Presentation on how QR Codes can be used within educational settings. Used at district Professional Development (PD) workshops for teachers.

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3. What are QR Codes???

4. Link between the
physical and virtual
world…

5. QR Code Overview
0 Two-dimensional Barcode or Matrix Barcode
0 Black modules arranged on a white background
0 Information = text, URL, vCard, or other data
0 Origins = Japan: Toyota subsidiary Denso Wave 1994
0 To track parts in vehicle manufacturing
0 Designed to allow high speed decoding

6. What are QR Codes???
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lee-kolbert/qr-codes-in-education_b_947724.html

7. QR vs. Line Barcodes
QR Line
0 Two-dimensional Barcode 0 Traditional one-dimensional
or Matrix Barcode barcodes
0 Can only be read horizontally
0 Can be read horizontally &
(1D)
vertically 0 Only hold a limited amount of
0 4,000+ characters of info data – UPC = 12 digits (#s)

8. What’s in a code?
0 Text
0 A review of a book
0 Additional information for a presentation (notes, references, etc.)
0 Contact Information
vCard (a virtual business card used in Contact apps)
0 Mailing address, email address, telephone #s, etc.
0 Images
0 Pictures
0 Drawings
0 Maps
0 URLs
0 Direct link to a website
0 YouTube Video
0 Video review
0 Online catalogs/newsletters, etc.

9. Ad Examples
0 Pepsi – on bottles to promote games &
competitions not available elsewhere on the web
0 Calvin Klein – billboard campaign to entice
customers
0 Movie Posters:
0 Ironman 2 – YouTube scan
0 DVD Release:
0 28 Weeks Later

10. QR Codes, Everywhere!
0 Nature trails & historical sites:
0 using QR codes instead of expensive signage
0 Exhibits:
0 Museums
0 Zoos
0 Ad campaigns:
0 Billboards & Subway posters
0 Magazine ads
0 Newspapers & Newsletters
0 Packaging
0 In Stores – coupons & additional info
0 Business Cards & Post Cards

11. Benefits
0 Open Source and a freely licensed standard
0 Cost nothing to generate & print
0 (ink cartridge & paper costs aside)
0 Can be scanned by free readers on smartphones AND from
laptops & desktop computers with webcams
0 QR code = shortcut between curiosity and info retrieval
0 Links can now be connected to objects in the “real world”

12. QR in Education

13. Within Books
0 Textbooks – connect to video tutorials/ how-to-guides
that further explain the material
0 If a print version of the book is missing from the shelf,
paste a QR code linking to an e-book version (if available)
0 Add QR codes to covers (or backs) of library books:
0 Book reviews written by students
0 Book trailer videos – student created OR web videos
0 Book podcasts by critic or author interviews
0 Even publishers are adding QR codes to books:

14. Link to Online Content
0 Link to presentations or classwork:
0 Link to PPTs for the class or workshop
0 Insert QR codes into slides for students to
explore further information
0 Survey – quick access for participants
0 Backchannel – conduct an online Q&A while
the class discussion occurs
0 Post tutorials for labs (especially science
classes)
0 Class Calendar with links/resources for that
specific days classwork
0 Trivia Questions
0 Link to class website/ class wiki / class blog /
class Blackboard page
0 QR code at end of class for “exit slip” survey,
or HW to do that evening

15. In the classroom
Period Table of Elements – QR Style – Links to Videos
Website @ University of Nottingham YouTube Explanation: Periodic Videos

16. In the classroom:
Teacher’s YouTube Examples – JazRob86
0 Math worksheet – QR
codes for additional help
0 Teacher generated
tutorials as seen here 
0 Or link to other tutorials
i.e. Khan Academy videos
0 Human Heart Model &
worksheet with QR Codes
0 Rather than just identify
Aeorta, provide link to
Aeortic Bypass Surgery

17. YouTube Examples…
Some more Educational Uses for QR Codes” – jazrob86
2 classroom applications – 1) Math worksheets & 2)
Heart Model
“Using QR Codes in the Classroom” – student explains
an alternate way to provide bookmarks
“Stimulating oral storytelling using QR codes” – Julian Wood
– provides a brief intro to QR codes & then
he intros QR codes & stories and then he gives very
detailed instructions on how he implemented it with groups

18. Other Classroom Examples
0 Classroom or Homework Worksheets:
0 Link to remedial work/tutorials for self-directed learning
0 Finish early? link to reward site or educational games
0 Research Assignments:
0 Add QR codes on research assignments to subscription
databases and other reputable starting points
0 Connect student work
0 Use QR codes within student journals/portfolios/posters,
etc. to link physical & digital content – great for showing
evidence of student mastery of standards
0 QR Literature Quest – a high tech scavenger hunt to
interest HS students in literature

19. Other School Examples
0 Art, Music, Tech Ed, TV Studio, Weight Room (P.E.), etc.:
0 Paste QR codes on equipment linking to video / PPT / comic
guide explaining how to use specific items
0 School Library, Book Rooms, or Classroom Libraries:
0 QR codes next to book displays
0 Link to extended content about the book
0 OR to wiki pages/Google Docs to write (& read) book reviews
0 Post QR codes in hallways, on lockers, bulletin boards,
even in bathrooms to promote latest arrivals to the library
0 Provide additional info for food in the school library
0 Students can create info charts with calories, ingredients, etc.
for common menu items in the school cafeteria

