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EdCeptional 26 - Codebreakers

Week’s Theme: QR Codes

Welcome back listeners to first official EdCeptional Podcast of 2012! We have a great show lined up for you today. This week we will be discussing QR Codes and New Years Resolutions. Patrick can you kick off our show by sharing your “techie” New Years resolution AND the most unique way you have seen QR Codes used?....

Patrick Black: my “techie” resolution is to be a better blogger, I’d like to get back to 2-3 posts per week. As far at QR codes they are just popping up everywhere, I even started posting them around my classroom, they link to various fun video clips and such, but it’s been a fun way to get the kids to interact with them.
Deb Truskey: I need to buy a Doxie scanner .  I was going to order it before Christmas and didn’t. It’s time to go for it! Unique QR? I guess I am just impressed with the fact that they are everywhere! In all sorts of catalogs, magazines and in stores and medical facilities. They target every age level as well!
Your host for tonight....Anne Truger: My resolution is to post a photo a day to my posterous account. I tried last year and failed around the first week of February. My goal is to do better this year! AND The most unique place that I saw QR Codes used was at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. On each of the tanks there were codes that linked to Youtube videos that showed the animals natural behaviors that you may not see when observing in person

News Watch - ideas or ways to use QR codes
  • use to access long/difficult links to type
  • scavenger hunt/learn a new place
  • post next to job/activity, link to video model of activity
  • put in library book, link to blog or video post review of book
  • include a QR code in a program for music show, link to info on composers or musical piece
  • use QR code to link to information about artists at an art show
  • encode text message (with cell phone number), can hand to community helper if they are lost, and will text mom or dad

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If you would like to continue the conversations you can find the crew at Patrick Black at http://about.me/patrickblack or teachntech00 on Twitter, Deb Truskey at debtruskey or SLPDeb on Twitter, and Anne Truger at atruger on Twitter.