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. State two features that can make a phone easier to use | Louder ring tone, larger display, basic functions, speaking keypad | 2. How can you prevent RSI when using a games console? | Dont overuse, take regular breaks, stretch | 3. How can you improve security on your phone? | Add a PIN or Password, Lock the Sim Card, Record the IMEI Number | 4. What is the difference between a desktop and laptop computer? | Laptop computers can be moved, are more compact and work off a battery supply | 5. What is ergonomics? | Ergonmics is the science of designing equipment so that it is comfortable and user friendly | 6. What is the difference between a laptop and a notebook? | Notebooks are even more compact | 7. What does a quick processing speed mean? | It means the computer will work faster | 8. What are a joystick and a touch screen examples of? | Input Devices | 9. Give an example of flash memory? | SD Card, USB, Micro SD Cards | 10. How many bytes are there in a gigabyte? | 1 billion | 11. What is cloud synchronisation? | Where you can store files on a remote server, they automatically download on to all your devices | 12. What are the features of a business phone? | slim, sleek, wireless, PDA, GPS, large screen | 13. What are two useful features of a camcorder if you were going travelling and wanted to upload your videos to a blog? | WiFi for uploading and A GPS receiver so you can geotag your videos | 14. JPEG, GIF and PNG are what type of file formats? | Still Images | 15. What is a disadvantage of streaming videos over downloading videos? | Cannot keep a local copy to view later, Experience is dependent on connection quality | 16. What are two other uses of games consoles? | View HD movies using blu ray and use internet connection to stream videos | 17. What is the function of GPS? | Gives you an accurate location of where you are by receiving signals from satellites. | 18. How do they use technology in education? | interactive whiteboards, internet for research, laptops, VLE's | 19. In what ways can businesses have an online presence? | Websites, blogs, social networking sites, viral marketing, profiling i.e. cookies |
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