Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Tried It Tuesday! QR Fun

I have been wanting to join Holly, Fourth Grade Flipper's Tried It Tuesday linky, but haven't been able to get myself organized.



For my first installment of Tried It Tuesday, I chose to share my experience with QR Codes. This seems to be a popular topic for this linky. My first experience with QR Codes in the classroom was last year. I stumbled upon a post by someone while stalking blogs. The post gave very specific directions on how the QR Codes were used to improve communication. I created a QR Code for my classroom website using qrstuff.com.

Then, I found a great tutorial this fall on using QR Codes in the classroom, by Mrs. Michelle White. She showed how to use a qr code to make a link to a Show Me video and a website, both easy things accomplished with QR Stuff.

 Shortcut to her worksheet

I was able to take it from there. I made a worksheet that used QR Codes as shortcuts or links to websites.

Google Docs

 (I learned that too many QR Codes on a worksheet are a bad thing when trying to save a Google Document. Save the document as a PDF file first. Google Docs sees all the shortcuts and cannot handle all the redirects.)

I made a QR Code to go with a novel we were reading.
From there I taught colleagues how to use them. I was even brave enough to teach a session at our iPad in-service last month. I included some of my favorite shortcuts as part of my lesson.
My students have become very good at using QR Codes. One has even made a scavenger hunt for us to use in the classroom. Blogging has exposed me to so many things that incorporate technology, like QR Codes. Have you tried them?










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