Wednesday, June 24, 2015

My QR Code

I feel like this post should start with a disclaimer:  My name is Jessica and I have almost no experience with QR codes at all.  Whew, nice to have that out of the way!  Like most people, I see QR codes everywhere--the grocery store, classrooms, my kids' homework assignments, etc.  My son had a very technology-savvy math teacher who used them in her Algebra lessons two years ago.  And while I knew what a QR code looked like, I didn't know the wide selection of resources that you could link to them.  During a quick internet search for more information about how QR codes could be used in the classroom, I found out that there are full websites devoted just to QR code activities in school.  
I created a QR code using a QR Code Generator at www.qrstuff.com.  It allows you to make QR codes in different colors,which would be great if you did an activity that divided the kids into different groups.  My QR code links directly to Mr. Parr's YouTube channel.  I play a lot of his songs in my science class and the kids really like them.  Mr. Parr uses current songs and just changes the words to reflect science content, such as "The Water Cycle song" or "Biomes".  They are a great introduction, review, or reward.  With a QR code, students can access his songs with a click of their phones.

References

http://www.schrockguide.net/qr-codes-in-the-classroom.html

http://www.qrstuff.com/

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