I stumbled upon these this past weekend and found them super interesting. They were invented for bussiness owners to advertise their product or a company website. TheQR code has the same basic idea as barcodes in supermarkets or weblinks for a website. Instead of retyping a website or object into google this black and white image acts as a direct link to your website or whatever you want to share. You simple download the QR app on your phone and take a picture of the box. The app quickly brings up the website that is embeded in the QR code. No messy notes to yourself, business cards, or google searches required. Below is a QR code for my fine art website.
I could see this on a handout or on a powerpoint. It could be a link to digital copy of a handout (Now your students can't loose their homework handouts!) It could also be an website, something your students could check out if they are interested in learning more. The downside to this technology is not every student has access to a phone. Although their is an application you can download for NON-smart phone users like me, some students may not own a phone at all.
You can make your own using this link below. (This is just one link for generating QR codes, there are many other websites that make QR codes as well.
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/
I'm glad you shared this. i don't think this was supposed to be one of your projects, but let me know in class if it was supposed to be.
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