QR codes and a Flipped Classroom

QR Codes

QR CODES ARE EVERYWHERE!!!!

1. Why use QR Codes?
• They connect the physical world to the digital world
• The Eliminate the frustration of long web assess
• protect children from viewing images on the website that are inappropriate 
• Todays learners are mobile learners
• activate student engagement
• differentiate through different centers in the classroom
• they give instant feed back to your students
• they implement technology in the classroom
2. How do you make a QR code?
1. go to qrstuff.com
2. choose what type of URL you want to type into the URL box- this can either be for a website/ document or for a YouTube video. The two buttons are at the top of the page for you to choose between.
3. Then you copy and paste your URL into the appropriate box.
4. Then choose a color if you wish
5. save/ print out your QR code.
3. What types of apps/ activities should I use QR codes for?
4. Educreation is an awesome app you can use and have your students turn their work into a URL then to a QR code.

5. qr voice.net is another great app to use to make it into a qr code. this is where your students can scan the code and then have directions read to them. GREAT FOR ELL. 

6. More great ways to use QR codes are:

• learning centers
• parent night
• weekly info sheets sent home to parents
• self checking for any assignment that students need feed back on
• virtual word wall
• book talks
• classroom library
• colored QR codes based on reading ability
• interactive study guides
• questions of the day- to get your students started at the beginning of their day.
• in a text book- to further instruction and help

The Flipped Classroom

A flipped classroom is where the students already learn/ know the content before coming to class or meeting with the teacher. They watch videos of the lesson either at home (out- of -class flip) or watch the video in the classroom (in-class flip). If the teacher decides to do the in class flip then they just watch the video and learn before math that day.

1) Why use this method?

- because this gives the students who struggle more time re- watching the video and more one on one time with the teacher and the students who get it the first time can move on. This is great for differentiating  instruction.