WHAT IS IT?
QR (Quick Response) codes, when read by a QR code scanner, can lead users to websites so that users do not have to type the URL manually.
HOW CAN YOU USE IT IN THE CLASSROOM?
With QR codes, a piece of paper can come alive with sounds, videos and/or more text. This caters to the different learning styles of students (ownership of learning). Students can also learn beyond what is given in the textbook or worksheet (extension of learning).
Scaffold non-fiction reading - Put a QR code on non-fiction texts so that students can learn more about a topic through audio files, video files or web pages about the topic.
Develop vocabulary - Create QR codes to direct students to images or online dictionary to explain vocabulary words.
Scaffold early literacy - Create QR codes and place them on book covers to direct students to a video of the book, an online version of the book or an audio reading of the book. Students can then read along.
Create an interactive quiz - Use QR codes to get students to search for more information and check answers.
Scaffold learning - Create QR Codes to direct pupils to a ‘how to video’ such as a Khan Academy (https://www.khanacademy.org/ ) video, or Youtube video, or a video you created yourself.
An example from a P3 STELLAR text:
Teacher includes all these QR codes that link to a map, a video and a dictionary on the cover page of the text.
Students can do this as a tuning-in activity in groups or individually (extension of learning). Alternatively, early finishers of work given can also do this as a filler activity while the other students can do this at home (learning at own pace - ownership of learning).
An example from a P2 STELLAR text:
Teacher includes an audio file for students to listen to as they read along. This is especially useful for students who have difficulty reading.
An example from a P1 Math topic:
Teacher lists down the learning objectives of that topic learnt and provides a QR code that link to a teaching video and some activities. This video can be viewed at home as revision.
Go to these links to take a look at how these teachers use QR codes in their classrooms.
http://iteach1to1.blogspot.sg/p/qr-codes.html?m=1
https://www.pinterest.com/jnase1/qr-codes-lessons-and-activities/
Go to this site to see how you can create an audio QR code.
https://www.thetechieteacher.net/2018/04/easy-to-use-tools-for-creating-audio-qr.html
Follow the steps here to generate a QR code.
Click on 'URL'.
Enter the URL you have.
A QR code will be generated.
Right click on the QR code to 'save' or 'download' the image.
If you 'copy' the image, simply 'paste' it in a document.
If you 'download' the image, insert the file into a document.
These are instructions to a P2 class on how to scan a QR code with a QR reader. This was their 2nd time doing it.
QR reader QR code.mp4