i-nigma is one of the many QR code apps. It reads easily from a projector screen. http://itunes.apple.com/app/i-nigma-4-
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QR CODES
QR CODES IN THE CLASSROOM
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QR CODES
A QR code, Quick Response Code is one way to easily direct students to a webpage, document, video or text. Display the code on the projector, or print the code for students to use. A QR code app on the iPad snaps a picture of the code and sends the user to the destination.
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QR Codes in the Classroom 1. Student survey 2. Online Quiz 3. Teacher Website 4. Author Baskets 5. Walls that Teach 6. Art Projects with additional information 7. Student book reviews 8. Spelling list and other “just in time” work. 9. Bell Ringer Activity 10.Differentiated instruction
Using QR Codes A QR code provides easy access to a webpage.
http://www.qrcodecity.com
Classroom codes are easily created with a QR code generator. The codes are read with a QR code reader.
Webpages for generating a QR code
QR Code App Readers: Scan QR Code Scan
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
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Create a QR Code There are many websites to create QR codes. One website is QRCODE
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
Another QR Code generator is using an account at http://bit.ly/
1. Enter a URL and click Generate. Notice you can also type text (250 characters) rather than a URL.
1.Signup for a bit.ly account
2.Enter a URL to shorten it. The short URL also has a QR code associated with it. 2. Show the QR code on the projector. 3. Students can read the QR with Scan or I-nigma QR Code 4. If you want to save the code, click on it. It will be displayed on the page. Hold down Control and click on the Code. 3.Select “Info Page” to see the QR code. 4.This site saves all your QR codes and provides statistics on how often it is used.
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Read a QR Code A QR Code app on an iPad allows students to scan the code and access the information.
Scan is another easy to use QR Code Reader. It quickly reads the scan.
i-nigma is one of the many QR code apps. It reads easily from a projector screen.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/scan/id411206394?mt=8
http://itunes.apple.com/app/i-nigma-4-qr-datamatrix-barcode/ id388923203?mt=8
Test your favorite scan app in your classroom! If you want it to read from the projector can students in the back of the room scan directly from the screen?
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EXAMPLES
How can you use the QR code in the classroom? What information does the code make accessible? What can students create and add additional information with a QR code? How can the morning classroom routine be improved with a QR code?
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Examples
QR Codes provide easy access to text or a webpage. Jenna Uptmor’s class has quick access to their spelling list.
What additional places have you observed QR Codes in the classroom?
Classroom book buckets in many classrooms show how easily students can access information on the author or additional resources.
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Author Codes
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RESOURCES
QR codes are easy to use with the camera on the iPad in the classroom. Parents can access QR codes from their cell phones. QR codes are a great way to provide additional information on student work in the hallways!
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Resources Articles and Blogs on QR Code
Interactive Books with QR Codes QR Code and Art
Give Your Surfers a Paddle - a Slideshare on using QR Codes in the classroom. After QR Codes, what’s next? Tell a Story with QR Codes - article on classroom uses A Live-Binder with QR Code Information
Additional Resources Make QR Codes in a Jiffy Tag My Doc - upload a file and attach a QR code iLearn, iTeach, Powerful Utilities for the iPad, Patsy Lanclos, Visions Technology in Education. -a book on iPad utilities, includes a section on QR Codes
Classroom Examples Author QR Codes - a PDF of QR Codes that redirect to authors’ websites
Additional Questions?
United States Map - an example of students creating information for use in the classroom
Karen Thompson
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Periodic Table of Elements Example of QR Code Worksheets
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