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QR Codes in the Classroom. James Ray MCSD. What are QR Codes?. Background. Square bar codes QR = “ Quick Response ” QR codes can be read in two directions = store more data than traditional bar code They are free. How to Use a QR Code. Install a QR code reader app on your mobile device.
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QR Codes in the Classroom James Ray MCSD
What are QR Codes? Background • Square bar codes • QR = “Quick Response” • QR codes can be read in two directions = store more data than traditional bar code • They are free
How to Use a QR Code • Install a QR code reader app on your mobile device. • Scan the QR Code with your mobile device camera. • Your QR code reader will display the information linked to the code! Mobile Device Readers Desktop Readers • Apple App Store for i-Devices • - Qrafter • - Quickmark • - i-Nigma • Android Market • - Quickmark • - Zxing Barcode Scanner • Blackberry • - NeoReader • - QR Reader DANSL QReader – Windows only iCandy – Mac or Windows
How to Create a QR Code QR Code Generators • qrStuff – www.qrstuff.com • Kaywa - http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ • Google URL Shortener - http://goo.gl/
What Can a QR Code Link To? • Website • Video • Plain text • Audio file • Contact information • Link to Google map
Ideas for Using QR Codes in the ELA Classroom • Worksheet or study guide with QR Code answers and/or video tutorials • Book summary glued inside back cover • Audio link to poetry readings • Link to text version of story from poster illustration • Include on flyers for more information • Have QR codes around classroom for open house • Add to newsletters • Enhance textbooks or pieces of literature • Create a calendar of homework assignments
Where to Go for Ideas Kathy Schrock’s QR Codes in the Classroom http://www.schrockguide.net/qr-codes-in-the-classroom.html Tony Vincent’s Learning in Hand – QR Codes http://learninginhand.com/blog/learning-in-hand-25-qr-codes.html
Pros, Cons & Issues • Speed of getting to steered content • Peak an interest in technology • Students are creating content • Access to networks and hardware-potential cost to students • Not for those timid with technology use - know your students’ skill levels • Size and density of the codes • Overuse Cons/Potential Issues Pros
Examples..Math Check 1. 345 2. 934 + 256- 347
Formative Assessment Scan the QR code below to answer the question.
The Odyssey DOL #1 • Get out your headphones and scan the QR code. • Watch the video located at the top of page. • Write a several sentence personal response. • Then write a paragraph explaining the similarities and differences between this reunion and Telemachus' and Odysseus' reunion.
S-V Agreement • Scan the QR code for practice S-V agreement quizzes
Additional Resources http://qr-codes.wikispaces.com/