1. Tapping Into
QR Codes
ACE of Florida
October 2012
Orlando, FL
Photo credit to Emmanuel Digiaro on Flickr

2. Objectives
• to explore the
QR code
technology
• to consider the
implications of
QR codes in the
classroom and
in learning
Photo Credit to BradJWard on Flickr

3. Perhaps
You’ve
Seen
Them…

4. Newspapers
Photo credit to Nick Jones on Flickr

5. Magazines
Photo Credit to Sarah Page on Flickr

6. Books
Photo Credit to Robin Ashford on Flickr Photo Credit to Robin Ashford on Flickr

7. Cereal Boxes
Photo Credit to PaulSwansen on Flickr

8. And Other Food Containers
Photo credit to Elizabeth Thomsen on Flickr

9. Photo Credit to Nicole Henning on Flickr
Billboards
Photo Credit to Robin Ashworth on Flickr

10. How About Clothing?
Photo Credit to Antje Verena on Flickr Photo Credit to FluidForms on Flickr

11. And even tattoos!?!
Photo Credit to Scott Blake on Flickr

12. So What Are They?

13. Want To Try?
• Need a ‘smart’ mobile device with
– a camera,
– ability to download apps and
– internet access
• Download a free QR Reader app from store
– For iPhone
• i-nigma
• NeoReader
– Many available
• Scan it!

14. Scan It!

15. Using QR Codes in Learning
Amanda Marrinan’s Using QR Codes in the Classroom on YouTube

16. Not Just Websites….
• Text

17. Not Just Websites….
• Voice

18. Creating Your Own QR Codes
• Goo.gl
• Delivr
• QR Code Generator
or go custom

19. In the Classroom
Put them on books
– Videos or blogs by the author
– Supplementary material
– Book reviews
– Book trailers

20. In the School
Orientation
– Tour
– Online Catalog
Photo credit to William Couch on Flickr

21. In Learning

22. In Learning
• Scavenger Hunts
– The Daring Librarian @GwynethJones
– Geography Final Project
– Any content to ‘discover’ or facilitate ‘inquiry’

23. In Learning
Photo credit to Periodic Videos on Flickr

24. In Learning
50

25. Your Ideas?
Poll
(text or tweet)

26. R
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Photo credit to optiscanapp on Flickr

27. Photo Credits
• QR to Me by Emmanuel Digiaro http://www.flickr.com/photos/mallox/5184409430/
• QR Codes by BradJWard http://www.flickr.com/photos/bradjward/4156094482/
• QR code in Newspaper Advertisement by Nick Jones http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickj365/5568873381/
• REI QR Mailer by Sarah Page http://www.flickr.com/photos/28455143@N08/5738284993
• QR Code Make To Stick authors video by Robin Ashford http://www.flickr.com/photos/25095603@N07/5024182618
• QR Code Author Speaks on YouTube by Robin Ashford http://www.flickr.com/photos/25095603@N07/5024182860/
• Cereal Box QR Code by Paul Swansen http://www.flickr.com/photos/pswansen/5787167019/
• QR Barcode on the Lettuce by Elizabeth Thomsen http://www.flickr.com/photos/ethomsen/5766380605/
• City Harvest QR Code Promo by Robin Ashford http://www.flickr.com/photos/25095603@N07/5384525345
• QR code on bus stop near MIT by Nicole Henning http://www.flickr.com/photos/nic221/5400856763/
• Walking QR Code detail by Antje Verena http://www.flickr.com/photos/antjeverena/5049124149
• FluidForms QR Buckle by FluidForms http://www.flickr.com/photos/fluidforms/3525672926
• QR Code Temporary Tattoo Scans by Scott Blake http://www.flickr.com/photos/scott_blake/5036227559
• QR Codes at the Library by Boris Mann http://www.flickr.com/photos/boris/5339963608
• QR Code YOU by Carol Van Hook http://www.flickr.com/photos/librariesrock/5962731102/
• QR by William Couch http://www.flickr.com/photos/wcouch/4947129990
• QR Code Periodic Table with Symbols http://www.flickr.com/photos/periodicvideos/5915143448
• QR Codes in the Library by libraryladyj http://www.flickr.com/photos/wcouch/4947129990
• QR Code for comicsgrid.com by optiscanapp http://www.flickr.com/photos/optiscanapp/5512325704/