Amazing Race Elementary iPad PD

I wrote about the planning of our Amazing Race Professional Development.  I have already had a few requests for the actual tasks, so I will start with my elementary iPad Amazing Race.



Task 1: Virtual Field Trip

Login to Discovery Ed Science through ourAEA’s online resources.  Find a virtual field trip you could use for your grade level in the next nine weeks. When you find one and bookmark it, show your Clue Master for your next clue.

Task 2: AirDrop your Video

For this task, you will need to decide your Amazing Race team name.  One of you will then record a short video (under 30 seconds) of the rest of the team members explaining why you chose that name. Then AirDrop the video to all of your team members.  

Once everyone has the video, show your Clue Master for your next clue.

Task 3: Twitter-ific

Your team has a few tasks at this location.  

1. Take a picture of your team with Photobooth.  Tweet it out with your Amazing Race Team name and the district hashtag.
2. Favorite a tweet
3. Retweet another person’s tweet

After each task, show your Clue Master.  Once all three are completed, your Clue Master will give you your next clue.

Task 4: Detour

1. Create a digital story on one of your iPads.  Team members may want to search for images and airdrop them to the production iPad.

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2. Each of you need to drop a pin on your favorite vacation spot in Google Earth.  Include your name and short description about your vacation.

Task 5:  Standards

In this task, you will be shown three pieces of student work.  You will need to determine the ISTE/Iowa Core 21st century standards addressed in each one.  

Once you have answered correctly for each one, you will be given your next clue from your Clue Master.

Task 6: Roadblock

For the road block, only one of you will be allowed to complete it. The rest of the team may not help, but can encourage the designated teammate. You must decide who will perform this task before seeing the task.

Complete five levels of Hour of Code for your grade span.  When you have completed the first five levels, show your Clue Master for your next clue.

Task 7: Hangout and Reflect

In this task, you will need to install Google Hangouts (Hangouts in the app store) on one of your iPads.  

Then, connect with the clue master via video on hangouts and display your video conversation with Reflector.

Once you have reflected, your clue master will give you your next clue.

Task 8: Stay Put!

In this task, you will need to get into an app on your iPad and turn on Guided Access.  Once you have Guided Access turned on, you will show your Clue Master for checkpoint information.

Checkpoint!

You have reached your checkpoint.  At this time, you can discover apps on your iPad until the rest of the teams arrive!  

Great work on learning some new things about the iPads!