Thursday, May 5, 2011

Cool Cat Teacher Blog: QR Code Classroom Implementation Guide

QR Code Classroom Implementation Guide

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QR Codes (Quick Response Codes) are just barcodes. There is nothing fancy about them.

Just like the grocery store clerk uses barcodes to look up the product and scan the price into the computer, your mobile device or computer can look up QR codes to:

  • take you to a website, 
  • read some text, 
  • give you a phone number, or 
  • generate a text message.

QR Codes are barcodes of information that hardlink the physical world with the online world. They are considered a form of simple augmented reality.

QR Codes in the Classroom
For the classroom teacher, they are valuable for three reasons:

Read the whole blog for ideas on how to use QR Codes in your classroom and some troubleshooting tips. Great blog by Vicki Davis.

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