Tuesday, October 11, 2011

QR Codes--a Test Drive

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This post was created thanks to the QR Code Generator.

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How can students use iPads?
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Here are some of my favorite links concerning iPads:

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OK, so how can this be used with students? And what's the value?

Expand upon learning, point of view, perspective. For instance, I just read an amazing book, State of Wonder by Ann Patchett. The story itself was compelling, but what made it especially rich was the sub-text, the underpinnings of the story. One theme deals with the ethics of medical research. Another has the reader question whether anyone's life has more value than another's. A student could be asked to take a position and share a succinct opinion based on research, and link that opinion to sources found on the Internet.

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I recently went to the Museum of Modern Art and the entire exhibit (Talk to Me: Design and the Communication between People and Objects) was extended through the use of QR codes. Each display was accompanied by a strange little icon. A quick scan of that icon on a smart phone offered additional insight into a particular display.

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The Daring Librarian has an example of a scavenger hunt embellished through the use of QR codes:

2 comments:

Cara Catalano said...

All of the QR codes worked for me! I am also wondering how this can be incorporated into the library and how it will work with my students.

NMerrick Library said...

There are ideas we could explore but with cell phones not being permitted, I think it would be a challenge to implement any.