QR+Codes

__**QR Codes **__

What is 94 x 56?

A: 6487 A: 5264 A: 4981

QR stands for Quick Response. It works like a barcode, where you scan information, but instead it can direct you to a website, play a video via youtube, or even show an image.
 * What is a QR code? **

QR codes are easy to create and have tons of uses in the classroom.
 * How can we use them in the classroom? **

__**QR code quest**__- hide codes around the classroom or the school and have groups complete a task when they find each code. The code gives them the instruction on what to do as well as the location of the next clue.
 * Use these for topic introductions. Students need to record their facts and come back to share as a group when they have found them all.


 * __Arty thoughts__**- record students thoughts about their artwork, or they could write a few sentences about their picture. Great for parent interviews too!

__**Library Quest**__- Use QR codes to teach kids to use the library correctly. Great for practicing research skills or finding information on different genres.


 * __ Reading/Writing __**

__**Scan for a story starter-**__Scan for a topic to write about or choose three to scan for thing to include in your writing (eg: a cat, a haunted house, and the word 'chocolate')

__**Choose your own adventure writing**__- Start a story and have kids write alternate endings or different solutions to the same problem. they can then read each other stories and choose their own adventure

__**Book reviews**__- students write short reviews on books they have been reading to recommend to others (also great for the library)

__**Book Trailers**__ - kids can make short book trailers for a novel they are reading. Post the link to the video into a QR code and parents and students can watch the video whenever they like.

__** Junior School **__

__**Phonics and Vowel Sounds and letter identification**__


 * __Milk bottle lids__**- turn into letter identification or sight words (see example)

__**All About Me**__- Younger students can draw a picture of themselves and write about themselves. Turn their writing into a QR code or create Voice QR code of them talking about themselves to go along with their picture on the wall.

__** Maths **__

__**Self Check task cards**__



__**Milk Bottle Codes**__- create QR codes to test basic facts skills, multiplication facts or to reinforce strategy or number skills such as fractions and decimals

__**Mathletics QR Styles**__- Create word problems and turn them into QR codes. Groups work together to scan and solve problems, then do some sort of physical activity before bringing the answer to the judge (eg: run or do pushups etc)


 * __Maths Strategy Videos__**- get the kids to make videos using the 'Explain Everything' app to demonstrate how to solve a problem using a specific strategy. Post these videos on youtube and then create a QR code with a link to that video. Kids can scan and watch the video if they forget or get stuck.

__** QR Code Generators **__

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