Presentation for the webinar presented for the T/TAC TechKnowledgey Conference webinar

1. QR Codes,
Social Bookmarking
and URL Shorteners –
What They Are,
How They Work and
How They Can be Used
with Students

2. Contact
Christopher Bugaj, MA CCC-SLP
◦attipscast@gmail.com
◦attipscast.com
◦tinyurl.com/attipscast
◦@attipscast
Facebook Site:
http://bit.ly/atbookfb
For More Info:
http://iste.org/chewat

3. Social Bookmarking

4. Our
AT Team…
had three
problems.

5. App-alanche!
Too
Many Good
Resources!
Stuff we FOUND
and CREATED

6. How to
share these
with educators?

7. Do we want our website to
be dynamic or static?
Some team members want one way,
Other team members want it the other way.

8. Solution: Social Bookmarking!
It’s a
SNAP!
www.commoncraft.com/video/social-bookmarking

10. Show Them! Show Them! Show
Them! Show Them! Show Them!
Show Them! Show Them! Show
Them! Show Them! Show Them!
Show Them! Show Them!

11. Use the
toolbar
Give it a title,
description, &
tags
Save to a
library or
group

12. Tagging Search for
TAGS

13. Other Points
 Shared Login vs. Individual Login
 Private (Internal) vs. Public (Open
 Library vs. Groups
 Highlighter & Sticky Note Tools
 Subscribe via RSS
 Email Notifications
 There’s an app!

14. Solutions
Now we can search all
shared resources.
Now we can share LISTS
(tags) of resources with
community & educators.
http://bit.ly/idahocecbookmarks
We have both a static and
a dynamic web site.

15. Additional Content…
in the Strategy - A- Day
Calendar
http://bit.ly/caledate
Use the hyperlink or Quick
Response (QR) Code to go directly
to a page that contains a list of
All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2012 by LCPS AT team
every additional resource
associated with the calendar page!
Find
templates, videos, tutorials, podcas
Watch The Video

16. http://bit.ly/lcpsatdiigogroup
www.diigo.com/user/attipscast

17. Alternative Options
 Delicious.com

LiveBinders.com
 Symbaloo.com
 Pinterest.com
 Scoop.it

18. Which is
simpler
and more
memorable?

19. This….
http://attipscast.w
ordpress.com/201
1/02/01/episode-
68-at-
smackdown-atia-

20. Or this….
http://bit.ly/atsmackdow
n

21. Bit.ly
 Free
 Create memorable URLS
 Gather metrics
 There’s an app
NOT NECESSARILY SHORTER,
JUST MORE
MEMORABLE!

22. Capitalization Counts!
http://bit.ly/nlsitunes
This URL
Does
This URL NOT Work
Works
http://bit.ly/NLSiTunes

23. But What If
the URL
Changes?

24. No Worries!
 The original (long) URL is what
appears in the browser.
 The user can “track back” to
see the root of the URL.

25. Bitmarklet
Add the Bitmarklet to your Toolbar.
Customize the URL

26. Customize!
Bit.ly generates a generic link.
Customize it!

27. Analytics
Get Additional Information about the
link.
Stats & QR Code!

28. Bit.ly is also a QR Code Generato

29. Universal Design
Principles
 Equitable use
 Flexibility in use
 Simple and intuitive
 Perceptible information
 Tolerance for error
 Low physical effort
 Size and space for approach and use
From: The Center for Universal Design at North Carolina State
University

30. QR
Codes
In the
Wild

31. Watch the Video
http://bit.ly/qrcodesinthewildvideo

32. QR Code Access
 Turnon
 Access app
 Point
 Enjoy the content!

33. FREE QR Code Readers
 Redlaser
 QR Reader
 Semacode
 Qrafter

34. Using QR Codes with
Students
Let’s list some!
Use the chat to list ideas for how
QR Codes
could be used with students

35. Free Audio Fiction featuring
Original Stories!