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QR Codes: What, How and Why?

This document discusses QR codes, how they can be used in educational settings, and how to create them. It explains that QR codes allow bulletin boards and worksheets to contain video or link to more online information. Teachers can create QR codes using free generators by pasting in a website URL or up to 160 characters of text. Students can then scan the QR codes using smartphone apps to access multimedia content or web pages. Suggestions are provided for using URL shorteners if students do not have smartphones to access longer web addresses.

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211 views18 pages

QR Codes: What, How and Why?

This document discusses QR codes, how they can be used in educational settings, and how to create them. It explains that QR codes allow bulletin boards and worksheets to contain video or link to more online information. Teachers can create QR codes using free generators by pasting in a website URL or up to 160 characters of text. Students can then scan the QR codes using smartphone apps to access multimedia content or web pages. Suggestions are provided for using URL shorteners if students do not have smartphones to access longer web addresses.

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QR Codes

What, How and Why?

What if...
Your bulletin boards could speak? You could put video on your
worksheet?

Your students work could be seen and


heard?

You found a way to help kids access


more information on a topic?

Please scan the code

Please scan the code

How do you get this?


Start by copying a website address (url) that
you want to link to....

Then go to a free QR code generator such as:

qrcode.kaywa.com

Now...
qrcode.kaywa.com

Paste the copied address into the window and select Generate Free Copy your QR code when it appears

Not Just for Websites


You can even present them with some written information...
Select the Text Option and press Generate Free

Maximum 160 characters

You can also hear a message


qrvoice.net
Type what you want to have said.

Type in any language

It cant be too long

Copy/paste to whatever document you are using.

QR Voice

What do you need to read these?



A QR code reader on a smart phone (iPhone or Android), iPad, iPod Touch There are several free apps that offer to read QR Codes

One is by TapMedia in either the App store or Android Store

What if my students dont have a smart phone?

Offer them a unique web address to go to...


A web address shortener can do this for you
There are several shortening options...each with something different to offer you

Bitly.com Just sign in using an email account


Paste your link

Your shortened link!

Want a more meaningful name?

edudemictweep

Choose the extension...save

Tinyurl.com

Goo.gl (yes...google!)
go to: goo.gl

Paste in a link Want a QR code? Click on details

Here it is!

For More Ideas...


5 Ways to Use QR Codes in Classrooms

http://bit.ly/5waystouseQR

And for Science Teachers....

http://bit.ly/periodictable1

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