QR Challenge: Google Calendar

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. How do you add an event to Google Calendar?	Click on day, name the event, click create event.
2. How do you differentiate between one event and another?	Add an event color.
3. How can calendar settings be helpful?	You can share the calendar with anyone that has the link.
4. How can these calendars be beneficial for teachers?	They can keep track of what is going on throughout school, Conferences, fire drills, and professional development.
5. Is creating appointment slots an option that is available in the Calendar?	Yes, you can create appointment slots in all views except in year or month view.

 

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