QR Code Scavenger Hunt

Today I tried a QR Code scavenger hunt about Imperialism with my 8th graders. I used a site which is free to create the scavenger hunt which took all of five minutes. I chose to have 5 questions. I grouped students in groups of 4 then sent them around the school one group at a time. They were graded on speed and whether they got the answers correct. So far I have had trouble with only one group which ran down the hall. Out of 55 students I would say that was pretty good. Students were excited to go on the scavenger hunt. They actually fought over which group got to go first and were very competitive. I would definitely do the activity again.

Google Summit Conference

This past weekend I attended the Google Summit Conference in Montreal with 20 other teachers and adminstrators from Heuvelton Central School. What a fantastic experience! I learned how to build my own website, how to use QR codes in the classroom, how to hyperlink a Google doc and so much more! I highly recommend attending these conferences if you have the opportunity. I know that I will take what I've learned and use it with my students.