Google Forms is a phenomenal tool. It does so many things well and Google continues to add more features to it. I am sure most are already familiar with Google Forms in one way or another. From a survey tool to creating Choose Your Own Adventure stories, Forms is a robust tool. Today I want to share the potential of forms to be used to create Scavenger Hunts.
I have used Forms to create learning adventures for those who have attended classes and training presentations. Google Forms allows you to add images, video directly from Youtube which only will work for 8th graders, but you can add links to videos from your Google Drive or other URLs if you add them as text. What turns a traditional Form into a scavenger hunt is the use of some lesser used Google Tools. These include data validation and changing the message at the end of a Google Form. Here is a link to Creating Educational Scavenger Hunts that I found to be very helpful in thinking about the potential for creating activities in your classroom. It also includes some examples of Forms that have been created for use with scavenger hunts. The examples shared in the linked post above include students moving around the classroom, or school building and examples where they would experience a learning adventure from their seats, but travel to locations around the internet seeking information to complete tasks.
The Process -
There are a number of steps in this process that I am attempting to outline below. As you begin creating your own, please contact me for any assistance that you need. I am happy to help. 1. Create your Form adding in questions and having the ones you want to make sure students get right in order to move forward, need to include data validation. See video below for more on how to use data validation.
2. Change the Confirmation Message at the end of the form. By changing this message you are able to direct students to the next clue or task. You are able to provide a location for the next task, and I like to add a secret code they will need in order to begin the next task. This secret code would need to be entered in the next form and verified through data validation on the new form they would open when they arrive at the next destination. See the video below for more information about changing the message.
Tip - If you are doing a seat based scavenger hunt, you can change the message to include the URL of the next Google Form. See step 3 for the notes on the URL you need to use.
3. Once you have created your forms and changed the confirmation message on each, it is time to set up the scavenger hunt. I like to have students move around the room or around the hallways around my classroom. I use QR codes and shortened URLs connected to the Forms to assist in this process.
When you have your form complete, click on the view icon, it looks like an eye. When you have this URL up, it should end in viewform, you will copy this URL and then go to goo.gl and paste the URL in the shortener. You will want to copy this short URL. Next click the 3 dots on the right of the link to create the QR code. As seen below. Open a Google Doc and paste the shortened URL and then copy and paste the QR code to that document. You will print and hang this document in the space you want students to access this. Why do I include both? Some devices may not have a QR code reader, but as long as they have a web browser they are able to participate in the activity. ADDING FILES, AUDIO AND VIDEO Another cool feature of forms that I have begun to include in my scavenger hunts and other activities is the use of adding files to forms. This is another way for students to demonstrate their learning. I recently found that you can have students add images or video to the form to demonstrate their learning. Your scavenger hunt could now include student videos where they explain a concept, or complete a task by demonstrating a skill. Here is a post about adding files to forms. Also adding video files to a form from your phone is shown below.
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