The document provides an extensive overview of QR codes, detailing their history, functionality, and various applications, particularly in educational settings. It outlines how QR codes serve as a bridge between physical and digital content by providing quick access to additional information, resources, and interactive experiences. The presentation suggests numerous practical uses in classrooms, libraries, and educational materials to enhance learning and engagement.

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3. What are QR Codes???

4. Link between the
physical and virtual
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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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