December 19, 2012

QRafter



QRafter is just another QR code reader (the decoder of those funny looking boxes that appear on billboards and in magazines) but oh, the things you can do with QR codes...

The Basics
·         Visit a QR generator site 
·         Insert the URL, text, or image that you would like the students to see
·         Print (and label) the QR code
·         Have the students open the QR reader on their iPads
·         Play!

Ideas
1.    Independent Learning Station
a.    QR code 1 can be the instructions
b.    QR code 2 can be the website/video/e-book
c.    QR code 3 can be the follow-up instructions or assessment

2.    Self-Check and/or Extension
·         Paste a QR code with the answers onto the bottom of a quiz so students can check their answers when they have completed the assessment
·         Paste a QR code with a challenge questions onto the bottom of an in-class assignment
·         Paste a QR code with a link to a tutorial on the bottom of a HW sheet

3.    Bulletin Boards/Around the Classroom
a.    QR code a slideshow of the process part of the project or of any classroom activities
b.    QR code videos that students created
c.    QR code online links to your blog or for more info
d.    Paste QR codes to pictures, videos, facts or sounds bytes onto a map of a country
e.    Paste QR codes of book reviews in library books

4.    Scavenger Hunts/Games
a.    Create QR codes for people, places, or words that you learned. Print them on stickers and then place one on back of each student. Students who scan have to give clues to the student with the code until he/she can guess what is on his/her back.
b.    Have groups scan codes that lead them to Google Maps of areas they need to research.
c.    Paste QR codes with clues that lead them to spot that has the answer. Near that answer is a QR code with the next clue...
d.    QR Code Tic-Tac-Toe: Place QR codes to questions, maps, stories, etc. on the board. Students scan a spot and answer the question, name the continent, state the main idea, etc. before covering the spot
For a more comprehensive list of ideas, please see this article by Charlie Osborne. 

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