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QR Codes in the ClassroomAl TuckerChester County Intermediate Unit

PETE & CFebruary, 2011

+What are QR Codes?

Developed by Denso-Wave to help inventory auto parts in 1994

QR = “Quick Response”

QR codes can be read in two directions=store more data

They are free

Background How it works

The Nuts and Bolts of #QR Codes

David HopkinsBournemouth University

+Related Statistics

Global mobile data traffic grew 2.6-fold in 2010, nearly tripling for the third year in a row.

Last year's mobile data traffic was three times the size of the entire global Internet in 2000.

There are 48 million people in the world who have mobile phones, even though they do not have electricity at home.

In 2010, 3 million tablets were connected to the mobile network, and each tablet generated 5 times more traffic than the average smart phone.

Cisco® Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update

Cisco Visual Networking Index2/1/2011

+Basic Use of QR CodesSmart Phone

via cnet Australia

+QR Code Marketing Examples

+QR Code Marketing Examples

Japan Trends

+Getting Started

Zxing Kaywa createqrcode Beetag Snap-Vu

DANSL – Desktop Reader

iCandy – Commercially tagged codes

QR Code Generators Desktop Readers

Apple App Store

Quickmark, NeoReader, Optiscan

Android Market

Quickmark, Zxing Barcode Scanner

Generic Site

Kaywa

Smartphone Readers

Firefox: QR Link Maker

Chrome: goo.gl URS Shortener, QR Code Tag Extension

Browser Plug-Ins

+Practical Uses

+In the Classroom: great ideas

38 Interesting Ways* to Use QR Codes in the Classroom

*and tips

EDTE.CH BlogTom Barrett

Mobile ZebraLaura JacobMcGuffey School District

+Pros, Cons & Issues

Speed of getting to steered content

Peak an interest in technology

Students are creating content

Access to networks and hardware-potential cost to students

Not for those timid with technology use-know your students’ skill levels

Size and density of the codes

Overuse

Pros Cons/Potential Issues

The Daring LibrarianGwyneth Jones

+Additional Resources

QR Codes in Education LivebinderSteven Anderson

Diigo Links on QR CodesAl Tucker