1. It's Hip to be
Square
Kay Cantwell
Education Officer : Digital Learning
ResourceLink, Brisbane Catholic Education
QR Codes in the Library.

2. What is a QR Code
anyway?
up to 4000 alpha-numeric characters -
12 Digits - read horizontally read horizontally and vertically

3. What do they do?
'Quick' response access to:
●A short piece of text
●Website address
●Email address
●Phone number
Anything embedded online can be accessed in
one click; images, videos, podcasts, maps...

4. What do you need?
A device* with
+ a camera
+ an internet connection
+ code reader software
*device can be...a 'smart'phone, iPod touch,
iPad, laptop, desktop....

5. How do you create QR
codes?

6. How do you create QR
codes?

7. One useful tip
One website, two qr codes...
http://www.amazon.com/Scan-Me- http://amzn.to/IK5NBn
Everybodys-Guide-
Magical/dp/0965900037/ref=sr_1_1?
ie=UTF8&qid=1336095954&sr=8-
1#reader_0965900037

8. URL shortener tools

9. Where did it begin?
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo by cogdogblog: http://flickr.
com/photos/cogdog/2911375031/

10. QR Codes & Pedagogy
● Accessible
● Self-directed / autonomous learners
● Gamification
● Simplicity
● Personalised
● Relevant
● Contextualised
Drawn from Smarter, simple, social: QR codes & beyond by Anne Bartlett-Bragg under a Creative Commons
License http://www.slideshare.net/AnneBB/smarter-simple-social-qr-codes-
beyond

11. QR Codes in the Library:
Augment reality - make your books interactive.

12. QR Codes in the Library
Enhance and update textbooks or other titles

13. QR Codes in the Library
Set up a QR Reader station for students to
hear reviews by other students before they
select.
View the entire
video here:

14. QR Codes in the Library
Direct students and
school staff to the
library website/blog
when promoting
library/reading
events around the
school.

15. QR Codes in the Library
Bring 'outsiders' inside; and use a QR code
creator that counts scans such as snap.vu to
see if it is being used...
Read the post about
this here:

16. QR Codes in the Library
Use http://www.qrstuff.com/ to create coloured
QR Codes to denote different types of
information or different sections in the library;
e.g. green = fiction, red = non fiction

17. QR Codes in the Library
Create a virtual tour of the library

18. Remember to consider:
□ Provide adequate time for users to
□ Value adding for the customer
scan
□ Minimize the amount of data stored
□ Assist users in finding a mobile
in the barcode (shorten urls)
barcode reader
□ Track campaign scan analytics
□ Tell users what happens upon
scanning
□ Place barcodes in scannable
locations
□ Provide a barcode back-up or
alternative
□ Test barcodes to ensure
scannability
□ Link to a smartphone-friendly
destination
Adapted from at Mobile Tag Marketing by Angie Schottmuller http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

19. QR Codes in the Library
Need more ideas or info?
46 Interesting Ways... A primer on QR Codes Mobile learning posters

20. Thank you!