On National Teacher Day, meet the 2024-25 Kenan Fellows
Qr code presentation
1. Using QR Codes in Your Library
Elissa Malespina – South Orange Middle School Librarian
2. About Me
• I am the librarian at South Orange Middle School in
South Orange, NJ
• I have been a middle school librarian for 2 years and
was previously a High School Librarian at both
Columbia High School and Highland Park Middle/High
School.
• I am a techno Geek who loves to try to newest thing out
there. Sometimes I succeed other times I fail. Currently
using Glogster, Edmodo, Animoto, Wikispaces, and
many other technologies with my staff and students.
• You can follow me on Twitter @SOMSlibrary
4. What are QR Codes
• Definition: A QR code (abbreviated from Quick Response code)
is a type of matrix barcode (or two-dimensional code) first designed
for the automotive industry. More recently, the system has become
popular outside of the industry due to its fast readability and
comparatively large storage capacity. The code consists of black
modules arranged in a square pattern on a white background. The
information encoded can be made up of any kind of data (e.g.,
binary, alphanumeric, or Kanji symbols).
• Created by Toyota subsidiary Denso Wave in 1994 to track
vehicles during the manufacturing process,[the QR code is one of
the most popular types of two-dimensional barcodes. It was
designed to allow its contents to be decoded at high speed.
• The technology has seen frequent use in Japan; the United
Kingdom is the seventh-largest national consumer of QR codes.
• Taken from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code
5. QR Poll
• http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_
choice_polls/LTg4MTgwOTMwNg
6. What you need to make this work
• A Smartphone,or Computer with
Webcam, or Ipad 2.
• Qrcode Reader
• Qrcode Generator
• Imagination
7. STEP 1: QR Code Readers
• First thing you need to do is download a scanner to
your Smartphone, Ipad or Computer
• Recommended ones:
For Iphone or Ipad (All FREE)
*NeoReader,
*Microsoft Tag
*Barcodes
For Android
*QRDroid
Great website to find Readers: http://www.mobile-
barcodes.com/qr-code-software/
8. STEP 2: QR Code Generators
• Delivr http://delivr.com/
• QR Stuff: http://www.qrstuff.com/
• Kaywa: http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
• Tag Extension for Google Chrome:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detai
l/bcfddoencoiedfjgepnlhcpfikgaogdg
11. Ideas on how to use them on books
• Links to Authors Websites
• Links to Book Trailer
• Links to Videos about the Subject Matter
• Links to Historical Documents
• Links to websites that relate to the topic
• Read – a – like Book Links
• Possibilities are endless
13. How I use them in my library
• On books
• On Audio books
• On displays
• On Magazines – link to electronic copy of
magazine
• Have student make them using
bookmarks (which I got from http://lib-girl.blogspot.com/2011/07/holy-
bodacious-barcodes-using-qr-codes.html )
15. How we use them @ SOMS
• I have made posters with QR codes on
them that link to all the teachers in the
school that have websites. People can
then scan the codes to get to the
teachers websites.
• Great for back to school night and
teacher conferences
16. Great resources to find other cool ways to
use QR codes
• The Adventures of Library Girl Blog: http://lib-
girl.blogspot.com/2011/07/holy-bodacious-barcodes-using-qr-codes.html
• Spectonics Blog: What they are and how
can I use them in a classroom:
http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/apps-and-mobile-learning/qr-codes-
what-are-they-and-how-can-i-use-them-in-my-classroom/
• Darling Librarian -
http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/2011/09/qr-code-scanning-for-
parents.html
• 21st Century Library Blog:
http://21stcenturylibrary.wordpress.com/2011/11/01/qr-codes-for-libraries-
and-education/
17. Other things you can do with QR Codes
• Text content
• Dial a phone # send a text
• Pull up an image or video
• Add event to calendar
• Add contacts
• Meredith Farkas gave me those ideas
58. Contact Information
• Feel free to Contact me with any
questions or ways that you are using
them in your school.
• Elissa Malespina :
emalespi@somsd.k12.nj.us or
emalespina@gmail.com
• http://southorangemiddleschoollibrary.wikispaces.com/
• Twitter @SOMSlibrary
