Use QR Codes for Teaching
2022-07-13
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1You have probably seen those little boxes with a pattern of black marks on products in stores, on signs or in many other public places.
2The designs are called QR codes.
3That is short for "quick response code."
4 They are a kind of bar code that a machine can read.
5You might not know that teachers are finding QR codes make it easy to send messages to students on a mobile device or laptop computer.
6So, in today's program, we will show you how to use QR codes and the many uses QR codes have for teaching English.
7In the second part of the program, we will show you how to make different kinds of QR codes using free services.
8To read a QR code, simply open the camera on your phone and point it at the code.
9When the phone has read the code, a web link appears over it.
10Touch, or tap it with your finger and a new window will open with the online material.
11If this does not work on your phone, you can find a free QR code app to download.
12They are available in the app store for Android or Apple Products.
13You can also use the camera on a laptop computer.
14If you are using a computer without a camera, you can right-click or control-click on the code and choose how to open the material.
15The basic use of a QR code is to share a website address.
16For example, this code will take you to the Education page of VOA Learning English.
17In the classroom, the web link may go to presentation files, listening or reading materials, research resources, or learning games.
18An important reason for using a QR code is that it can be shared on printed material.
19Students do not need to type a long and complex series of letters into their tablet or phone to go to a web address.
20The codes can also show images for students who are not yet reading.
21With one touch of a finger, the code opens a player, so the student does not have to hunt for the correct application.
22Some teachers use QR codes in several places around a classroom called "learning centers."
23At one center, students might find a list of new words.
24On a card at this center is the QR code for the Learning English Word book.
25A student can scan it and look for the meaning of any unknown words.
26Another learning center might have a choice of story books.
27A QR code can take the student to the sound of someone reading the story.
28This code takes you to a public library's collection of story books:
29Teachers can use existing videos or create their own with messages to students.
30If you are online, watch this on how to share a video with a QR code:
31Learning with songs can be enjoyable and a nice break from schoolwork.
32A teacher can create a QR code for a song and print it on the same page as the song's lyrics, or words, for students to listen and sing along.
33One new idea in education is project-based learning.
34A teacher may create a QR code to link to a PowerPoint presentation.
35The presentation can include spoken instructions so students can hear and read the instructions again whenever they need to.
36To create QR codes, there are a number of services you can find by searching for "QR code generator."
37Take care to register for the free version of the service you want.
38If you do not, you may have to pay to keep the codes that you make active past a trial period.
39Once you have chosen a service, look for the choices available to share a web link, a document, image, social media message or video.
40Simply copy the link you want to share and paste it into the box the service provides.
41Follow the instructions to save the code onto your computer.
42You can print the QR code or add it to a document that you plan to share electronically.
43To share the pronunciation of a word or a spoken message, create a QR code for a sound clip.
44The code above is an example of a sound clip made on the service Vocaroo.
45It says, "Welcome to Voice of America Learning English."
46You can share any images or documents you want students to see by uploading them to a cloud service like Google Docs.
47For example, the file linked to this code is a Google Slides presentation.
48Getting started with QR codes requires a little time,
49but once you have set up an account, you will probably have many more ideas on how to use these funny little squares.
50I'm Anna Matteo.
51And I'm Greg Stachel.
1You have probably seen those little boxes with a pattern of black marks on products in stores, on signs or in many other public places. The designs are called QR codes. That is short for "quick response code." They are a kind of bar code that a machine can read. 2You might not know that teachers are finding QR codes make it easy to send messages to students on a mobile device or laptop computer. 3So, in today's program, we will show you how to use QR codes and the many uses QR codes have for teaching English. In the second part of the program, we will show you how to make different kinds of QR codes using free services. 4How to "read" a QR code 5To read a QR code, simply open the camera on your phone and point it at the code. When the phone has read the code, a web link appears over it. 6Touch, or tap it with your finger and a new window will open with the online material. If this does not work on your phone, you can find a free QR code app to download. They are available in the app store for Android or Apple Products. You can also use the camera on a laptop computer. If you are using a computer without a camera, you can right-click or control-click on the code and choose how to open the material. 7Using QR codes for web links 8The basic use of a QR code is to share a website address. For example, this code will take you to the Education page of VOA Learning English. 9In the classroom, the web link may go to presentation files, listening or reading materials, research resources, or learning games. An important reason for using a QR code is that it can be shared on printed material. Students do not need to type a long and complex series of letters into their tablet or phone to go to a web address. 10The codes can also show images for students who are not yet reading. With one touch of a finger, the code opens a player, so the student does not have to hunt for the correct application. 11Some teachers use QR codes in several places around a classroom called "learning centers." At one center, students might find a list of new words. On a card at this center is the QR code for the Learning English Word book. A student can scan it and look for the meaning of any unknown words. 12Using QR codes for media files 13Another learning center might have a choice of story books. A QR code can take the student to the sound of someone reading the story. This code takes you to a public library's collection of story books: 14Teachers can use existing videos or create their own with messages to students. If you are online, watch this on how to share a video with a QR code: 15Learning with songs can be enjoyable and a nice break from schoolwork. A teacher can create a QR code for a song and print it on the same page as the song's lyrics, or words, for students to listen and sing along. 16One new idea in education is project-based learning. A teacher may create a QR code to link to a PowerPoint presentation. The presentation can include spoken instructions so students can hear and read the instructions again whenever they need to. 17How to make QR codes 18To create QR codes, there are a number of services you can find by searching for "QR code generator." Take care to register for the free version of the service you want. If you do not, you may have to pay to keep the codes that you make active past a trial period. 19Once you have chosen a service, look for the choices available to share a web link, a document, image, social media message or video. Simply copy the link you want to share and paste it into the box the service provides. Follow the instructions to save the code onto your computer. You can print the QR code or add it to a document that you plan to share electronically. 20Make audio QR codes 21To share the pronunciation of a word or a spoken message, create a QR code for a sound clip. The code above is an example of a sound clip made on the service Vocaroo. It says, "Welcome to Voice of America Learning English." 22Make QR codes for images 23You can share any images or documents you want students to see by uploading them to a cloud service like Google Docs. For example, the file linked to this code is a Google Slides presentation. 24Getting started with QR codes requires a little time, but once you have set up an account, you will probably have many more ideas on how to use these funny little squares. 25I'm Anna Matteo. 26And I'm Greg Stachel. 27For more ideas, see the links below. 28Jill Robbins wrote this lesson for Learning English. 29More Ideas: 30Five Ways to Use QR Codes for Second Language Development 31How Teachers Are Using QR Codes in the Classroom to Enhance Learning 32Twelve Ideas for Teaching with QR Codes 33___________________________________________________________________ 34Words in This Story 35pattern -n. a repeated form or design 36bar code - n. a patterned set of vertical lines printed on consumer products, mail, and the like to be read by a machine 37app (application) -n. a computer program that carries out a specific job 38click - v. to press and release (a button on a computer or phone) 39scan - v. to read with an electronic device 40clip - n. a short selection from a longer piece of a work 41What do you think of the use of QR codes? We want to hear from you. We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 42Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them.