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Mary Beth Hertz (@mbteach [2] on Twitter) is an elementary computer teacher in Philadelphia, PA and a regular blogger on Edutopia [3]. You can read more of her work on her own blog at Philly-teacher [4].
Whoever said that iPads or tablets would be the game-changers this school year obviously overlooked a trend that has been crossing my social media streams, art museum exhibits [5], food and products. It seems that no matter where I look I see QR codes being used. I even bought a banana a few weeks ago that had a QR code on the sticker that pointed to the farm where it was grown!
So what is a QR code? It's short for "Quick Response" and it is (usually) in the shape of a square. It looks like a bar code with black splotches instead of lines.
What do you do with a QR code? When you see one, you can use your smartphone or any mobile device with a camera, QR code reader app and internet access (i.e. iPod) to scan the square. Once you scan it, the code will point your device to the web-based location set up by the code creator.
So how can these be used in education? Here are some ideas. Some are easier than others.
Have you used QR codes in the classroom? What have you done, and how has it worked?
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