QR codes and augmented reality can be used in education. QR codes can link to websites, videos, contact information or other digital content. Augmented reality apps like Aurasma and ColAR allow printed images or pages to be scanned to display additional virtual content. Examples provided include using QR codes for homework checks, vocabulary or interactive comics/stories. Guidelines are given for creating QR codes and augmented reality content, such as using specific websites or apps. Tips discussed include choosing large QR code sizes, leaving white space around codes, and making Aurasma content public to share.

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QR Codes &
Augmented Reality
Michael
M.
Grant
mgrant2@memphis.edu
@michaelmgrant

2. Michael
M.
Grant
Instruc5onal
Design
&
Technology
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mgrant2@memphis.edu
@michaelmgrant

3. Don’t know what
to do with the
square thingie?
No worries!
We’ll take care
of it!
http://bit.ly/yougotta

4. You are
about to
become the
coolest
person you
know
because…

5. QR Codes
are
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6. iOS
Android
To scan, you need a QR code reader.

8. QR codes are around us every day.

9. Let’s try it out!

10. On your iPad / iPhone /
iPod, launch Qrafter.
It should look like this
picture.

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Now, position the iPad camera over the QR code.
It will chime. Hit “Go to URL.”

12. Let’s try another one.
Choose “Scan with Camera” first.

13. How about this one?
Remember to choose “Scan with Camera” first.

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This one isn’t a web address. It’s just text.
What’s it say?

15. Anyone tweeting?

16. Last one. Try this.

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Did you get it? Save me into your contacts.

18. Let’s try a little curricular
content now.
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qr

19. This diagram displays which plate boundary?

20. This diagram displays which plate boundary?

21. The newspaper headline below describes
a significant event in U.S. foreign affairs.
How did this event contribute to the
United States’ entry into World War I?
Determine.

22. The newspaper
headline below
describes a significant
event in U.S. foreign
affairs.
How did this event
contribute to the United
States’ entry into World
War I?
Determine.

23. 9 127
Calculate.

24. 9 127
Calculate.

25. Read these lines excerpted from the poem
“Wilderness Rivers” by Elizabeth Coatsworth.
those pure rivers
which have known
no will, no purpose
but their own.
These lines contain an example of which
literary device?
Analyze.

26. Read these lines excerpted from
the poem “Wilderness Rivers” by
Elizabeth Coatsworth.
those pure rivers
which have known
no will, no purpose
but their own.
These lines contain an example of
which literary device?
Analyze.

27. A 5-gram sample of
water occupies
5 milliliters of space
in a beaker.
What is the density of the
water sample?
Calculate.

28. A 5-gram sample of
water occupies
5 milliliters of space
in a beaker.
What is the density of
the water sample?
Calculate.

29. The table shows the percentage of individuals
The table a populationof individuals in a population of resistant to to certain
in shows the percentage of insects that is insects that is resistant
ypes of insecticides.
certain types of insecticides.
Insecticide Resistant Insect Populations
Population
Insecticide 1
Insecticide 2
Insecticide 3
1
12.8%
48.5%
1.8%
2
52.5%
2%
9.3%
3
28.6%
9.2%
34.8%
4
0%
0%
10.1%
5
2.8%
66.6%
3.5%
6
3.6%
78.5%
48.2%
Which Which two populationsby a widespread use of Insecticide 2 ?
two populations would be most affected would be most affected
A
2 and 4 a
by
B
1 and 6
C
3 and 5
widespread use of Insecticide 2 ?
Determine.

30. The table shows the
percentage of individuals
in a population of insects
that is resistant to certain
shows the percentage of individuals in a population of insects that is resistant to certain
secticides.
types of insecticides.
Insecticide Resistant Insect Populations
Population
Insecticide 1
Insecticide 2
Insecticide 3
1
12.8%
48.5%
1.8%
2
52.5%
2%
3
28.6%
9.2%
34.8%
4
0%
0%
10.1%
5
2.8%
66.6%
3.5%
6
3.6%
78.5%
48.2%
9.3%
Which two populations
would be most affected by
a widespread use of
Insecticide 2 ?
o populations would be most affected by a widespread use of Insecticide 2 ?
4
6
5
6
Determine.

31. 1
2
4
3
Which location did merchants historically use
monsoon winds to travel C 3 trade routes?
along
ch location did merchants historically use monsoon winds to travel along trade rou

32. STAAR World Geography
Released Test Questions
2011 Re
1
1
2
4
3
In which location did merchants historically use monsoon winds to travel along trade routes?
A
1
C
B
2
D 4
3
Which location did merchants historically use
monsoon winds to travel along trade routes?
2
The frequent changes in the political organization of Africa from the early sixteenth century to
late nineteenth century reflected —

33. x
+
2(x
−
24)
=
78
Solve for X.

34. x
+
2(x
−
24)
=
78
Solve for X.

35. y!
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qr
So how do you make ’em?

36. GoQR.me
Input text or URL. Choose size. Select “open.”
Then right-click (control+click) to copy-paste.

37. For presentations,
choose at least
500x500.
For handouts, 125x125
to 200x200 is good.
For a flyer, biggest
is best.
Leave white space
around the QRcode.
GoQR.me
Input text or URL. Choose size. Select “open.” Then copy-paste.

