10/23/2013

An upcoming phenomenon | Iris Rodgers

Human Performance and training 8200 QR Codes

Table of Contents

History of Technology Page 3

Past, Present and Future Page 4

Let’s Make a QR Code Page 5-6

Summary Page 7

References Page 8

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Introduction:

This purpose of this lesson is to introduce instructional designers to the many uses of QR codes. The benefit of using QR codes is to assist with marketing ones skills and/or business. It is important to know the dynamics of QR codes in order to effectively communicate with prospective employers’ and business professionals. In the last lesson, you learned how to create PowerPoint slides. The process you learned in the last module can be useful in creating and distributing your QR code.

Objectives:

At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

Define QR Code Determine how QR codes are useful Describe the many uses of QR Codes Develop a QR Code

OUTLINE

History of Technology

World use of QR Codes

Devices for QR Codes

Future of QR Codes

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HISTORY of Technology

Technology in 1970 verse 2013 has changed tremendously. Society has updated from

landline telephones to cell phones. Families invested hundreds of dollars into purchasing

encyclopedias for their children. If you could not reach someone by telephone, then you would

more than likely page them on their pagers. Home computers were obtained by an elite group

of families. All of which have surely changed.

Today, many homes no longer contain a landline phone due to the fact that the majority

of household members have cell phones. Children from the age of 5 and up along with their

parents and other adults in the household have cell phones. The government has even started

a program that gives out free phones to individuals according to their income. With such a

widespread of cell phone availability, landline phone have just about become obsolete.

In years past, when students needed to complete an assignment, they used

encyclopedias or clipped articles from the newspapers. Today, these methods are things of the

past. Just about everything now is available via the internet. Technology has grown so rapidly

that young children have been incorporated in the phenomenon. When purchasing items from

a store, a clerk would input the cost and you would then pay. Now, clothing and food items

prices are stored on a barcode located on the item which no longer has to be inputted by the

clerk. It only needs to be scanned on the scanner.

QR Codes are currently being used throughout the world, but the use of QR codes is

increasing at enormous rates. Individuals seeking jobs can provide companies with their QR

code and companies can immediately access the candidates resume etc.

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Past, Present and Future of QR CodesIn the past, businesses relied of humans to accomplish several job tasks. A clerk was

responsible for inputting the price of an item manually into the computer/register and

providing the consumer with a total. Now, with the use of qr codes, a clerk is no longer needed

when a consumer is ready to finalize their shopping. The consumer is now able to scan all items

on the scanner located in the stores and make the final payment.

The automobile industry has relied on QR codes for over a decade now. Toyota was first

know to use QR codes in order to track automobiles and parts shipments Due to the fact that

shipment was done internationally, QR codes made it easier for the auto industry to track their

merchandise.

Today, just about all major retailers and manufactures have an array of items that all have QR

codes attached to them. Stores are providing discounts, surveys, and advertisements through

the use of QR codes. While shopping in a retail store, you might find at the beginning of an

aisle, a QR code. The QR code will list the items that are located within that isle.

QR Codes are used in just about every business in the world today. When purchasing

food items from a grocery store all of the items are scanned across the scanner and the price is

displayed of the screen for the consumers viewing. After all items have been scanned, a total is

calculated and the consumer is then expected to pay.

Let’s Make a QR Code

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Step 1

Log on to your internet browser and type qrstuff.com in the address bar

Step 2

Choose your data type.

There are several types to choose fromsuch as: website URLs, You Tube Video;Google maps location; twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Four Square, App Store Download, Plain Text, iTunes, Telephone Numbers, Skype Call, SMS Messaging, Emails Address or Email Message.

Step 3

Choose your content.Type your choice in the content box.The box will change to accommodate for the appropriate response chosen.

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Step 4

Choose your foreground colorFrom the array of colors indicated.

Step 5

Choose output type.You may download, print or email.

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SUMMARY

In conclusion, QR Codes have been used for over several decades. Its many uses have provided businesses and individuals with a great deal of accessibility to a wide market of social contacts. The need for manual labor has severally been deceased due to the QR code.

For Instructional Designers, QR codes can be very effective in seeking employment and/or contracts. It allows prospective employers to access a wealth of information on a potential employee with just the use of a QR code reader. After submitting letters of interest, the creator of the QR code will know who accessed their information.

Schools, hospitals, courthouses, and banks are all becoming QR codes friendly. It not only saves a great deal of time, but it provides instant access to information or sources.

Just as society has witnessed a major change with technology, QR codes is a phenomenon that is sweeping technology into the next century.

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