Using QR Codes in the Classroom

Our iPads now have a QR code reader called I-Nigma. It's a very simple app that scans QR codes and sends students to the information coded within. A QR code can hold text, a link, a picture, a video -- pretty much anything. Try scanning this one:

There are free tools on the Internet to make QR codes, such as QRStuff. A really easy way to make a QR code for a link is to use Google's URL shortener, Goo.gl to create a short URL. Then paste the URL into the location bar (control-V), add the letters .ql and press return. Ta-da!

• Kathy Schrock's guide provides lots of ideas and resources. Scroll down to the bottom for a list of ideas. 
• You can find a bazillion QR-code things on Teachers Pay Teachers. 
• QR codes are great for literacy and math centers.