38. For the audio ones, use http://qrvoice.net/
Add the text in “say what?”. Click the QR button. Slide to choose the size.
Click on the QR code. Right-click (control+click) to copy-paste.

39. Fantastic ideas for QR codes.
from Tom Barrett & Paul Simbeck-Hampson
http://bit.ly/i9JO59

40. Poe in the Pit | Interactive Comic
http://poeinthepit.com

41. The Pit and the Pendulum | Interactive Comic
http://poeinthepit.com

42. The Video Periodic Table in QR codes
Image
from
h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/periodicvideos/5915143448/sizes/l/in/photostream/

43. The Video Periodic Table in QR codes
Image
from
h;p://www.flickr.com/photos/periodicvideos/5915143448/sizes/l/in/photostream/

44. The Audio Periodic Table in QR codes
See http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ed200541e

45. English Language Learners & Vocabulary
I would “up this” by adding the voice audio, too!

46. Homework checks.

49. Homework checks.
from
h;p://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/04/qr-­‐codes-­‐in-­‐classroom.html

50. Could you make one of these?
Download the template at http://thedaringlibrarian.wikispaces.com/BTSN

51. Can you change a “Sit & Git” to a “Meet, Greet & Scan”?
See http://mesmrswhitesclass.blogspot.com/search/label/QR%20code

52. Make ’em with bottle caps even!
See http://bit.ly/PdRwQQ for details.

53. b
QRstuff.com
Lots of different choices for things to encode.

54. Image
needed
Unitag.fr

55. Unitag.fr

56. Augmented Reality

58. ColAR App

59. Pages
App
You need 2 parts!
Print out the coloring pages from http://www.colARApp.com

60. Pages
1. Color
the
page(s).
2. You
can
print
out
all
of
the
coloring
pages,
but
you
can’t
scan
them
all
unless
you
pay
for
the
upgrade.
You do the pages first.
Print out the coloring pages from http://www.colARApp.com

61. App
1. Choose
“Play”
in
the
app.
2. Make
sure
you
can
see
the
whole
page
with
your
camera.
3. Be
pa5ent.
The
page
will
turn
blue/
green
when
it’s
right.
Then you use the app.
Print out the coloring pages from http://www.colARApp.com

62. App
1. Choose
“Play”
in
the
app.
2. Make
sure
you
can
see
the
whole
page
with
your
camera.
3. Be
pa5ent.
The
page
will
turn
blue/
green
when
it’s
right
then
start.
Then you use the app.
Print out the coloring pages from http://www.colARApp.com

63. 1. Yes, it’s gimmicky. But it’s fun!
2. Anything you put on the open spaces (front/
back of mouse, flag of the plane, etc.) of the
coloring sheet will show up in the animation.
3. So, you can do math practice, etc. to have
students show their answers. It could be fun
homework.
4. You can’t make the pages yourself. L
ColAR App Tips

64. Aurasma

65. On your iPad / iPhone /
iPod, launch Aurasma.
It should look like this
picture.

66. Swipe past the tutorial
till you get to the login
screen.
Then choose “Skip” at
the bottom.

67. Look for the 4 corners
& the “A” at the
bottom.
Now we’re ready to
scan!

68. Now, position the camera over the image above.
It will “swirl” & your aura will start playing.

69. Try scanning this one.

70. Let’s try a little curricular
content now.
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men
aug lity
rea

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On on the scanning screen, click the “A” at the bottom.
Choose the magnifying glass & Channels.
Type in: michaelmgrant

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Click on “T3 Workshop.”
Select “Follow” in the upper right.
This is a channel. Once you follow me, you get anything I add.

73. Try scanning this one.

74. Scan this one.

75. Scan it again & double tap the video.

76. 1
2
4
3
Which location did merchants historically use
monsoon winds to travel C 3 trade routes?
along
ch location did merchants historically use monsoon winds to travel along trade rou

77. So how do you make ’em?

78. Here’s a really great step-by-step handout:
http://ipad4schools.org/2013/09/28/bring-schools-tolife-with-aurasma-app/

79. To create my question & answer, I used Powerpoint,
making 2 slides. Then did screen captures & emailed
them to myself on my mobile device with Aurasma.

80. Great example in Science Classroom:
http://smithsciencegms.wordpress.com/2013/09/10/
augmented-reality-in-the-science-classroom/

81. x
+
2(x
−
24)
=
78
This one took much more effort!

82. 1
2
4
3
It’s #4 near
India & Saudia
Arabia.
Which location did merchants historically use
monsoon winds to travel C 3 trade routes?
along
ch location did merchants historically use monsoon winds to travel along trade rou

83. 1. It’s easiest when everything is done on one
device (overlays & targets).
2. For more sophisticated stuff, use the Aurasma
Studio.
3. The easiest way for the other devices to see
your auras is by making them public. (It is
possible to use “private” & sending out the
“Link to Subscribe.”)
AurasmaTips
http://bit.ly/aurasma4teachers

84. For more sophistication, try Aurasma Studio.

85. Download slides
from this URL.
http://bit.ly/yougotta

86.
Michael
M.
Grant
2013