Brief Context for This Blog Post
So, I am currently enrolled as a student in an Educational Leadership program at Virginia Tech. I am a member of a great cohort of educators and I am currently taking a course titled, Technology in Educational Leadership. Throughout this course, we are encouraged to blog and discuss various topics regarding leadership in technology education. I came across this blog post today and thought I would make a "quick response" to my colleague's inquiry on QR Codes. Below is my colleague's post:
"Can you guys tell me the ways you've used (or seen used among your colleagues) QR codes in the classroom please? If you haven't used them (or seen them used), let me know that too please."
In my effort to "quickly respond" to my colleague, I figured I would create my own blog post about QR Codes to share with others outside of my cohort.
A Quick Response to QR Codes
QR Code is a "quick response" code which allows users to quickly and easily visit a website by scanning a specific QR code with a mobile device. They are often used at conferences and in classrooms to provide an efficient way for audience members (and students) to access websites. Here is a brief definition provided by
Wikipedia.
I typically use QR codes when I want my students (or teachers) to quickly and easily access a website. This is pretty much the only reason why one would use a QR code. It doesn't work for apps, or software, it pretty much only works for easily accessing websites on mobile devices. Below is a great picture provided by
Wikimedia Commons which identifies the key elements of a QR Code.
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