Transcript Using QR Code Poll

Using QR Code in
Your Library
Using QR Code Poll
What is QR Code?
• Quick Response Code
• Two-dimensional bar code embedded with
layers of information
• Originally created by a subsidiary of
Toyota to track car parts
• Now used mostly for commercial and
marketing purposes
Qr Codes are all over Japan.
QR Codes are Everywhere
Ways one school is using QR Codes
What do you need to use QR code?
Device
Generator
Reader
Devices
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iPhone, Android, Blackberry
iPad 2
iPod Touch 3
PC, Laptop, Mac with web cam
Smart devices with camera function that
will accept apps
Generators
• www.qrstuff.com
Top 10 Free QR Generators
Generators
PC QR Reader Software
Browser Add-ons or Plug-ins
Generators
QR Code Generator App
Quickmark App
Readers
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QR Reader
ATT Scanner
NeoReader
i-nigma (love this one!) (Available for iPhone,
Android, Blackberry)
Optiscan
Quickmark
Qrafter
Search your Smartphone's App Store
Readers
QR Reader App
i-nigma App
Readers
Top 5 Free QR Readers Online
Quickmark
Uses for QR in Library
• Marketing
• Access
• Instruction
Marketing
The Daring Librarian
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Blogs
Wikis
Web Sites
Social Media
Digital Galleries
Access
Book Trailers
• Find or make book trailers
for books in the library
• Create a QR code for each
trailer
• Print stickers of the QR
code and put it on the book
for students to watch when
browsing for books
Access
Access
Bookmarks
• Create QR Codes for sites
frequently used my students
in your library
• Print them on paper and
affix the codes to index
cards
• Create a bulletin board or
display of library pockets
labeled with the site for
students to use and return
the cards for quick
information access
Access
Access
Read Alikes
• Create a list of books in your
library that are the same
genre, theme, author, etc.
• Post the list on your library
website or wiki
• Create a QR Code for the
location of that link
• Affix the code to a book
display or the cover of a
book.
Instruction
Book Trivia
• Use http://www.classtools.net/Q
R/ to generate a series of qr
codes for different questions
• Display codes throughout the
library for students to scan
• Have students answer questions
and return to librarian for a prize
or contest
Scavenger Hunt in the Library
Instruction
Research
Scavenger Hunt
• Divide the research process
into tasks as per your choice
of research method
• Create QR Codes for each
step of the process
• Post QR codes by stations in
the library with resources
for the students to complete
that task.
Things to consider...
• What audience do I want to reach?
• What devices are available to my prospective
audience?
• What items would I need to purchase?
• What content do I want to encode?
• What district/campus policies must I consider?
• How will those policies shape the use of QR
Code in the library?