Hip To Be Square Qr Codes For Libraries (Raeco Presentation)
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It's Hip to be Square
QR Codes in the Library.
Kay CantwellEducation Officer : Digital LearningResourceLink, Brisbane Catholic Education
What is a QR Code anyway?
12 Digits - read horizontally
up to 4000 alpha-numeric characters -
read horizontally and vertically
What do they do?'Quick' response access to:
●A short piece of text●Website address●Email address●Phone number
Anything embedded online can be accessed in one click; images, videos, podcasts, maps...
What do you need?
A device* with+ a camera+ an internet connection+ code reader software
*device can be...a 'smart'phone, iPod touch, iPad, laptop, desktop....
How do you create QR codes?
How do you create QR codes?
One useful tip One website, two qr codes...
http://www.amazon.com/Scan-Me-Everybodys-Guide-Magical/dp/0965900037/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336095954&sr=8-1#reader_0965900037
http://amzn.to/IK5NBn
Where did it begin?
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo by cogdogblog: http://flickr.com/photos/cogdog/2911375031/
QR Codes & Pedagogy
Drawn from Smarter, simple, social: QR codes & beyond by Anne Bartlett-Bragg under a Creative Commons
License http://www.slideshare.net/AnneBB/smarter-simple-social-qr-codes-beyond
● Simplicity● Personalised● Relevant● Contextualised
● Accessible● Self-directed / autonomous learners● Gamification
QR Codes in the Library:Augment reality - make your books interactive.
QR Codes in the LibraryEnhance and update textbooks or other titles
QR Codes in the LibrarySet up a QR Reader station for students to hear reviews by other students before they select.
View the entire video here:
QR Codes in the LibraryDirect students and school staff to the library website/blog when promoting library/reading events around the school.
QR Codes in the LibraryBring 'outsiders' inside; and use a QR code creator that counts scans such as snap.vu to see if it is being used...
Read the post about this here:
QR Codes in the LibraryUse http://www.qrstuff.com/ to create coloured QR Codes to denote different types of information or different sections in the library; e.g. green = fiction, red = non fiction
QR Codes in the LibraryCreate a virtual tour of the library
Remember to consider:□ Value adding for the customer □ Minimize the amount of data stored in the barcode (shorten urls)
□ Track campaign scan analytics
□ Place barcodes in scannable locations
□ Test barcodes to ensure scannability
□ Provide adequate time for users to scan
□ Assist users in finding a mobile barcode reader
□ Tell users what happens upon scanning
□ Provide a barcode back-up or alternative
□ Link to a smartphone-friendly destination
Adapted from at Mobile Tag Marketing by Angie Schottmuller http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
QR Codes in the LibraryNeed more ideas or info?
46 Interesting Ways... A primer on QR Codes Mobile learning posters
Thank you!