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__//**QR Code Activity:**// __

__//**Today you will:**// __
 * Explore the use of QR codes in the classroom
 * View QR codes
 * Create your own QR code
 * Take a QR Field trip

QR codes are being used on a variety of media to drive people to a specific website. You might see codes on cereal boxes, posters, billboards, even a city bus. View this LiveBinder presentation on QR Codes in Education. You can also view this Slideshare Presentation "40 Interesting Ways to Use QR Codes in the Classroom". media type="custom" key="12955378"

Lets download a QR Reader on your iPad. Try QR Reader for iPhone & iPad - its Free! The following QR codes have been created by your instructor. Scan them to see where they take you...  media type="custom" key="12955388"

__//**Create Your Own QR Code: **//__
 * 1) Open up a website, such as your wiki, school website, web 2.0 project you've created, learning object, or any url that you'd like to create a QR code for. *Remember if the url is longer, you may want to create a bit.ly or tinyurl first.*
 * 2) Copy the URL and enter it into a QR Code Generator to get your own QR code.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Save the QR code as a jpeg to your desktop, or copy the html code if provided. Upload it to your wiki as file image or using the html code as a widget. Provide a short paragraph with information about why you choose to create this QR code and how you could use this in your educational setting.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Let's see what codes everyone created and take a QR field trip! Visit your group members' wiki pages and explore the QR codes they created. Using the Discussion tab in the Moodle (Marian Online 2), comment on your QR field trips. What did you find exciting, difficult, or unique? What additional ideas or possible activities do you see using QR codes for in the classroom?

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Examples of QR Code Creators:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Kawya
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Deliver
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">QR Stuff
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Go-QR Me