Friday, February 10, 2012

BUT I NEED MORE EXAMPLES

So you still aren't sure what QR codes can do for education?  Well what if i gave you a rather extensive list of ways some educators are using them in school?  As you read them try to think of other ways you might integrate QR codes into your school.

Add a QR code to school letterhead that points to the school website.

 Use an interactive whiteboard to record notes/math equations/brainstorming/etc. Host the video online and add a QR code to a homework assignment so students can be retaught from home.

Hide the answers to a study guide behind a QR code. Copy the code onto the study guide so students can check their answers.

 Have students write children's books and then record them reading their work. Upload the audio 
online and add a QR code linking to the audio for each page of the book to create an interactive reading experience.

For open house/parent night, have each teacher in the building create a brief video introducing him/herself. Upload the videos and create QR codes that they can hang on their doors. This way parents can take a self tour of the building and get a feel for the quality teachers working in the building.

 Have students record book reviews and attach the QR code to the inside cover of the book.

 During a field trip, give students a handout with multiple QR codes that provide supplemental information coinciding with different locations on the trip. Students will have a guided tour even if they are not with the teacher.

Advertising school events
Adding QR codes to Word documents for students to check their answers.
Add QR codes that lead to book trailers to the backs of library books . . .

Add QR codes to math worksheets with video tutorials of how to solve the problems . . .

Add QR codes to the school literary magazine to lead people to a gallery of all the artwork that was submitted but couldn't fit in the print version . . . 

Stick QR codes in reading books that the children take home. These could link to online comprehension questions for parents or to websites that children can use to find out more information about the books or to related games that they can play.

Create a maths worksheet that has QR Codes beside each problem.
Upon scanning the code a step by step tutorial is launched in Youtube explaining the process of solving the problem.

Create a page on your wiki or blog, or craft an email or a handout to give to parents that includes links to student work.  Along with the links, put a QR code for each of the virtual projects.  This way, viewers have the option to view immediately via their smartphone, and if they are viewing a print version, they don't have to enter the URL into a computer.

Music teachers can create codes that link to podcasts of classical music.  When you're playing a particular piece in class, attach the related code on the music itself, so students can listen to the recording at home.

With any assigned book or reading, include QR codes linking to book reviews.  Include codes to the online versions of your assignments, your classroom's calendar of events with upcoming due dates, or related videos, articles, etc.

Generate QR Codes that refer to materials the students may want to explore, but you haven’t time to show them in the limited lecture/seminar times.

Business Cards – recipient scans the code to import your contact info.

Digital portfolios for students. Imagine if all students were assigned a QR code at the beginning of the school year—or even the start of their educational career? Every year, instead of putting that student's assignments or projects into a manila file folder that gets sent home (and oftentimes chucked in the trash) the teacher could upload a few examples of papers, projects, tests and quizzes to the QR code. The code could also include links to student videos, blog posts or other multimedia projects. That QR code-portfolio could then be printed on the student's report card, so that the grade becomes about more than just one single letter.
 Connecting with parents. Teachers could create their own individual QR code that includes links to classroom goals, behavior expectations and other pertinent information, and send the code home with students. The teacher could even include sample questions the parent might want to ask their child about the class, thus equipping the parent with the knowledge she needs to have a conversation with their child about what they're doing in school. On back-to-school night or during open house, teachers could post QR codes throughout the classroom. Once a parent scans the code, they'd be digitally whisked to explanations of the curricula being used or of student work displayed in the classroom. Sure, the teacher could accomplish all of this with print-outs, but scanning with a QR code is definitely more eco-friendly.
Need to give directions to your school?  Why not use a QR code that goes to a Google Map showing either the roads and highways or possibly an aerial view?



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