QR+Codes+in+Education


 * What is a QR Code? **

QR codes are being used on a variety of media to drive people to a specific website. You might see codes on cereal boxes, posters, billboards, even a city bus.

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Download a QR Reader on your iPad, iPhone or iPod or other Smartphone. Try QR Reader for iPhone & iPad - its Free! Websites to create QR codes:
 * Activity: **
 * Delivr
 * Kaywa
 * GoQR
 * QRStuff
 * QuikQR
 * Custom QR Code

Next, open up a website, such as your wiki, school website, learning object or any url that you'd like to create a QR code for. *Remember if the url is longer, you may want to create a bit.ly tinyurl, or short url first.*

Save the QR code as a jpeg to your desktop and upload it to your website as a file. Another option is to save the url and embed the code as a Widget --> Other HTML. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Let's see what codes everyone created and take a QR fieldtrip! Here's your first stop...



<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">View this LiveBinder presentation on QR Codes in Education for additional ideas. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The Social Me Wiki by MyWeb2Learn has a great page full of QR Code ideas and resources. Check it out! media type="custom" key="20969642"
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