Sunday, March 27, 2011

40 Interesting Ways to Use QR Codes in the Classroom

Scan this QR code to see what it says!!



  • QR (short for Quick Response) codes are seen everywhere but are often overlooked. They are small codes which require a code reader to scan and decode. Teachers can create their own QR codes for students to 'decode' on everything from worksheets, books, scavenger hunts, or just about anything. The ideas are limitless and you can use your imagination to tag just about anything. You can check out this 40 interesting ways to use QR codes in your classroom.




    • Click here for a QR Generator to make your own!

    • Click here to download a QR Reader for your smartphone. You can also do a search from your smartphone for any QR Reader application. Try any of the free apps.

    Here is a Live Binder file for QR Codes in the Classroom!


    tags: qrcodes QR codes integration embed decode readers




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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Teach Science and Math

  • Teach Science and Math is a blog by David Wetzel focused on providing resources, lessons, ideas and cool tools for the teacher of a K-12 classroom in Science and Math curriculum. The focus of this particular article is using the site LiveBinders and ways to integrate it into your curriculum. Using LiveBinders can simplify your life by placing all your resources in one location and putting it at your students' fingertips! Every type of online resource can be stored in one location and created with a hotlist in a simple to navigate format.

    tags: livebinders science math education resources DavidWetzel David Wetzel

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Monday, March 14, 2011

Video Writing Prompts













  • Have you tried to get your students to write and just can't think of topics? Try out these great video writing prompts! TeacherHub has come up with videos of high interest topics ranging from basketball NCAA championship to an adorable marshmellow test on the topic of instant gratification! The writing prompts are then divided up into grade levels! You simply have to give these a try in your classroom!

    tags: writing prompts language video writingprompts engaging LanguageArts

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