QR code is short for Quick Response code. It is a twodimensional code readable by dedicated QR barcode readers and camera phones. The code consists of black modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. QR? How to create the codes? Many free online tools let you create QR code. They are typically quite straigthforward to use The use of QR codes is free of any license. ISO standard => all generators give equivalent results. Info Info Fastest - Bitly, goo.gl bitly -> add.qrcode goo.gl -> add.qr at the end of the shortened URL to show the QR code. A short piece of text Website address Email address Phone number Basics - Kaywa http://qrcode.kaywa.com/ Tools Tools
Advanced - Delivr http://delivr.com/qr-code-generator Batch printing - QRstuff http://www.qrstuff.com/ Tools Tools Analytics - SnapVu Aim for simple codes http://snap.vu/ Aim for simple codes for low end phones Avoid to put too much text in the code. When linking to a resource, use a url shortener. Same url, without and with shortening Tools Beware!
Be mindful of cost Out of the classroom Whenever the QR code links to online resources, this costs your students.! Run some awareness session with your students and staff. Beware! Field trips / Museum / Library Context Scavenger hunt Add Information The use of QR codes through printed signs or stickers, will help provide clues, problems, additional text information and online This QR code provides a link to a presentation on you tube.
Deeper encoding In the classroom Look at the Vintage Computer Advert display. Can you find and name the 6 genuinely famous people in the adverts? On museum visits or field trips, add code that embed text to ask questions or link to a quiz to encourage deeper encoding of newly acquired information. Context Linking to a Website URL Reference Materials This QR code provides a link to the EducampWelly wikispace. This QR code links to a page of the MoLeFe website that provides a long list of resources about QR codes in education
Just in time explanation How to use equipment This QR code links to a video of the Khan Academy. Link to Merriam Webster visual dictionary, page on laboratory equipement. To teach physical skills To personalize See this skill in action. Personalize by adapting to the learner s skill level http://www.thephysicaleducator.com/?p=77 http://www.thephysicaleducator.com/?p=77
To engage On demand information Capture the attention of your audience with a creative use of codes that will surprise and draw in. http://mashable.com/2011/04/26/qr-code-resume/ Link to Oxygen Video for learners to explore in their own time if they wish so. http://www.periodicvideos.com/ Music sheet links to MP3 Crude responder system QR code with direct download link for a MP3 file. http://www.slideshare.net/andyramsden/qr-codes-mlearn08-presentation image http://www.flickr.com/photos/horiavarlan/4329908160/
Locate on a map Communication and Logistics Link to the location of Wellington Colledge on Google Map Low end phones may need a decoder service: http:// zxing.org/w/decode.jspx Contexts Calendar link SMS prompt Calendar link for a parents meeting SMS link to invite feedback on an initiative using a prewritten text message to your SMS service. Subscription to a SMS news alert. http://shkspr.mobi/blog/index.php/2011/05/charityqr-codes-a-missed-opportunity/
Wifi network login Emergency manual Only on Android. Credentials for login into local wifi network. Telephone number which triggers your mobile phone and allows you to quick call the number. http://skattertech.com/2011/01/quick-tip-use-a-qr-code-to-share-wifi-passwords-with-android/ Involve parents Learning Network Providing a QR code on the window may be a way to facilitate conversation about the school day. Allanah King Classroom window http://moturoa.blogspot.com/2010/10/qr-codes.html Context
Contact information Follow me! Code with full contact details. Name, address, phone, email, website. Follow me! @widged QR Codes in Education. Nice infographic describing QR history and usage statistics and a long list of possible activities. http:// theeffectiveteacher.wikispaces. com/qrcodes Resources 40 interesting ways to use QR codes in the classroom https://docs.google.com/ present/view? id=dhn2vcv5_765hsdw5xcr Resources
7 things you should know about QR codes http://www.educause.edu/eli/ 7ThingsYouShouldKnowAbout QRCod/163728 Resources