Alice+Hartshorn

**Welcome to Alice Hartshorn's Technology Presentation!**


 * ** Meet the Presenter: **

Hello! My name is Alice Hartshorn. I am a full time building substitute at Constellation Schools: Stockyard Community Elementary. This is my 12th year of teaching. I have taught 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade. I have also been a principal and assistant principal. Our school currently has 1 to 1 laptops for grades 2 through 8.

I have a loving husband and a son who is 2 1/2. I am expecting a baby girl March 1st! I love being outdoors. In the summer we go camping fequently. I also enjoy playing sports. ||
 * ** Presentation Topic: Using QR Codes in the Classroom **

QR codes are digital images that can be scanned. You often see these on flyers and brochures. Often times they will tell you "scan this for more information." When you scan the codes you will be taken directly to a website with more information. There a many QR scanner apps available for smartphones and tables.

Using the QR codes in the classroom has many benefits. The codes can eliminate the frustration of typing in long web addresses to get all students on the same site. This will also save you a lot of time! The QR codes are very easy to make. These also allow for students to self check their answers.

I am not an expert in using QR Codes in the classroom. As a matter of fact this will be my first time creating them and using them for use in the classroom. I have attend a few professional develpments on using them and thought they would be a good use of technology in the classroom. ||
 * ** Presentation: **

PowerPoint of how and why to use:

Video of creating a QR Code: media type="youtube" key="kzfAXh3uCuA" width="560" height="315"

Video using the QR codes in the classroom: media type="youtube" key="SSZ_wxLmJls" width="560" height="315"

Lesson Plan: ||
 * ** ISTE - Standards for Students: **

1. Empowered Learner: Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences. 1c. Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate their learning in a variety of ways.

2. Students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that are safe, legal and ethical. 2b. Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices. ||
 * ** ISTE - Standards for Teachers: **

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity: Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. a. Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness b. Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources. c. Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative process. d. Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.

2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments: Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the Standards. a. Design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity. b. Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress. c. Customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources. d. Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning: Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers: a. Demonstrate fluency in technology systems and transfer of current knowledge to new technologies and situations. b. Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation. c. Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats. d. Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.

4. Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility: Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. b. address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources. ||
 * ** Pedagogical Considerations: **

The QR scanner on a laptop may not be the best to complete certain activities. An example would be the scavenger hunt. You would not want the students walking around with their laptops for safety reasons. To do a scavenger hunt it would be better if you had smart phones and or tablet which are easy to carry. However, you can still do the scavenger hunt but maybe have the code available for them to take back to their laptop. It would be a little more time consuming but will get the students up and moving around. One great thing about this is you are in control of the codes you create. This means you can create information based on the students learning levels and no one else will know unless they share the code! ||
 * ** Content Uses of QR Codes: **

QR codes can be used in all grades and subject areas. Below are some examples of how to use them in the classroom.

Math: You can use these for centers and have them self check their answers. You can also use this for differentiation by giving students different problems based on their level.

Science: You can use QR codes for science labs. You can turn each lap step into a QR code which will force them slow down to complete the tasks.

Social Studies: You can use the codes to link to different videos on your topic. This would provide the students with quick access to them.

Reading: You can use the for a listening center in your room. You can link it to the story that you would like the students to listen to.

Physical Education: You can use the code to inform the students about different skills that they are having troubles understanding. You could like it to a video and/or article to explain what they need to do.

Art: You can create different drawing challenges using the QR codes. You can also attach them to your art work during a show to give the viewers more information about your project.

Music: You can use them to have students listen to different types of music. You can also have the read and listen to different rhythms. ||
 * ** Additional Resources and Articles about use: **

Here are some resources and articles that talk about the use and give examples of using QR codes in the classroom.

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Here are some places where you can purchase or acquire many pre-made activities with QR codes. Some places to look are [|Super Teacher Worksheets], [|Teachers Pay Teachers], [|The Teacher's Notebook], and [|TES Global LTD]. ||
 * ** Where to purchase or acquire: **

You can get the code generator two ways. You can go to https://www.the-qrcode-generator.com/. This will take you to the website where you can create codes and scan codes. You can also go to the Google Chrome Store and get the app called The QR Code Generator. This is the same as the website just as an app in google chrome.

You can create your own QR codes. You can also purchase or acquire many pre-made activities with QR codes. Some places to look are [|Super Teacher Worksheets], [|Teachers Pay Teachers], [|The Teacher's Notebook], and [|TES Global LTD]. ||