{"id":5728,"date":"2015-02-20T12:54:28","date_gmt":"2015-02-20T17:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=5728"},"modified":"2017-04-18T12:17:36","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T17:17:36","slug":"using-qr-codes-in-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/using-qr-codes-in-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Using QR Codes in Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by Janice Florent<\/p>\n<p>QR (QR being short for Quick Response) codes were first created in 1994 by Toyota to track vehicles in manufacturing using a small barcode that allowed for high-speed component scanning. Although initially used for tracking parts in vehicle manufacturing, QR code technology is experiencing a revival \u2014 but not in the automotive industry. The small, square codes are ubiquitous, showing up on everything from billboards and flyers to food packaging. <\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/50-ways-to-use-qrcodes-in-education.png\" title=\"50 Ways to Use QR Codes in Education\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/50-ways-to-use-qrcodes-in-education.png?resize=175%2C175\" alt=\"image of a QR code\" height=\"175\" width=\"175\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>QR codes allow people to connect to video, audio, pictures, web sites and more by linking the individual to content on any supported smart phone or with a desktop reader. With the increasing use of mobile technology, QR codes are becoming more common in business and educational settings. The possibilities for their use are endless, and many translate into the classroom, offering a fun and exciting way for students to use technology for learning. If you are interested in how you might utilize QR codes in teaching and learning, read more in this article <a title=\"50 Ways to Use QR Codes in Education\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youngupstarts.com\/2011\/10\/19\/50-great-ways-to-use-qr-codes-in-the-college-classroom\/\">50 Great Ways to Use QR Codes in the College Classroom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"iframe_container\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/prezi.com\/embed\/45mvtvxgn1lw\/?bgcolor=ffffff&amp;lock_to_path=0&amp;autoplay=0&amp;autohide_ctrls=0&amp;landing_data=bHVZZmNaNDBIWnNjdEVENDRhZDFNZGNIUE43MHdLNWpsdFJLb2ZHanI0OUQrWkN4dEcwd0hLcTF1QjYzbUltVDNBPT0&amp;landing_sign=qMBiiZV8GyfBH5Ebq2BngLc65DATjRQkkDzD9yQBcK0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Also, here is a link to my Prezi from a past CAT workshop on <a title=\"Educational Uses for QR Codes (Prezi)\" href=\"http:\/\/prezi.com\/45mvtvxgn1lw\/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share\" target=\"_blank\">Educational Uses for QR Codes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Are you using QR codes? If so, we would like to hear about it. Please feel free to leave a comment telling us how you are using QR codes in your teaching and learning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Janice Florent QR (QR being short for Quick Response) codes were first created in 1994 by Toyota to track vehicles in manufacturing using a small barcode that allowed for high-speed component scanning. Although initially used for tracking parts in vehicle manufacturing, QR code technology is experiencing a revival \u2014 but not in the automotive <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/using-qr-codes-in-education\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Using QR Codes in Education\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[260],"class_list":{"0":"post-5728","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-tech-tips-a-la-carte","7":"tag-qr-codes","8":"h-entry","9":"hentry","10":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-1uo","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1632,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/50-web-tools\/","url_meta":{"origin":5728,"position":0},"title":"50 Web Tools","author":"Bart Everson","date":"February 25, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Thanks to everyone who attended our workshop on \"50 Web Tools in 50 Minutes.\" For your clicking convenience, check out the full list of web-based tools that we covered. 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