The project at Halfway Junior School aimed to enhance literacy and digital literacy skills by using handheld devices and QR codes to create an interactive narrative treasure trail. Students engaged in activities like writing news reports and creating a website to document their reflections. The initiative successfully linked school and home technology and fostered collaboration among staff for future classes.

1. Using handheld devices to
develop literacy skills.
Rob Hobson
Halfway Junior School.

2. Aims of the project
• Provide a link between ‘school technology’ and
‘home technology’
• Develop the use of handheld devices.
• Develop literacy skills.
• Develop digital literacy.

3. QR code narrative
• Quick response codes.
• Treasure trail.
• Heathlands park
• Narrative
▫ Children decided on an ‘event’
▫ Each QR code leading to next ‘jigsaw piece’

4. Development
• QR code development.
• Literacy – newspaper, news reports, descriptive
writing.
• Digital Literacy – website, blog, GPS.

5. The ‘Project’
• Parallel Y6 class followed trail
• Events on website.
• Recorded thoughts/reflections.
• Problems?

6. Reflections
• Aims achieved!
• Share ideas with other staff
• QR codes with future class.

7. Finally…
• What do you think happened that night in
Heathlands Park??