My idea for a lesson is to have a QR code scavenger hunt
around the school. Students will have a sheet of paper that has boxes on it
with clues under each box to where you would find the QR code in the school;
office, gym, media center, etc... They would then have to go through the school
and find the QR codes that I had hung up. After they found the QR code they
would scan in with their phone and it would take them to a resource. They would
have to read the question below the QR code and answer the question using the resource
given. They would then record the answer on their paper. The first one to
complete the exercise would get a prize.
Another
idea I had was when we talk about animal taxonomy I usually get out a bunch of
samples of different animals that belong to different categories. I could label
each specimen with a QR code that takes them to a website that has more
information about that specimen.
This could be a fun adventurous exercise for
any class or any topic. This could even be used as a review game. The learning
objectives that apply here would be based on what topic you chose for the QR
codes to take you to. The factors that could influence the success of this are
the cell phone use policies. I teach in two different schools, the middle
school and the high school. At the high school we have a more relaxed cell
phone policy and at the middle school they are not allowed to have their phones
in class at all. In order to do this activity the students would have to be
allowed to use their phones. Another issue is that students need to have a
barcode scanner for this to be able to work. If they do not have the app then
they would need to download it and most app stores do not work on the schools
wifi. So I would have to find a way around that as well.
My thinking has changed this week
because I think this augmented reality stuff is really cool. Awhile ago a colleague
showed me a cool way to use augmented reality and it is called sand box. It is
pretty cool some of the stuff you can do with it. Here is a link to the video
about sand box
I have attached a couple QR codes
to the websites that I use for my classes.
Hey Ken,
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea. I have elementary students, but I think grouping them up and showing them how to do it I could do a similar activity. There could be problems just like you suggested if the connection isn't strong, or if students are not allowed to use phones. If ipads are available you could make sure before the lesson that the correct app was downloaded. Students then would not have to worry about their phones. Students could also work in paris or in groups to complete the task.
Augmented lessons are very interactive and fun for students. If set up appropriately student would greatly benefit!
Great ideas!