QR Codes
What is a QR Code? |
QR codes are those funny looking black and white boxes you see everywhere! With the right tools, you can use technology to scan them and they will bring you right to the link of the designers choice. This could be a website, video, picture, or a simple message. QR codes are really easy to make and they make technology so much easier in the world. Instead of fumbling with buttons trying to copy a link exactly, only to click enter and find you typed it in wrong, you can simply scan the bar and go exactly where you want!
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QR Codes fall under domain 2c of the Danielson Framework, Managing Classroom Procedure. This involves giving decent instructions to your students so that they are able to understand and independently complete their assignment. QR codes make it possible for students to scan what is needed on their own and independently complete whatever link they are brought to. It is a way to retain instructions without needing the teacher to explain them. Instead, the code acts as their directions.
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The Danielson Framework |
Evaluation |
QR Codes are a fun, interactive tool that is easy to use in classrooms where the students have a basic understanding of technology. While it would be excellent for second grade and above, it might not work best in my personal classroom as my goal is to teach preschool or kindergarten. However, it is a great tool that can be used to direct your students to links without fumbling to type it in correctly. It can also be used in different activities around your classroom, such as scavenger hunts or an option to learn more independently. They are easily customizable to fit whatever your need might be!
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The 4 C's include Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity. QR codes fit most accurately into the Communication aspect of these. The code is an easy way to communicate instructions to your students without needing to repeat yourself a dozen times. It allows the students to independently look at their assignments and follow directions at their own pace. The codes can direct them to whatever you need it to, making it easy to communicate to them what the goal is for the day.
The ISTE standards include Empowered Learner, Digital Citizen, Computational Thinker, Creative Communicator, Global Collaborator, Knowledge Constructor, and Innovative Designer. Empowered Learner is most involved with QR codes. This is when students actively participate in different technology methods in order to complete a goal. By scanning the code and completing whatever assignment is given to them, they are independently using the technology at their disposal and figuring out how to use it to accomplish their objective. |
ISTE and the 4C's |