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What is QR Code?
•Quick Response Code•Two-dimensional bar code embedded
with layers of information•Originally created by a subsidiary of
Toyota to track car parts•Now used mostly for commercial and
marketing purposes
Devices
• iPhone, Android, Blackberry• iPad 2• iPod Touch 3•PC, Laptop, Mac with web cam•Smart devices with camera function
that will accept apps
Readers
• QR Reader• ATT Scanner• NeoReader• i-nigma (love this one!) (Available for
iPhone, Android, Blackberry)• Optiscan• Quickmark• Qrafter• Search your Smartphone's App Store
Access
Book Trailers• Find or make book trailers
for books in the library• Create a QR code for each
trailer• Print stickers of the QR
code and put it on the book for students to watch when browsing for books
Access
Bookmarks
• Create QR Codes for sites frequently used my students in your library
• Print them on paper and affix the codes to index cards
• Create a bulletin board or display of library pockets labeled with the site for students to use and return the cards for quick information access
Access
Read Alikes• Create a list of books in
your library that are the same genre, theme, author, etc.
• Post the list on your library website or wiki
• Create a QR Code for the location of that link
• Affix the code to a book display or the cover of a book.
Instruction
Book Trivia• Use
http://www.classtools.net/QR/ to generate a series of qr codes for different questions
• Display codes throughout the library for students to scan
• Have students answer questions and return to librarian for a prize or contest
InstructionResearch Scavenger Hunt
• Divide the research process into tasks as per your choice of research method
• Create QR Codes for each step of the process
• Post QR codes by stations in the library with resources for the students to complete that task.
Things to consider...
• What audience do I want to reach?• What devices are available to my
prospective audience?• What items would I need to purchase?• What content do I want to encode?• What district/campus policies must I
consider?• How will those policies shape the use of QR
Code in the library?