QR Codes

Using QR Codes in Education and Training

One way to use mobile technology, in particular, phones, is with QR codes - those strange looking squares you sometimes see on posters and ads.  Anyone can download a QR reader to their smart phone or iphone, point it at the code, and it will take them to some information which could be a website, or a list of facts, an image, or some other form of information.

Here is a link to a useful presentation on the uses of QR codes in the classroom, and resources such as QR code reader and code writer apps:  QR Codes

Here is a link to an excellent resource with further information about QR Codes for teachers, and links to video tutorials:  Teachers Guide to QR Codes

I have created this QR Code using an app called QR Creator for iPhone from the App Store:

Try downloading a QR reader from the App store, or Google Store if you have a smart phone, point your phone at this code while in the app, and see where it takes you.

When you create the QR code, you have the option of creating a URL, text, address, or contact QR.  So for your students, you can give them information to help them with a project, or you can create hints for a scavenger hunt around a physical locality, as well as websites to explore.