When considering the options for my final tech tutorial, QR codes are what stood out to me! I have previously thought about QR codes and how they may be helpful in an art, English and textiles class. But first, what is a QR code?!?
QR codes (or Quick Response codes) are two-dimensional codes that you can scan with a smartphone. The code contains information, usually a site address, and once you scan it, the code connects you with a resource on the web.
https://digital.gov/resources/introduction-to-qr-codes/
QR codes can be found in many places serving a variety of purposes as a quick and easy way to connect people to sites online. I can imaging that QR codes in the classroom can be a helpful tool for directing students towards online resources.
“8 ways to use QR codes in the classroom” from the Norther Illinois University Centre for Innovative Teaching and Learning outlines a variety of ways QR codes can be used in the class. The article helped me come up with a few ways that I could use QR codes in English, art and textiles class:
- in a slideshow to connect students to the resource, text, activity, google form etc. within a lesson
- connect students to a google doc for a collaborative activity
- engage students in tools such as kahoot, mentimeter, poll, padlet etc.
- connect students to resources and tutorials (e.g. in textiles class, a QR code on a sewing machine could help students remember how to thread a bobbin)
- interactive learning, such as a gallery walk activity
Example:
Picture a textiles classroom where QR codes can be found around the room. For example, there are codes on the sewing machines which link to tutorial for winding a bobbin, threading the machine or adjusting the tension. At the cutting table, a QR codes links to a video on cutting out sewing patters.
In this example, QR codes in a textiles class could support students’ by directing them towards helpful resources.
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