Tuesday, July 19, 2011

QR Codes as Reading Strategy

Isn't this exciting?!  You can insert QR codes into a book that students follow to a video that connects directly to the content of the book.

Ok, first: a QR code if short for Quick Response code.  It is a barcode that can be read by mobile devices and link the user to a URL, text, or other data (thanks, Wikipedia). There are both QR code generators and readers that can be downloaded to your smart phone or iPad.

So, to give your students another dimension to their reading of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, for example, make a code to link them to the author talking about her experience writing the book, photos of the Lacks family, or a link to a website that can explain the science further, for those who are interested.  Or, for an assignment, have students respond to the information the code took them to, then have them create their own code to leave for the next reader.  Or maybe students could write their own piece that includes the experience of such interaction with the internet.  The possibilities are wide; ask students what they would do and help them do it!

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