Name
Tresure Hunt
Topic
Creative writing
Learning time
2 hours and 40 minutes
Designed time
2 hours and 40 minutes
Size of class
21
Description
Using QR codes, auras and geocaching, students complete tasks (earn badges). Each task contains a piece of instructions needed for their final assignment - creative story about their quest.
Mode of delivery
Blended
Aims
- to engage and develop critical thinking - to improve digital skills - to write a creative story
Outcomes
Application, Analyse, Application, Application, Synthesis, Evaluation
Editor
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Introduction
40 minutes)
  • Discuss
    5
    21
    0
    The teacher gives a short introduction of the activities. Creates the groups of 3 and commences a short Q & A session about it.
  • Read Watch Listen
    15
    21
    0
    Students get instructions about the needed games and applications: QR reader, Aurasma, Geocaching. Each student is assigned to a group of 3 and each of them gets assigned a specialization to a specific application so that each group has a QR specialist (QRS), AR specialist (ARS) and Geocaching specialist (GS). They get colored name tag according to the specialization (gray, purple, green)
  • Investigate
    10
    7
    0
    Specialized groups of students engage in learning their assigned application, learning from each other, discussing and experimenting with it. They can continue at home too.
  • Practice
    10
    1
    0
    After the investigation of how the apps work, students practice their own use and application of the apps.
Notes:
Students are advises to bring their smartphones to class because they'd need them.
Resources linked: 0
Group Practice
40 minutes)
  • Collaborate
    10
    7
    0
    Students get instructions to gather in specialists group and show each other what they played with at home concerning their specialized apps. They show each other and explain how they've done it.
  • Discuss
    5
    7
    0
    In specialists groups students share their own questions and answer other specialists' questions.
  • Practice
    20
    21
    0
    This step is a practice of the game itself. The teacher explains how the game would be played and hands out the first clue of the treasure hunt to the ARS or QRS and instructs them to read it right and start the treasure hunt. It is important that they collect the badges as a proof and reward for achieved step. Leads them through the practice and shows the steps and badges.
  • Read Watch Listen
    5
    21
    0
    Short Q & A session about today's activities.
Notes:
Students are advised to have a voice recorder and enough memory space on their mobile phones so they can record their findings and use them later while writing the story.
Resources linked: 0
Start - Treasure hunt
40 minutes)
  • Collaborate
    10
    3
    0
    Students group in their original groups of 3 and share informations on different apps with the team. Each specialist has to give the basics of his/her app and its use with practical examples.
  • Read Watch Listen
    2
    3
    0
    The teacher hands out the first clue to the treasure to the ARS or QRS specialist and instructs them to read it right and start the treasure hunt. It is important that they collect the badges as a proof and reward for achieved step.
  • Investigate
    25
    3
    0
    Students are off to the treasure hunt as practiced previously. As instructed, they need to get a badge of completion for each step. They have to make a voice recording (or video recording) of finding the writing instruction. O
  • Discuss
    3
    21
    0
    General discussion about the game and their expectations.
Notes:
Treasure hunt starts. QR codes and auras are in turn: a) QR > aura > QR > Aura etc., or b) aura > QR >aura > QR Only teams with all 4 badges and 4 recordings of their tasks are eligible for the treasure.
Resources linked: 0
Writing task
40 minutes)
  • Read Watch Listen
    5
    3
    0
    Teacher gives a short instruction about the writing task. Each team has to create an original story about their treasure hunt experience. Imagine that they were on a real island and with a piece of clue, a map to a treasure.
  • Discuss
    5
    3
    0
    Teams discuss about the title and outline the plan for their story.
  • Produce
    25
    3
    0
    Teams produce a story about the treasure hunt.
  • Discuss
    5
    21
    0
    A general discussion about their experience, like/dislike, what they'd do differently, comments on their own engagement but also on their peers, etc.
Notes:
The written task (the story) has to be submitted to the teacher by e-mail by the next day.
Resources linked: 0

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