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. In this class we will often work in teams. Participate, encourage others and always show respect. | Teamwork | 2. All work submitted must be my own. Working with others is highly encouraged, but when it comes to writing a task for assessment, it MUST be my own work! | Submitting work | 3. I should always be on time to class, but if I am late, I should knock politely & then wait until I am asked to enter the room. Just walking in after class has started may interrupt the teacher or others. | Late arrival | 4. In order to get high marks I MUST engage in class activities. Research shows that students who actively participate get better results than those who do not. | Participation | 5. I am expected to answer questions when asked. Being wrong is great as it allows me (and others) to learn. I should not be embarrassed about making a mistake because that is how learning occurs. | Answering questions | 6. Copying someone else’s work (another student or an article from the internet, textbook, etc.) is NOT ALLOWED and will result in a penalty being applied. (Most likely zero marks for the task.) When using someone else’s idea it must be properly referenced. | Cheating | 7. When submitting tasks I must check them to see how closely they match someone else’s work. All assessment tasks will be checked through a program called Turnitin which shows how similar my work is to that of others & to internet sources. | Plagiarism | 8. If I am unwell I should email my teacher at Kylie.Bennett@monashcollege.edu.au. If I am unwell for an assessment task I MUST submit a medical certificate to student administration (making sure I tell them I missed an assessment task due to illness). | Absence | 9. It is expected that I will complete the set homework each day. Some tasks will be randomly selected and collected to ensure I am keeping up-to-date. It is also expected that I will read ahead so that I have an understanding of concepts that will be covered in the next lesson. | Homework | 10. When entering the classroom I am expected to switch my mobile phone to flight mode. At times I will need to use my phone for CLASS ACTIVITIES, but it should never ring, receive text messages, or be used for social messaging etc. whilst I am in class. If I use my mobile phone inappropriately it will be confiscated for the duration of the lesson. | Mobile phone | 11. My laptop is for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY whilst in class. It MUST NOT be used for social media, email, online shopping or playing games. To achieve high marks I MUST always be focusing on the task, not allowing myself to be distracted. | Laptop | 12. In Australia it is considered extremely rude to not pay attention in class. It is important that I always get a good night’s sleep before class so that I am not too tired to pay attention. The student counsellor is available to help if I am having trouble sleeping, but it is very important to go to bed at a reasonable hour, not spend all night chatting with overseas friends on social media, or playing computer games. Sleeping in is not an acceptable excuse for being late to class. | Paying attention in class | 13. If I am having difficulty with the work I am expected to seek help. I should read the appropriate section of the textbook, look at the material available on Moodle (explanatory YouTube videos, PowerPoints, etc.), discuss with friends and ask questions in class. If I am still experiencing difficulty I should email my teacher to make an appointment. | Trouble with the work | 14. At the beginning of each PowerPoint presentation there is a series of "essential questions". These questions are meant to be used as revision questions for each topic and in order to achieve a high mark I MUST be able to answer them all. Therefore at the end of each topic I am expected to complete these questions. If I have difficulty answering any I should carefully review that area. | Revision questions | 15. I am expected to take notes in class and participate in discussions and activities. Research shows that if all I do is sit in class and pay attention, I will retain only 5% of what is taught (assuming I am concentrating, not being distracted by other things, or day-dreaming, or napping). If I read, I will retain 10%. If I watch a video I will retain 20%. If I see a demonstration I will retain 30%. If I discuss with a group I will retain 50%. If I complete practice exercises I will retain 75%. If I teach a concept to someone else I will retain 90%. Google “learning pyramid’. | Learning pyramid | 16. I am expected to complete work & undertake STUDY outside class time. STUDY is NOT the same as homework. Contact hours for this subject are 5 hours per week. If I only undertake 5 hours of work per week it is HIGHLY UNLIKELY that I will pass, therefore it is ESSENTIAL that I revise, complete extra questions, read the appropriate pages of the textbook and write notes or create mind-maps outside class time. I MUST start studying FROM DAY 1, not leave it until the week before the test or exam. (Please note this is the same for ALL MUFY classes, not just Economics.) | Study | 17. I should immediately familiarise myself with the requirements to get into the Monash University course of my choice. (Information is available here: https://www.monashcollege.edu.au/courses/foundation-year/destination-degrees ) For most courses I will need to average 70% or more across all subjects and achieve an English result over 65%. (Some courses have higher requirements, eg Commerce, Economics, Law, Medicine, etc.) It is important that I am aware of this, because my marks this semester matter just as much as next semester. Therefore just achieving a pass will not get me straight into a Monash University degree course. | Monash University entrance requirements | 18. The examination is set by Monash University, so my teachers do not know what (specifically) is going to be on the exam. Therefore I need to know the whole course; I cannot rely on my teachers telling me to “focus on this topic” or “focus on that topic” in the lead-up to the exam. I must carefully learn each topic as we complete it in class and regularly review topics throughout the semester. It is far too late to learn the whole course in the week or two before the exam. The examination is worth 50% of my Unit 1 Economics mark and 60% of my Unit 2 Economics mark. | Examination requirements | 19. My internal mark is made up from several small assessment tasks and is worth 50% of my Unit 1 Economics mark and 40% of my Unit 2 Economics mark. Given that I will (most likely) need to average 70% or more to get straight into a Monash University degree course, it is important I understand that these tasks count. For example, if I am in Unit 1 and I only put in minimal effort to achieve a bare pass for each internally assessed task I will already have lost 25% going into the exam. (If I achieve 100% on the exam, my subject result will be 75%.) In order to achieve 70% as my overall subject result I will need to achieve at least 90% on the examination. Given that the internal tasks are designed to build my knowledge as I progress through the course, it is unlikely I will achieve this, as I will not have developed my skills. | Internal assessment tasks | 20. Because of the topical nature of Economics, it is expected you will keep up-to-date with current events. You MUST read AUSTRALIAN newspapers (online is fine) and collect relevant articles. In Unit 1 you will need to provide and write a commentary on TWO microeconomic-related media articles you have collected this semester. In Unit 2 you will need to provide and write a commentary on ONE macroeconomic-related media article. You are also required to collect data, statistics, and government policies to provide evidence for your final essay. | Media folio |
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