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. What year did our company start? | 2007 | 2. What happens every Friday at noon? | Free Lunch | 3. What school did our CEO get his degree? | RIT Rochester Institute of Technology | 4. Name three of our products? | SIRIS, ALTO, Backupify, Datto NAS | 5. What was the original name that we wanted to call Datto? | Ditto or Domino accepted | 6. What is our intranet called? | homePool | 7. State two of our values? | Ask Forgiveness, Not Permission, What you do matters. We cannot succeed without you. | 8. Name three of our locations? | Norwalk, CT, Monroe, CT; Boston, MA; Reading, UK; Rochester, NY; Toronto, CA; Sydney, Australia | 9. What is SaaS? | Software as a Service | 10. Where is our Freestyle Machine? Take a picture for extra points | 6th Floor | 11. What floor can you see the Rochester kitchen via Skype? Take a picture for extra points | 6th Floor | 12. Where can you find our daily stats? | TV's, Phone, homePool correct answers | 13. How many people are employed at Datto? | 500+ | 14. Where are the SleepPods? Take a picture of a team member in a Pod for extra points | Floor 5 | 15. Find some Datto Swag, and note what they are. For extra points take a team picture with Swag | Mug, Flag, Stuffed Animals, Socks, NoteBooks, Jackets | 16. What are two Datto Terms? | RPO, RTO, Datto Anything, ZFS, Any Product name | 17. What are our Customer Service Hours? | 24/7/365 | 18. Name two of our Core Technologies? | Instant Virtualization, Screenshot Backup Verification™, Inverse Chain Technology™, Backup Insights™ are acceptable | 19. Where can you follow us on Social Media? | @datto for twitter, blogs, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook | 20. What does BDR mean? | Backup Disaster Recovery | 21. How many Partners do we have? | 8000+ | 22. Who are some of Datto's Partners? | EMBUSA, Corcystems, Capstone, Connect Computer, TekTegrity | 23. Name a Tier of the Partner Program? | Registered, Authorized, Premier, Elite | 24. Name an award Datto has won? For extra points take a picture of one of our awards | ASCII,CRN, Circle of Excellence Channel Partners | 25. What was the topic of one of our podcasts? | Sharing the keys to MSP success, Austin McChord Q&A | 26. What is your favorite line from Austin's 30 under 30 article? | your choice e.g. Do you love your work enough to pass up a 9-figure payday?,“play for real.” | 27. Name a conference room in Norwalk, Boston and Rochester? | Norwalk Solar Flare, Norwalk Hurricane, Rochester Typhoon, Boston Kentucky Wildcats, Boston Huskies | 28. Who Founded Backupify? | Rob May | 29. What was the original name of the UK Office? | Datto Acquires Paradeon Technologies, Strengthens UK and EU Presence | 30. BONUS- What does IBC mean? | Intelligent Business Continuity |
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