QR+Codes

There are a gazillion ways to use **QR codes in the classroom** - such as scavenger hunts, chapter reviews, skills tests, equipment instructions, translation for English language learners, etc. Check out the tab at the this site which lists "28 Interesting Ways to use QR codes in the classroom" As you begin thinking about a possible activity here are the basic steps to help you get started:
 * 1) Download a QR scanning app onto your smartphone, such as //Scan// or //Qrafter// for Apple products or //QR Scan Droid// for Android devices.
 * 2) Create the QR codes using a QR code generator, such as @http://www.qrcode-monkey.com/ or @http://www.qrstuff.com/.
 * 3) Print the codes – you may wish to right-click on the code and then copy and paste it into a //Microsoft// //Word// document so that you can make it the size you need.
 * 4) Distribute the codes where ever you want them (such as on cones, polyspots, the wall, or equipment).
 * 5) Open the smartphone scanning app and position the phone over the code in such a way that the code is within the brackets.
 * 6) Whatever the code produces (text, website, etc.) will be displayed in seconds.


 * Content Area || Ideas for your classroom ||
 * Technology-Alesia ||  ||
 * Technology-Kevon || Use qr codes to navigate the steps for installing Windows. ||
 * Science || Use Codes at lab stations that link to youtube videos which demonstrate lab procedures ||
 * Social Studies || Exiting students can scan code for homework assignment. ||
 * English || use qr codes that link to novels and video/examples for grammar. ||
 * Math ||  ||

__**YOUR TURN:**__ Ok, now it's your turn to think up an activity for a classroom. Write up the instructions for the teacher and how the game works and create all the codes necessary (use the columns feature in Word and size them so that about three columns can be used. If possible, use the activity in a classroom (or get several kids to experiment with it to make sure it works) and take pictures of the kids in action (you'll have an opportunity to cash in on that later.) //Here are some ideas for you://
 * Create codes that you can place all around your classroom for a review game activity. Have the codes that go to
 * text that asks them to answer a question from the textbook
 * text that asks them to explore something on the Internet
 * a hyperlink with the answer to a question on a review sheet
 * etc, etc.
 * Create codes that go to a video that shows how to use lab equipment
 * Create codes that you place around the classroom that go to Khan Academy video which explains how to solve a math problem
 * Create codes for remediation. Put them on a handout or on the wall.
 * Let students create codes to their ePortfolios, blogs, websites, etc.

BE CREATIVE! Remember, this can be a game. Students are working together, up moving around, trying to solve a problem, and they are learning at the same time.

__**Helpful Links:**__ QR Code Monkey QR Voice