As tech adoption of students and the schools they attend continues to climb, QR codes are becoming a more accessible way of giving, receiving and information in the classroom. QR codes are machine readable codes that consist of small black and white squares, typically used for storing data for reading by cameras or smartphones. As part of the one-to-one program at Boyne City High School in Michigan, English teacher Aaron Fritzsche posts a list of QR codes on each student’s desk to provide quick access to regularly used resources, including the class website, Google Drive and an online assessment tool. However, now Ed Tech Magazine reports that teachers are starting to use QR codes in three main ways: to distribute classroom materials by giving students codes they can keep on their desk and scan whenever they need to gain easy access to regularly used resources such as the class website or an online assessment tool; to easily share student work such as essays, posters, videos or blogs by simply distributing a QR code; and lastly to collect information from students and parents after gathering feedback from the likes of Google Forms: “Teachers have been using QR codes since before I started teaching at EdTech, but this is my first time seeing them being used so extensively within classrooms,” said Matt Johnson, principal of Edward T.
As tech adoption of students and the schools they attend continues to climb, QR codes are becoming a more accessible way of giving, receiving and information in the classroom. QR codes are machine readable codes that consist of small black and white squares, typically used for storing data for reading by cameras or smartphones. However, now Ed Tech Magazine reports that teachers are starting to use QR codes in three main ways: to distribute classroom materials by giving students codes they can keep on their desk and scan whenever they need to gain easy access to regularly used resources such as the class website or an online assessment tool; to easily share student work such as essays, posters, videos or blogs by simply distributing a QR code; and lastly to collect information from students and parents after gathering feedback from the likes of Google Forms: “Teachers have been using QR codes since before I started teaching at EdTech, but this is my first time seeing them being used so extensively within classrooms,” said Matt Johnson, principal of Edward T.