A descion was made to do the QR Code as a project. It is coming across as interesting and challenging. To decide as to what should be incorporated into the QR code was the real challenge. It was finally decided to the treasure hunt or rather hunt for information QR code.
Let's first
delve into what the QR code is. The Quick Response codes are 2-dimensional bar
codes which contain text, numbers, +URL. The URL will link to a particular
website which contains information which is referred to as “mobile tagging”.
The code could contain various types of information from places, to products or
even services. In order to gain access to the information contained in these
codes one will be required to have a camera phone with a QR code reader.
QR code generators are freely available
on the internet via some of the following sites Quick QR, QRify. Here is a link to other QR code generators.
While trawling through
the internet looking for ideas for the project, it was picked up that libraries overseas have really
grasped technology and are applying it. Some the uses are displaying new titles
with links to reviews, doing treasure hunts with children, providing details
about the library such as open hours and staff contact details. Yes, there are
various uses for libraries but here back home we still need to grasp this technology.
Some of the uses of QR codes in libraries:
Dispaly with QR links 
Library assistance via QR codes
Children's fun via QR codesQR Codes Explained on Youtube
Good luck with your "hunt for information' QR code project, Gilbert. May your library users be just as excited with what you have in mind, as were our students when they saw how easily they could get to our library's video content via their phones - by scanning the QR code I created for the video database.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure your project will go down extremely well. Do you have a specific age group in mind for this?
I will probably be focusing on the younger group, the 10 - 15 year olds. Thought this would be group to test it with provided they have smart phones.
DeleteThe rabbit full of QR codes sure looks like a lot of fun! It could probably also serve to educate adults on QR codes - that is the parents or older siblings who accompany the children to the library.
ReplyDeletePlease tell afterwards how your project went and how it was received. Would like to hear what you've learnt through this experience.
I think with the new technology the QR codes will be very nice to use in a 'treasure hunt'. What really disturbs me is that some children, not even old enough to properly read or write, have high definition cellphones that can scan this QR codes. I realize that technology is the future but what happened to being a child for a while?
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