. Name one subject you can find a resource about | varies | 9. Name one series that looks interesting. | varies | 10. How many resources do we have that were published between 2016 and 2019? | 620 | 11. Under Advanced Search, when you click on More, how many fiction books are there? | 530 | 12. Under Advanced Search, when you click on More, how many nonfiction books are there? | 1553 | 13. What words do you click on to start reading a book? | Open Now | 14. Find a book and open it. What is the title? | varies | 15. What are the two views you can use to look at books? | List and Picture |
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