In the Land of Tech and Tales
Once upon a time, in the Land of Tech and Tales, there were iPads, QR Codes, and GPS devices. What!?!
Think about it… Just imagine how much
easier it would have been for Hansel and Gretel to find their way home if they had a GPS instead of those crazy bread crumbs. What if the wolf was not just a bully, but a cyber bully (Three Little Pigs)? What if Jack had scanned the QR code on the back of the bean seed package and found out they weren’t ordinary beans?
This camp will give students the opportunity to engage in scavenger hunts and noble quests using GPS devices and QR codes, create and publish a digital fairy tale using a “magic Apple” (iPad), and explore the world of fairy tales with a fun technology twist! Generate excitement with a cool camp flyer and application.
Camp Activities
Give campers the royal treatment as they arrive. We decorated the entry to make them feel as if they are stepping through the pages of a book and into the Land of Tech and Tales. "Once upon a time, in the Land of Tech and Tales, princes and princesses set out on a noble quest to create their own adventure. This kingdom was not like any other, for it contained magical apples, enchanted compasses, and secret codes..."
Think about it… Just imagine how much
easier it would have been for Hansel and Gretel to find their way home if they had a GPS instead of those crazy bread crumbs. What if the wolf was not just a bully, but a cyber bully (Three Little Pigs)? What if Jack had scanned the QR code on the back of the bean seed package and found out they weren’t ordinary beans?
This camp will give students the opportunity to engage in scavenger hunts and noble quests using GPS devices and QR codes, create and publish a digital fairy tale using a “magic Apple” (iPad), and explore the world of fairy tales with a fun technology twist! Generate excitement with a cool camp flyer and application.
Camp Activities
Give campers the royal treatment as they arrive. We decorated the entry to make them feel as if they are stepping through the pages of a book and into the Land of Tech and Tales. "Once upon a time, in the Land of Tech and Tales, princes and princesses set out on a noble quest to create their own adventure. This kingdom was not like any other, for it contained magical apples, enchanted compasses, and secret codes..."
The Quest Begins with QR Codes
Once everyone arrives, campers learn their quest: to use technology to find the mixed up pieces of a fairy tale; and once found, create a brand new tale. Only then would everyone in the Land of Tech and Tales live happily...ever after. They will not face this task alone and must discover their groups. Each camper's name is associated with a QR code that links to a fairy tale element. After scanning the codes, campers must determine which fairy tale they belong to and find that table. (Note: QR codes can be created with QRStuff.)
Once everyone arrives, campers learn their quest: to use technology to find the mixed up pieces of a fairy tale; and once found, create a brand new tale. Only then would everyone in the Land of Tech and Tales live happily...ever after. They will not face this task alone and must discover their groups. Each camper's name is associated with a QR code that links to a fairy tale element. After scanning the codes, campers must determine which fairy tale they belong to and find that table. (Note: QR codes can be created with QRStuff.)
Enchanted Compasses (GPS)
To find some of the missing fairy tale pieces, campers use enchanted compasses (GPS devices). If only Hansel and Gretle would have had them...After learning how the GPS devices work, the groups work together to uncover their first "find" - royal bags with personalized name tags to collect all of their fairy tale swag.
To find some of the missing fairy tale pieces, campers use enchanted compasses (GPS devices). If only Hansel and Gretle would have had them...After learning how the GPS devices work, the groups work together to uncover their first "find" - royal bags with personalized name tags to collect all of their fairy tale swag.
Now that everyone is prepared, each group receives their own set of four coordinates to enter into the GPS and then sets off into the kindgom to see what awaits them. What they find is rather odd - cereal, insects, candy, and a see and say (with instructions to pull the lever and then draw the animal sound they hear). At this point, there is much speculation about the items, but the mystery remains.
Secret Codes
To obtain the next group of items, campers go on a QR code scavenger hunt. At each location, the campers obtain a code and place it in their bag, scan the QR code clue, and decipher the clue to make it to the next location. The clues lead to the drink machine, science lab, flag pole, ice machine, and the library. Campers collect QR codes as they go. When they return to the library, they use their magic apples (iPads) to scan the codes. Scanning them reveals a type of drink, a body part, a vegetable, a type of food, and a Disney character.
To obtain the next group of items, campers go on a QR code scavenger hunt. At each location, the campers obtain a code and place it in their bag, scan the QR code clue, and decipher the clue to make it to the next location. The clues lead to the drink machine, science lab, flag pole, ice machine, and the library. Campers collect QR codes as they go. When they return to the library, they use their magic apples (iPads) to scan the codes. Scanning them reveals a type of drink, a body part, a vegetable, a type of food, and a Disney character.
Fairy Tale Mad Libs!
After all items and codes are collected, we reveal that the items will be used to create their own fairy tale mad lib. The items the group collected during the day would be used in the story as well as some additional adjectives and verbs needed to complete the tale.
After all items and codes are collected, we reveal that the items will be used to create their own fairy tale mad lib. The items the group collected during the day would be used in the story as well as some additional adjectives and verbs needed to complete the tale.
Author Pics
Every author needs a picture for their bio page. Campers use iPads to capture pictures that will be inserted in their very own published e-book.
Every author needs a picture for their bio page. Campers use iPads to capture pictures that will be inserted in their very own published e-book.
Producing and Publishing with Magic Apples
Using Book Creator, an app for iPad, campers added text and graphics to complete their own version of the fairy tale. The books were uploaded to a web site for parents to download into iBooks. PDF versions were also shared. Campers left with a hard copy of a book cover with a QR code linking to the web site where the eBooks could be found. The books were also shared during camp using Apple TV.
We hope you enjoy reading Rylee's eBook (provided in epub and pdf).
in_the_land_of_tech_and_tales.epub | |
File Size: | 942 kb |
File Type: | epub |
in_the_land_of_tech_and_tales.pdf | |
File Size: | 1933 kb |
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