Lesson Plan for Scavenge Hunt
Overview
This resource includes the first of a 2-part activity designed to teach the concept and practice of gamification. Students are given a list of items to find and post a picture or video on a digital wall created by the teacher. The purpose of the lesson is to give students hands on experience of gamification. The activity is completely online
Gamification - Part 1 Scavenger Hunt
Description: This is an interactive, team-based scavenger hunt. Students in teams of 3 - 4 are given a list of 20 items to find and take a photo or video which they post on Padlet. The first team to find all 20 items wins.
Audience: Pre-service teachers enrolled in an instructional technology course
Objectives:
- Assign target items to team members
- Post target items to a digital wall
- Complete the scavenger hunt activities
Media:
- Smartphone/laptop with media recording capabilities
- Access to class Padlet wall
Activities:
Students will listen to the scavenger hunt instructions. Meet with their team in a breakout room and assign target items to team members. Each member finds their assigned item and posts them to the Padlet wall under their designated team space.
Students reconvene in the main classroom 10 minutes before the end of class to debrief.
Assessment:
Did the student participate -as evidenced by their posted items?
Follow up: Gamification Part 2 is a lecture on the theory of gamification.