1. Now that you have made a Quick Response code, how would you use them in your library?
I really had fun with making a Quick Response code. I see now how easy they are to use and how many ways they can be used in a library setting. These Quick Response tags could first be used to scan and save as students walk into the library for quick contact information and general information about the library. This could apply to visitors as well. These tags could also be made easily for books that you would want to highlight. This could include new books available, books that will be a topic of discussion in an upcoming book talk, and any books that might apply to a particular research project. The type of information put into the tag could be anything that you would want students to find or focus on. This information could include bibliographies, websites dedicated to the book, and/or author information. There might also be a podcast available for certain books, articles, and/or magazines.
Quick Response tags can be added to certain resources to link them to videos as well. These different types of links to added resources can be a great addition to further research in the library and add useful components to any type of lesson plan. There might also be many different pieces of artwork and artifacts located in a library. I know our library has many items from different historical time periods. There could be a Quick Response tag attached to them for further information or some type of audio commentary explaining what they are. This could be a great way to get students interested and to learn even more.
Hi, Erin,
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed making the QR code as well. It was kind of spooky how it worked. It's funny but I haven't really seen QR codes as I'm out and about. I've looked for some in magazines as well. I love your idea of using them for highlighting books. Students would enjoy zapping the books and getting information about them. I especially like the idea of using them to tag artwork or artifacts in the library. I sometimes look at portraits and sculptures and the description or title doesn't tell me anything! A QR code could give so much more information!
I also like your idea to connect QR codes to artwork- it would be like when you go to a museum and you have the audio handset on that tells you to push a number and it will talk about the numbered artwork. Now that I think about it, that museum technology is kind of a primitive QR code!
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