20. Scavenger Hunt – Library
0 Treasure hunt of information – post QR codes throughout
the library
0 Students use their own cell phones
0 Work in groups or pairs
0 Scan QR codes for clues to lead to other clues
0 Some ask questions
0 Some lead to wiki or web pages with further info
0 Some require students to complete a task
0 Leading to uncovering the final clue & the “treasure”
0 Treasure= special key code to be submitted to a Google Form
0 Students submit the key to be entered in a drawing to win an
iTunes gift card or a bundle of free books
Adapted from Gwyneth Jones’ Wiki & Blog

21. Scavenger Hunt – Library
Adapted from Gwyneth Jones’ Wiki & Blog

22. Virtual Tour – School
0 Post QR codes around the school:
0 Entrance – linking to school mission statement; URL of
school website; map of the school’s physical layout
0 Hallways – linking to school’s vision
0 Classrooms (outside) – outline of work for class within;
audio or video of class presentations; student generated
multi-media assignments (digital stories, Glogsters, Blogs,
etc.); slideshows of artwork, etc.
0 Auditorium – video of productions (holiday show, talent
show, town-hall meetings, etc.)
0 Library – recorded video from special programming (author
visits, guest speakers, etc.); audio book reviews by students
Adapted from #21 of “40 Interesting Ways to Use QR Codes in the Classroom”

23. Generate a QR Code
0 Website generator:
0 Kaywa - http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

24. Generate a QR Code (color)
0 Website generator:
0 QR Stuff - http://www.qrstuff.com/

25. Generate a QR Code (vCard)
0 Website generator:
0 QuickMark -
http://www.quickmark.com.tw/en/qrcode-datamatrix-generator/

26. vCard - JC
Full Contact Info Less Contact Info

27. QR Code Quirks
More Info Less Info
0 More information = 0 Less information = less
larger, more complex QR complex / less busy QR
code
code image 0 More likely to be read
0 More room for error correctly
0 Full URL: 0 Shortened URL:

28. Shorten URLs
goo.gl bit.ly
0 Google’s URL Shortener 0 “Shorten, share and track
0 “All goo.gl URLs and click your links”
analytics are public and can be 0 “Info” page has QR code OR
shared by anyone.”
0 “Details” page has QR code OR 0 Type “.qr” or “.qrcode” to
0 Type “.qr” to end of link end of link

29. QR Code History/Stats
0 Using goo.gl while signed in with a Google account will
save all shortened URLs, w/ QR codes & provide stats

30. QR Code History/Stats
goo.gl
Details provides
QR codes &
additional stats

31. Smartphones only?
0 Students can use their smartphones
0 Pair up or group students to share phones
0 Conduct a survey to see how many have a smart phone
0 Could use iPod Touch (Generation 4) devices
0 Class set or a few to check out via the library
0 Laptops/Netbooks with built in web cameras

32. QR Reader Apps
iPhone Android & Others
0 Paperlinks – iTunes 0 Barcode Scanner (Zxing)
0 I Nigma - iTunes 0 NeoReader
0 NeoReader
0 QR Reader – iTunes 0 Google Goggles
0 Google Search – iTunes 0 BeeTagg – from phone
0 Among other things…
Mac Desktop PC Desktop
0 QR Reader – Dansl 0 QuickMark for PC (free)
0 Qreader 1.3 0 QR Reader – Dansl
0 Mac Widget (OS X) 0 Tutorial for Desktop QR
0 QuickMark ($)

33. Time to Practice!
0 Use one of the QR generators mentioned in the previous
slides and create some QR codes - ideas:
0 A link to your class/school website
0 A link to a school database
0 A link to a useful website
0 A link to a YouTube video
0 Use Splicd: http://www.splicd.com/ to highlight a section of the
YouTube video
0 Upload a file to your Blackboard Class within the Content
Collection
0 Make sure the permissions are set properly for access to the file
within the Content Collection (see handout)
0 Use KeepVid: http://keepvid.com/ to download a video from
YouTube then upload it your class in Bb w/ open permissions

34. Resources
0 No Projector? Use QR Code & SlideShare to Share a Presenta
0 QR Codes: Applications in Education (YouTube)
0 40 Interesting Ways to Use QR Codes in the Classroom
(Google Doc – continuously updated)
0 QR Codes Connect Students to Books (School Library
Journal article)
0 QR Codes - Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki
0 QR Codes in the Library: Use 2-D barcodes to offer the coole
(School Library Journal article)
0 QR Codes – Under Tools – Contemporary Literacy
Class – Blackboard for Westport Public Schools
0 Must be enrolled in the class to see content

35. Works Consulted
0 “15 Creative QR Codes [PICS].” Web. 22 Aug 2011.
0 “Blended Learning with QR Codes by Ilona Lantos on Prezi.” Web. 22
Aug 2011.
0 “HOT QR Codes in the Classroom & Library | The Daring Librarian.”
Web. 23 Aug 2011.
0 “QR Code - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.” Web. 22 Aug 2011.
0 “QR Code’s CSI Moment - YouTube.” Web. 22 Aug 2011.
0 “QR Codes Connect Students to Books.” Web. 23 Aug 2011.
0 “QR Codes In Education.” Web. 22 Aug 2011.
0 “QR Codes in Education by David Muir on Prezi.” Web. 22 Aug 2011.
0 “QR Codes: Applications in Education - YouTube.” Web. 22 Aug 2011.
0 “QR Codes: The Nuts and Bolts #QRCode #edtech #ukedchat –
eLearning Blog Dont Waste Your Time.” Web. 22 Aug 2011.
0 “Use QR Codes to Share Your Presentation Without a Projector |
SlideShare Blog.” Web. 22 Aug 2011.
0 “Why Are Some QR Codes More Scanworthy Than Others?
[INFOGRAPHIC].” Web. 22 Aug 2011.
0 “Why QR Codes Will Go Mainstream [OPINION].” Web. 22 Aug 2011.

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