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Using QR codes in the classroom

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Our school recently got a cart of 25 Mac Books to be checked out from the computer lab. I wanted my students to have the experience of working on a Mac, understand how it was organized a bit different from their familiar PCs, how to use the track pad, etc.

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I felt I needed a ‘project’ that would spark our imagination, capitalize on our classroom culture of curiosity, and provide some excitement and fun. Enter Quick Response Codes! I had been fascinated with these things since I had seen one in a concert advertisement in the newspaper one Saturday in September. I had read Tom Barrett’s blog posts on using QR codes in the classroom, explored Marc Faulder’s posts and videos, and found Dan Long’s free QRreader (make a donation if you liked it!).

Inspired by these classroom examples and others found in Tom Barrett’s 40 Interesting Ways to Use QR Codes in the Classroom, I began to search through my various bookmarks to find websites that encourage exploration, creativity, and help to foster that sense of independence that I want developed in my students.

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I shortened the URLs at goo.gl, added .qr to the end of the shortened URL, then pasted in my browser. My Quick Response Code was created! I pasted the image into a word document, printed them out and trimmed each one to fit on an index card. I purposefully did not label the code to help identify the specific site. We were on a Mystery Tour and the randomness was part of the fun! For future use, I will probably label the index cards with key words for the web sites.

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Use your mobile code reader to visit our classroom site or just click on the code – linked to our blog post about the first graders’ experience. I have the step-by-step process that we took, photos, and video of our work. Worth the trip – watching the class admire themselves in the QRreader!

As always, I welcome your comments and dialogue!


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