QR codes
1. Developed in the
90s to track car parts
Like,
ours :-)
2. Mobile smart
devices can scan and
create these codes
matthew.gown@det.nsw.edu.au
October 2011
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QR codes
1. QR codes are Quick Response Codes.
(They are barcodes)
2. Old barcodes one dimensional only vertical.
3. The New codes are
two dimensional –
using both the vertical
and the horizontal to
encode information
(text).
4. They can
hold a lot more
information.
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QR code structure (from wikipedia)
The diagram illustrates the placement of the message characters
within a QR code.
Starting from the lower-right corner, the first four bits define the
encoding used (in this case, 8 bits per character).
Next is the length of the message (17; dark stands for 1, but the
masking process used in this symbol inverts alternate rows).
Following that is the message itself, then the end-of-message
marker, and finally the error-correcting codes.
You don’t
need to know
any of this
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Create a QR code using an online generator
1. http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
6. or right-click on QR
code, Save As…, an
image file to use later in
a document or wiki etc.
2. Choose the
type of QR code
3. Type the text
4. And click “Generate!”
5. right-click on QR code, copy.
You can then paste QR code into
a Word document etc.
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Get a QR code app
1. There are many free QR code
reader apps in iTunes.
10. Click to scan
another QR code
2. An example
is “QR Reader”.
3. (when it has
downloaded) tap
the app to start
4. Point
camera at
QR code
5. It will
beep when
scanned…
6. …and display
what it says
7. Click here to see previously
scanned QR codes or to create a
new QR code.
8. See previously
scanned QR codes
9. Create a
new QR code
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Scan a QR code with an app
1. Tap app to start
5. Click to see
list of scanned
QR codes
2. Hold over
QR code.
3. If it’s a URL
it displays the
web page
4. Click here to
display in the
Safari browser
(for better display)
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Create a QR code using an app
1. Tap app to start
5. Click Create
6. share
via email.
4. Type message
3. Click for text
2. Click to create…
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QuickMark for PC
Download QuickMark program for PC from:
http://www.quickmark.com.tw/en/basic/downloadPC.asp
Watch video about QuickMark program for PC from:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yvnc-vAe1rc
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QuickMark for PC (without a webcam)
1. Drag QuickMark
window over QR
code and…
2. …then click
Decode.
Camera mode is not available if
you don’t have a webcam)
Generate
History
Settings
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QuickMark for PC (with a webcam)
1. Hold QR code in
front of webcam
2. Content of code
automatically
appears here
6. Click here to
return to Screen
Capture mode
5. Copy
4. Save
3. Back
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Create a QR code using a computer program
2. Choose type
of content
3. Paste text
or type the
content
4. Choose type
of code (there
are different
ones)
5. Choose
image file
format
1. Click on
Generate
Save
Back
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More info makes a bigger QR code
1. smile
3. If you want the QR
code to display a lot
of information
including pictures,
put it on a web page
2. There are many kinds of smiles,
each having a distinct character.
Some announce goodness and
sweetness, others betray sarcasm,
bitterness and pride; some soften
the countenance by their
languishing tenderness, others
brighten by their spiritual vivac
4. You can even
shorten the link using
http://bitly.com/
http://db.tt/IGyrvDKM
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Some examples of QR codes in education
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Add a student mini-review to a library book
Question and QR code to check answer
Add information to a painting on a wall
Make a sheet of paper interactive
Create a cool scavenger hunt
Connect to a homework wiki
Create a class shop
Link to a web site
Information card
Video about using QR codes in education
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayW032sKtj8
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QR code responsibility
1. QR codes encode text.
2. Enjoy them.
3. Don’t leave upsetting
surprises hidden in them.
4. Once they’re scanned
your typing is revealed.
41 Interesting Ways to Use QR Codes in the Classroom
https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_765hsdw5xcr&r
evision=_latest&start=0&theme=blank&authkey=COX05IsF&cwj=true
&pli=1
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Links to files
This powerpoint
This as PDF
http://db.tt/nBIKlW5f
http://db.tt/bPtQW3ty
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