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Mobiililaitteilla käteviä ominaisuuksia: QR ja AR. Why You Should Start Using QR Codes In Your Classroom. I’ll admit QR codes were a bit of a mystery to me until recently. I’ve seen the funny little codes in magazines and advertisements, and I understood that if you had an app on your phone you could scan them and get…somewhere. Beyond that I didn’t give them much thought. However, it seems I’ve been reading about them everywhere recently and they really can have some practical uses – even in the classroom .

Reader Engagement With Transmedia: How To Use QR Codes. I love our little writer’s community, and it’s always a thrill to discover the new and interesting things that people are using to market their books and engage readers.

Reader Engagement With Transmedia: How To Use QR Codes

In this post, guest blogger Emily Craven explains how you can use one simple thing – a QR code – to give your readers a more interactive experience. I also have to confess that I had no idea how to use these little squares before I read this post – so thanks Emily! QR Codes Explained and Ideas for Classroom Use. When I lead workshops or give presentations I typically don't distribute handouts in paper form.

QR Codes Explained and Ideas for Classroom Use

Instead I just give the link to my digital resources for that day's presentation or workshop. Recently, I have started to deviate from that policy just a little bit. Now I like to place printed QR codes in a dozen or so locations in the room. Those QR codes are linked to my slides and digital handouts. I started doing this because often people would miss the links when they're just on a slide at the beginning and end of the presentation. How to use QR codes in research and teaching. Interesting Ways to Use QR Codes. QR Codes in Books - Do They Work? QR codes often get a bad rap these days.

QR Codes in Books - Do They Work?

The ugly little boxes appear everywhere and to many, they seem to be a waste of time and space. But the reality of QR codes is like any tool - the value is determined by how it’s used. When used effectively, QR codes bridge online and offline worlds by making it easier to use a mobile phone to visit a webpage, for example. This three-minute video explains QR codes: Email readers can watch the video here. QR Codes in Books - Why? My book The Art of Explanation recently hit the shelves. Priority on Mobile A couple of things made this work.

Did it work? Yes, readers are using the QR codes. How Do We Know? A problem with QR codes is that they make it difficult to collect data. Thankfully there is a workaround that involves creating trackable URLs, which I detailed in this post. Because I used these URLs, I can simply filter Google Analytics by the “book” source and see data on visitors from QR codes. Traffic: Total Pageviews: 1,900+ Total Visits: 1,200+ QR-koodit matikan kirjassa « MoMi – Mobiilisti Mikkelissä. Neljännellä luokalla tahkotaan jakolaskuja jakokulmalla tai vastaavin tavoin.

QR-koodit matikan kirjassa « MoMi – Mobiilisti Mikkelissä

QR codes add a new element to the Periodic Table. We all know the Periodic Table of Elements — it's that thing with the pretty colors that hung on your chemistry class wall.

QR codes add a new element to the Periodic Table

While we may all recognize the venerable chart, we may not really know it (unless it's done up as a Star Wars version). Now, students and science buffs can actually interact with it thanks to QR codes for each element. Artist Yiying Lu created the QR enabled Periodic Table of Elements to stir the imagination in an old scientific tool via the help of modern devices. Those with tablets or smartphones can point their device at her rendering and be taken to applicable Wikipedia entries where they can get the bigger picture on the history of the element, its uses, and often a photo.

10 ways to use QR Codes in a History classroom. Kerry ⋅ EdTech, History ⋅ History, QR Code ⋅ 14 comments Photo by DavidPitkin This post comes with a huge acknowledgement to several people in my PLN – who, through constant tweeting about QR Codes, have forced me to take a look at their worth.

10 ways to use QR Codes in a History classroom

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QR Designer - Color QR Codes, Effect QR Codes

They will not only look much nicer, but will better attract and convert users. See examples below (click one to create your own). The BeeTagg QR Designer is compatible with all new and existing codes including: Dynamic QR Codes (with tracking and editing capabilities) Static QR Codes BeeTagg Codes Datamatrix QR Codes with Custom Hostname As long as the BeeTagg QR Designer is in BETA, this service is absolutely free. So, hurry up! Peach Crazy Banana Glass Robo Bee Tetrix Deep Blue Sea Frog Boring Enter any URL or text (max. 70 characters): Please send all suggestions, bugs and comments to our Facebook page. Get started now The fastest way to test the QR Designer is simply by clicking one of the example designs above, entering any URL or text and hitting the Go button. If you want to create a Dynamic QR Code with tracking and editing capabilities, use the blue box below. BETA Limitations. QR Code Generator: QR Stuff Free Online QR Code Creator And Encoder For T-Shirts, Business Cards & Stickers.

QRpedia - Language-detecting & mobile-friendly Wikipedia QR codes. Chinese golf resort tees off with world's largest human QR code. A gigantic QR code took form in China a couple of days ago.

Chinese golf resort tees off with world's largest human QR code

Mission Hills China trumpets the accomplishment with the headline, "World's Largest Golf Club & Spa Resort Creates the World's Biggest QR Code. " Sounds like someone is obsessed with being the world's largest. That headline is a little misleading, though. A Canadian corn maze turned out a 309,570-square-foot QR code last year. What Mission Hills China created is most likely the world's biggest human QR code. The club rounded up 2,000 employees for the massive publicity stunt. The gathering took place on a spacious driving range.

I suspect the next step for human QR codes will be an elaborate geek marriage proposal starting with a flash mob dance and ending with the happy couple flying over in a helicopter, scanning the code, and linking to a Web page reading, "Will you marry me? " (Via Newlaunches.com)