QR Codes in the Classroom Carol Mayer

+ QR Codes in the Classroom Carol Mayer Wayne RESA

+ What are QR Codes? Background n Square bar codes n Used first in Japan to help inventory auto parts in 1994 n QR = “Quick Response” n QR codes can be read in two directions = store more data than traditional bar code n They are free

+ You’ve Seen Them

+ Marketing Examples

+ One School Using QR Codes Black & White and Scanned All Over http: //www. youtube. com/watch? feature=player_embedded&v=ay. W 032 s. Ktj 8

+ How to Use a QR Code n Install a QR code reader app on your mobile device. n Scan the QR Code with your mobile device camera. n Your QR code reader will display the information linked to the code! Mobile Device Readers n Apple App Store for i-Devices - Qrafter - Quickmark - i-Nigma n Android Market n Blackberry - Quickmark - Zxing Barcode Scanner - Neo. Reader - QR Reader Desktop Readers n DANSL QReader – Windows n i. Candy – Mac or Windows only

+ How to Create a QR Code Generators n qr. Stuff – www. qrstuff. com n Kaywa - http: //qrcode. kaywa. com/ n Google URL Shortener - http: //goo. gl/

+ What Can a QR Code Link To? n Website n Video n Plain text n Audio file n Contact information n Link to Google map

+ Ideas for Using QR Codes in the ELA Classroom n n n n n 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 Cons/Potential Issues Pros n Speed of getting to steered content n Peak an interest in technology Access to networks and hardware-potential cost to students n n n Not for those timid with technology use - know your students’ skill levels n Size and density of the codes n Overuse Students are creating content

+ Additional Resources http: //qr-codes. wikispaces. com/