KS3

=QR Codes=

By the end of this lesson you will


 * Know what a QR code is
 * Be able to create a QR code
 * Understand how to read a QR code

Starter Activity
We are seeing QR codes everywhere - they are going to get increasingly popular. This video explains what they are

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Take a look at these two QR codes - what are the similarities? Activity Task Activity Sometimes you need to shorten a URL before you create a QR code. Google has a brilliant tool that does both! Plenary Discuss with your neighbor how you could use QR codes around school. Where would you put them? What kind of information would you "send" in them? As we finish take a look at this superb way of using a QR code to enhance a job application - I wonder if it worked? media type="custom" key="10900656" align="center"
 * 1) Search the internet for a QR code making site
 * 2) Make 2 or 3 QR codes for different purposes (web site, SMS etc)
 * 3) Save your QR codes
 * Put your QR codes onto a PowerPoint slide
 * At the bottom of the slide explain in 140 characters or less what a QR code is
 * 1) in the address bar type the URL **goo.gl**
 * 2) Type your long **URL**to the box
 * 3) Click **Shorten**
 * 4) **Copy**the short URL
 * 5) **Paste**into the address bar
 * 6) Add .**qr**at the end
 * 7) Hit **enter**