A total of 36
gifted students signed up as part of their winter camp activities. They were
engaged throughout the whole session as planned, the end product of creating a
scavenger hunt of their own completed. The learning objectives
include:
- going through the clues and answering
the questions with their phones as a team
- learning how to add a map and devise
challenges on the website
- reflecting on each other's treasure
hunt and elaborating on what they learned
The request of
supporting this winter camp came on such short notice, but luckily I happened
to attend a workshop a few days ago and learned about this wonderful platform, 宜蘭縣學習地圖教學應用平台. With a teacher's educational account, you
can have full access to creating a GPS-enabled map of your choice and managing
your students' learning outcomes. Then, students can have fun learning some
English, math, science, you name it, with the Augmented Reality feature.
Planning a
treasure hunt may seem like an overwhelming task, but this homegrown app from
Ilan County made it a lot easier. Those students working in groups of 4
finished their first version within an hour or so. Not trying out all the
features, but a few extension ideas came to mind:
- getting students to make an
English-speaking short video to introduce the school campus
- using that video as a clue for players
to find the answer
- having a clearer picture of a tourist
spot, including its history, location, activities, feelings, and reasons
why people like it after the game
- engaging anybody who visits KMJH for
the first time immediately
It was indeed a pleasant view in the classroom and around the school that students were motivated and excited to find the exact locations and hidden clues, submit photos, and solve riddles. To make it related to English learning more, maybe I can use one of these apps and teach in an EMI-based way next time. (AR)
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