{"id":2148,"date":"2013-12-11T11:00:58","date_gmt":"2013-12-11T19:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/?p=2148"},"modified":"2014-02-01T07:47:13","modified_gmt":"2014-02-01T15:47:13","slug":"app-6-of-10-apps-to-countdown-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/app-6-of-10-apps-to-countdown-season\/","title":{"rendered":"App #6 of &#8220;10 Apps to Countdown Season&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>App #6:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>QR Codes<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0(or Quick Response codes) are everywhere &#8211; in magazines, on professional cards, on billboards, websites, newsletters all because those little squares can be packed with information. You can even find them at the grocery store gracing the fruit section (giving you additional details of the grower). \u00a0Teachers have used them to create scavenger hunts using code readers apps on ipads or ipods, library book talks hidden in between the shelves, \u00a0research extensions on student blogs, or bulletin board information for parents. \u00a0All you need to translate the code is a QR code reader, most downloadable for free on smart phones or idevices. \u00a0Online\u00a0QR code generators abound everywhere; my favourites include those that have a little added bling.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"qr_quotemandela_unitag\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/files\/2013\/12\/qr_quotemandela_unitag.png\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unitaglive.com\/qrcode\" target=\"_blank\"><!--more-->Unitag<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0offers a free qr code generator. \u00a0You follow the 1-2-3 step directions to get a QR code with<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Type: text, weblink, geolocation, calendar, card, email lists<\/li>\n<li>Customization: template shapes, colour, logo image;<\/li>\n<li>Sharing options<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Try the code reader:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.i-nigma.com\/downloadi-nigmareader.html\" target=\"_blank\">i-Nigma<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0reader (for idevices, android, windows) to find out what is in this QR code?<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/files\/2013\/12\/qr_quoteluck_beautifulqr.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"qr_quoteluck_beautifulqr\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/files\/2013\/12\/qr_quoteluck_beautifulqr.png\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beautifulqrcodes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\nBeautiful QR Codes<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0uses colour to add spice to its coding blocks. \u00a0Use a code reader to decipher this content.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"qr_quotesuccess_voice\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/learningtech\/files\/2013\/12\/qr_quotesuccess_voice.png\" width=\"140\" height=\"140\" \/>\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/qrvoice.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">QR Voice<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0uses voice audio to share its message. You can type in the content or you can use a microphone to record your thoughts.\u00a0\u00a0The site allows for multiple languages. \u00a0Check out the voice in this QR code.<\/p>\n<p>Where can you use QR codes to enhance your curriculum?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>App #6:\u00a0 \u00a0QR Codes\u00a0(or Quick Response codes) are everywhere &#8211; in magazines, on professional cards, on billboards, websites, newsletters all because those little squares can be packed with information. You can even find them at the grocery store gracing the fruit section (giving you additional details of the grower). \u00a0Teachers have used them to create&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,83,14],"tags":[25,34,61,64],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2148"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2148"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2218,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2148\/revisions\/2218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/fastforword\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}