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. A bar that appears on the side or the bottom of a window that the user can slide in order to scroll through the window | Scroll Bar | 2. A button on at the top of the web browser that allows you to "go back" to the previous web page that you were on | Back Button | 3. A button on the keyboard of a computer | Key | 4. A collaborative website that is created and edited by multiple users | Wiki | 5. A combination of keys that perform tasks that ordinarily require the use of a mouse of other input device | Keyboard Shortcut | 6. A computer file that compresses one or more files into one folder | Zip File | 7. A computer that provides data to other computers | Server | 8. A data entry mode that allows users to insert data at the current cursor location | Insert | 9. A device that controls the movement of the cursor on a computer | Mouse | 10. A document on the World Wide Web | Webpage | 11. A document that stores data in a grid of horizontal rows and vertical columns | Spreadsheet | 12. A global network connecting millions of computers | Internet | 13. A group of two or more computers linked together with the ability to communicate | Network | 14. A horizontal bar that contains lists of commands or options | Menu Bar | 15. A key on the keyboard that allows the user to capture an image of the computer screen | Print Screen | 16. A key on the keyboard that gives other keys an alternate meaning | Shift | 17. A key on the keyboard that inserts a space or moves the insertion space to the next section | Tab | 18. A key on the keyboard that is used to perform many functions, such as executing a command or selecting options on a menu | Enter | 19. A key on the keyboard that moves the cursor backwards and erases information | Backspace | 20. A key on the keyboard that removes characters that are behind the cursor | Delete | 21. A key on the keyboard that sets an input mode which types the letters in uppercase | Caps Lock | 22. A key on the keyboard that switches the keys from numeric mode to cursor control mode | Num Lock | 23. A multimedia digital file containing audio, video, or other files that is downloaded or streamed online | Podcast | 24. Any letter, number, symbol, or space that can be typed on a computer | Character | 25. A piece of work created on the computer | Document | 26. A portable data storage | Flash Drive | 27. Arrow or blinking line that tells you where you are working | Cursor | 28. A screen used to display the output of a computer to the user | Desktop | 29. A set of icons or buttons that are part of a software program’s interface or an open window | Toolbar | 30. A set of keys or buttons used to enter information onto a computer | Keyboard | 31. A small picture or symbol that represents a program or file | Icon | 32. A software application for retrieving information resources on the Internet | Web Browser | 33. A structured set of data on a computer that is accessible in many ways | Database | 34. A toolbar that lets users perform tasks such as switching windows and opening new applications | Taskbar | 35. A variety of web based platforms that allow people to socially interact with each other online | Social Media | 36. A virtual container on a computer, in which groups of computer files can be kept and organized | Folder | 37. A visual area containing some kind of user interface | Window | 38. A way of sending messages from one computer user to another | 39. A web based meeting, lecture, or presentation transmitted over the Internet | Webinar | 40. A website on which an individual or group of users record opinions, information, etc. on a regular basis | Blog | 41. A website used to search for information based on the keywords that are entered | Search Engine | 42. Captures images from photos and pages of text and converts them to a digital copy for computer editing and display | Scanner | 43. Central Processing Unit is the brain of the computer that controls programs | CPU | 44. Clicking the computer mouse button twice to open a program or select a file | Double Click | 45. Cloud storage used by Google | Drive | 46. Computer software designed to help users perform specific tasks | Application | 47. Google app used to keep track of a schedule | Calendar | 48. Handles used to correctly size clipart | Corner | 49. Images or pictures on the computer | Graphics | 50. No more than 7 lines of text on a slide or 7 words in a line | Rule of 7 | 51. Pictures or symbols that can be added to a document | Clip Art | 52. Printed or written words | Text | 53. Returns the user back to the home page | Home Button | 54. Software used to infect a computer, codes that attach to existing programs and can spread to other computers | Virus | 55. Space provided on the Chrome web browser that shows the addresses of websites | Omnibox | 56. The act of logging into a computer | Login | 57. The address of a world wide web page | URL | 58. The display screen on a computer | Monitor | 59. The middle row of keys on a computer keyboard where typists rest their fingers | Home Row | 60. The primary storage on a computer | Hard Drive | 61. The shape and style of text | Fonts | 62. The small boxes around the outline of an object that you can use to change the shape and size of the object by dragging these | Handle | 63. To add text or graphics that have previously been cut or copied | Paste | 64. To click the button on the right side of the mouse in order to view a list of options | Right Click | 65. To create a blank document | New | 66. To create a paper copy of what is on the computer screen | 67. To duplicate a piece of data and be able to paste it to another location | Copy | 68. To end a computer session or to exit the computer | Log Off | 69. To enlarge a window to the full size of the screen | Maximize | 70. To exit a program or file and X out the window | Close | 71. To get documents that have already been saved | Open | 72. To hide a window from view | Minimize | 73. To link a file or document to another location so users can click on a highlighted word or image and go directly to that link | Hyperlink | 74. To press the mouse once | Click | 75. To remove data and be able to paste it in another location | Cut | 76. To store information on a disk, hard drive, flash drive or Google Drive for later use | Save | 77. To turn the computer off | Shut Down | 78. To update or alter the content of a document | Edit | 79. Turning off a computer that is already on, which returns the computer to its initial state | Restart | 80. Working on the same file with another collaborator | Sharing |
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