Sunday, July 5, 2015

QR Codes

This week’s assignments were all about layered reality and its uses in the classroom. I have to say that I am totally stoked by this! I’ve seen QR codes in the past and have even used them with my students. Generally, it was simply basic information for school supplies or classroom routines. I have never actually created my own up until now. After completing my research this week, I have discovered just how easy it is to create my own QR codes. I enjoyed the blog post from The Daring Librarian. By the way, her blog is amazing. What an attention grabbing front page! After reading her blog and reviewing her infographic for creating QR codes, I simply dove right in. And just as she claimed, it was super easy. I used Google url shortener and then took the new url to I-nigma. Since I am teaching summer school again this year, I decided to do my QR codes to assist in my new students’ learning. I will meet my rising 4th graders tomorrow morning. Our STEM based theme for this group is creating and testing out a lunar rover prototype. So we will be spending the next 6 weeks researching our Solar System. The QR codes I created take the students directly to National Geographic video clips. I cannot wait to see the students’ reactions.


I will be sure to keep you posted.


 
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3 comments:

  1. OnebookwormJuly 5, 2015 at 4:08 PM

    This is awesome that you get to put your new technology to use over the summer. I can't wait to hear how the kids react!

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  2. UnknownJuly 5, 2015 at 6:51 PM

    Please keep us informed about how this goes. The only question I have for all of these tools is how do they students use them in class? I know many high school students have cell phones, but they would need to download the app. We do not have class sets of I-Pads in high school. How have you used it in the past? Do you have a class set of I-Pads? I love all of these ideas, but I wonder if the schools have the technology to support it.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 6, 2015 at 10:19 AM

    Really cool idea to link to the video clips! I bet the kids will love that!

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