The Big Web Designers Asset Pack
The Big Web Designer’s resource pack/ Bundle by Boshanka – Freelance Web Designer This huge web design resource bundle includes 14 high quality sets previously released on Graphic River but available as a single download.
The Promotional Potential of QR Codes
Imagine walking down your city’s main thoroughfare one morning and you turn the corner to see a massive black and white sporadically-checkered pattern sprawled out on the side of a building in the shape of a square. Immediately you peg it as one of those QR codes you see printed in magazines and on the sides of shipping containers. You get out your nifty smartphone, access the bar code reader you downloaded last week (because it’s free) and hold your camera up to focus in on the huge QR code presented before you. Meanwhile, several other pedestrians are doing the same thing nearby.
How to Use QR Codes in Student Projects
Scannable bar codes may be just what you need to spark some student interest in your classroom - read on to learn how to use them to showcase your student work and give some life to your classroom's infographics. Last April ago I took a trip to Tokyo, Japan. One thing that really stood out to me there was the abundance of these scannable barcodes.
QR Code Tools
The quick-response code is the hipster marketing must-have of the moment. Here's a look at what you'll need to get started. We all use bar codes to buy things. Now small businesses may be able to use them to sell things. For pure techno hip factor, it’s tough to beat quick response codes.
5 Steps for a Successful QR Code Marketing Campaign
Hamilton Chan is CEO and founder of Paperlinks, which provides the leading QR code infrastructure for businesses. Codes generated through Paperlinks app can be scanned by the free Paperlinks iPhone app or by any QR code reader on any smartphone platform. While the debate rages on whether QR codes are a passing fad or a marketing phenomenon, those little suckers continue to pop up all over the place.
QR Codes and Bottle Cap Fun!
Technology is awesome because not only does it keeps students engaged, it's also usually pretty environment-friendly! So, I've decided to combine two fun items I've been incorporating in my classroom - QR codes and labeling bottle caps - to help students practice ordering fractions, multi-digit multiplication, and long division - just a few skills we're going over in fourth grade right now. Let's start with ordering fractions:
What Is A QR Code & Why Do You Need One?
We all know that one of the keys to great SEO is making sure you keep your website updated, new and fresh. Whether you do this with a blog, or you change your homepage with new offers, coupons or new products, it serves to show Google that your site is “alive.” For many small businesses in particular, this is a real challenge. So you already have great, fresh content on your site—what’s next? Do you know what is coming that may benefit your small business?
13 Creative Ways to Use QR Codes for Marketing
In the same way that websites, then MySpace URLs, and more recently Facebook pages started appearing in TV, magazine and newspapers ads, we're starting to see more QR codes appear in traditional advertisements. QR codes have been spotted on direct mail pieces, movie posters, business cards and in Times Square. Whether they'll have the staying power of your website or of your MySpace page has yet to be determined, but while they still enjoy the buzz of the "next big thing," you can take advantage of QR codes in marketing your small business. What is a QR code? A QR code is a 2-D barcode that can be scanned by a smart phone's camera and transfer information.
Ten Ways to Use QR Codes in the Classroom with Online Tutorials
I am so excited to be writing my second blog post of the year on this wonderful blog. During my last post, you may remember that I offered to be your "virtual coach". I had several people who were interested in learning more about how to use QR codes in daily routines as well as how to create these cute little things. I decided to provide you with 10 ways to use QR codes in the classroom as well as step by step tutorials to help you get started. At the end of this post, you will find links to all of the resources discussed.. #1 - One of my favorite ways to use QR codes is to assist students in linking to websites for research purposes.
QR codes & smartphones
OKLAHOMA CITY (BP)--Recently the news has focused on how the use of smartphones has given a wake-up call to politicians as the phones have been instrumental changing politics in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya. But smartphones are not only toppling powerful dictators. Recently they also have been reported to have deposed another unchallenged king of the mountain: the personal computer. Technology researchers reported that smartphone shipments surpassed PC shipments in the past quarter. Now some ministry leaders are getting the call to create smart phone outreach using mobile websites and bar code scanners. New Quick Response (QR) barcode technology is revolutionizing communications, and many churches are deciding it is wise for ministers to incorporate the smart phone into their outreach planning.
What can QR codes do?
We all know that QR codes can be used as physical world hyperlinks, but what other information can they contain? The codes essentially just encode text, however it is the ability of the readers to detect what type of information that text contains that makes the codes so flexible. Here is a brief list of the types of information recognised by the big readers: 1) Email address
K-8 Intro to Computer Science
K-8 Intro to Computer Science is a free course that aims to demystify computer science and show K-8 students that it’s fun, collaborative, and creative. The course is designed to motivate students and educators to continue learning computer science to improve real world relationships, connections, and life. Educators will foster an environment of communal learning that emphasizes risk-taking. This course will teach students about computer science, computational thinking, and programming. It will also teach that success does not come on the first try, just like the world's most difficult problems aren't solved on the first try. Challenge is good when it is supported by plans and tools that lead to success.
Free Tools to Generate Your Own QR Code
Posted by Katherine Meyer on August 8, 2011 · 3 Comments This is V3im on QR Codes... Whether you love them or hate them (or maybe even have no idea what they are), QR codes are quickly gaining popularity as marketing tools.
Code & Conquer
Most Important: Have Fun. And earn some badges. See how your strategy works out in different scenarios, challenge other players, receive points, earn badges and climb your way to the top of the leaderboard.
