This post comes with a huge acknowledgement to several people in
my PLN – who, through constant tweeting about QR Codes, have
forced me to take a look at their worth. I also have to
acknowledge Kevin Fear our Head, who is just as enthusiastic
about exploring the uses of QR Codes in school and who is very
keen to chat about ideas for their potential use. With these
people behind me, I’ve set off to see if and how QR codes could
have an impact in our school and more particularly, in my
History lessons. I’ve only just put the first QR Code up around
our school this afternoon and although it’s really a hook and
not very useful information, already several staff have asked,
“What is it?” and have responded in awe and very positively to
what a QR code is and what it can potentially be used for. Like
many teachers, I’ve thought about how I could use QR codes in my
teaching – specifically in History classes. The real beauty of
QR codes is that they do what they say on the tin – give a
“Quick Response”. I like the ide