Do you know what this is?! If you do scan it for some additional information about these handy codes. If not, click here for the information.
Now that you know this is a QR Code and that they are used for linking you directly to text, websites, messages and more, you must now realise how versatile they can be! In the classroom I can envision using them for:
- adding interactive information to a handout
- adding audio files
- linking to a website
- attaching a definition/vocabulary
- giving directions
- linking to class website for homework
- linking to the teacher's e-mail address
- an activity for the students to complete online
The possibilities are as broad as your imagination...!!!
If you did not have a device that could scan the QR Code it may not be long before you do. It is estimated that a billion smart devices have been sold world wide and this number is estimated to grow at a staggering rate. The future of technology being accessible is changing rapidly and we need to make sure we are keeping up, on board and making it accessible to our students.
With our inclusive classrooms hosting students with varying abilities and a variety of disabilities, it is important that we utilise tools that can assist them and enrich their learning experiences. In order to chose the right assistive tool for the student we need to know where their learning process has had a break down. In order to know where the break down has occurred we need to be familiar with the entire process. As a predominately lower elementary teacher I should be very familiar with all that goes into the reading and writing process, however once we started to do a task analysis of the reading process I realised I was not as familiar with everything that has to happen to successfully read a sentence as I thought I was. We will continue to explore this next week- look for my task analysis in a future Blog.
Teaching younger students usually means I am one of the fist to recognise or become aware that a student is having difficulty learning and may requiring testing/assistance for a learning disability. Many students hear the word disability, but do not know what it is/means. I found this video that I thought may be a good way of explaining it. Please feel free to leave me a comment and let me know what you think about it.
With our inclusive classrooms hosting students with varying abilities and a variety of disabilities, it is important that we utilise tools that can assist them and enrich their learning experiences. In order to chose the right assistive tool for the student we need to know where their learning process has had a break down. In order to know where the break down has occurred we need to be familiar with the entire process. As a predominately lower elementary teacher I should be very familiar with all that goes into the reading and writing process, however once we started to do a task analysis of the reading process I realised I was not as familiar with everything that has to happen to successfully read a sentence as I thought I was. We will continue to explore this next week- look for my task analysis in a future Blog.
Teaching younger students usually means I am one of the fist to recognise or become aware that a student is having difficulty learning and may requiring testing/assistance for a learning disability. Many students hear the word disability, but do not know what it is/means. I found this video that I thought may be a good way of explaining it. Please feel free to leave me a comment and let me know what you think about it.
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