QR codes are all the rage in education. QR stands for Quick Response. These 3D images are more sophisticated bar cods than you see on grocery products. They began as part of the automotive industry in Japan. They have become more mainstream because of the amount of data stored in such a small code.
There are many educational activities that can use QR codes. This week the focus will be on ways to integrate QR codes in your classroom.
1. QR Voice: This site allows students to type in a 100-character message to create a QR code. When someone scans the QR code, a robotic voice reads the message. This could be a great way for students to give a brief explanation of a display or a project.
2. Tag My Doc/ Scan My Doc: The Tag my doc site gives you a place to house all of the scans that you made with the Scan my doc App. It automatically loads what you scan into the Tag My Doc website. It also lets you upload a document and it will add a QR code to your document and make it digitally available to anyone who scans the code. You also have the option to get a stand-alone code.
Here is the Tag My Doc Code for this week's Elementary Friday Five.
3. QR Treasure Hunt: This is a fun way to review skills or have students work together to find answers to problems. With the Treasure Hunt Generator, you add a series of questions and it will create a series of QR codes. Hang them around the school and have students go on the treasure hunt to discover and answer questions.
4. Make Centers Self Checking: With QR Code Generator, you can type in text and it will create a code for the text. Use this code and add it to a questions or a math problem to make it self-checking. Create several and add them to a worksheet or center cards to make a self-checking activity. Same work, add an ipad and a QR reader and you have a whole new level of enthusiasm.
5. Vocaroo: This is a site I have used for several years to practice fluency. It is the easiest recording option I have found. Students record themselves reading or talking. After they record themselves, you can take the URL from the saved recording and create a QR code. Students could create a book review using this method. The book reviews can be displayed in your classroom library to provide a recommended reading for their classmates. They could also create these recordings to be displayed around the school to give information about different areas of the school.
Have a great time creating and scanning. I hope everyone has a wonderful spring break!
Talladega County School System will present the Talladega County Technology Showcase on april 4 and 5, 2013 at the Childersburg High School Arena. More information can be found here. I hope to see you there!
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