![]() ![]() This can be to learn more about a (grammar) topic, to interest them in a certain topic we will cover, or just to do listening practice. ![]() Sometimes I want students to watch a certain video or listen to an audio fragment. I tell students to scan the QR code I make that leads to these, and off they go. Websites like Perfect English Grammar and Agendaweb have excellent exercises that are self-checking and easy to navigate, and I will often pick an exercise from their grammar topics list. I don’t want to make endless copies of worksheets, and students like to learn digitally, so we go online. Grammar exercises onlineĪnother purpose for QR codes I use often is to link to online grammar exercises. By the end, we had a ton of awesome pictures to match the vocabulary meanings. For example, they took a picture of two students discussing something for the word ‘persuasion’. These pictures had to represent a vocabulary word on the sheet. Students had to scan the code, go to the Padlet, and to the Padlet they had to upload pictures. To this sheet, I added a code that linked to a Padlet. I created a sheet of vocabulary words that my students had to revise. My favorite activity for QR codes is my Words in the Wild activity. ![]() So what fun activities do I use them for? How to use QR codes in the classroom Words in the wild I can link anything I like to these little pictures that look like bar codes and they will do the job. You scan them with a device and the device takes you to the website. They are like URLs, but without having to click them digitally. QR codes are designed to link to websites of your choice. Now, whenever I have a need for a quick activity that I want students to access fast and without a fuss, I use a QR code. Until I found QR codes! Use QR codes for classroom fun like with choice boards. So the process of getting them in the right place took FOREVER. Well students aren’t great with typing over links, in case you haven’t noticed. These links were long, so most of the time I would shorten them with Tinyurl, but that was how easy I could make it. This was before we could put links in Google Classroom directly, mind you. In the past, whenever I needed students to do a quick task online, I would put a link up on the board for them to type over. But what if I told you they are wonderful to use in your lessons as well? Ever since Kristin from School and the City taught me how to create them, I’ve been a fan! They can be put to so many uses. Have you ever used QR codes for the classroom? I’m sure you’ve heard of QR codes, and you may have even scanned at least one in your life. ![]()
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