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QR Codes

QR Codes, often described as "barcodes on steroids," serve as powerful tools for connecting digital information to the real world. With the capacity to store up to 4296 alphanumeric characters, they can link to multimedia content, websites, and other digital resources. Scannable by any camera-equipped smartphone, QR Codes expand learning experiences, engaging students and parents through interactive content on posters, cards, and labels. Use them for scavenger hunts, multimedia projects, and field trips. Explore the possibilities of enhancing your classroom with this innovative technology!

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QR Codes

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  1. QR Codes Real-world links or “hardlinks”

  2. A brief description (really) • A “barcode on steroids” • A way to store a larger set of instructions • 2.9 KB or 4296 alphanumeric characters • A way to attach computer information to objects in the real world • Can be scanned with any camera-equipped Smartphone • The Smartphone “knows” what to do with the code, with the installation of a very small application

  3. How Does It Work? • Create a barcode: http://www.delivr.com/qr-code-generator, http://qrstuff.com/ • Content can be so many things! • Print it, embed it, project it – whatever! • Students and/or parents can scan the codes from posters, cards, labels, etc and see multimedia content related to the print media • Expand the classroom learning experience!

  4. What can you use it for?imagine • Scavenger and treasure hunts • Poster projects with multimedia content • Field trips using prepared content on cards • Communicate without dictating – did I mention 4296 alphanumeric characters? • Remember - any internet link can be encoded, as long as your device can handle it. Music, video, websites, photos, etc. • What can you think of?

  5. Try it!A group demonstration • Android Market – Barcode Scanner • iPhone App Store – i-nigma • Windows Marketplace – i-nigma • Blackberry – mobile.blackberry.com or www.i-nigma.mobi

  6. Let’s say you are studying birds…

  7. Questions?

  8. More information • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code • http://www.digitalgeography.co.uk/archives/2009/04/exploring-personal-geographies-with-qr-codes-part-1/ • http://www.denso-wave.com/qrcode/qrstandard-e.html

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