ECOMP 7010: QR Codes

Directions: Provide an example of something that inspires you to connect it to QR Codes. Then, describe how you would use the QR code in this situation. Finally, create your own QR Code and upload it along with a description of how you would use it in the classroom.

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From The Noun Project

1. Inspiration:  Slide #13 - QR codes in airports


2. How I would use the QR Code: When I saw slide 13 I thought about how helpful a QR code could be if it could relay information to a traveler audibly and in their language. Enter QR Voice, which allows you to connect short phrases to the QR code so that when scanned will speak the phrase. The site is not a translator, so if you want the code to say something in Spanish, for example, you would need to provide the Spanish translation. However, selecting Spanish as the language will have the phrase spoken with a Spanish accent and attempts to use proper inflection. The site lists 40 language accents to choose from, and can accomodate up to 96 characters (if my counting is correct). I see this tool playing a valuable role in foreign language classes to help students connect vocabulary and phrases in written form with how they sound when spoken. Having these codes up in important places could also help ELL students who are working on their English language skills.

3. My QR Code: http://my.qrvoice.net/SC98Gm

ECOMP 5007: Final Project #2 - Field Research & Presentation

WriteRoom, Distraction-Free Writing

Overview
In our second final project, I was excited to have the opportunity to work with a staff member who is strong in this area of knowledge to create a meaningful product to share with my fellow teachers. Actually, it was a random comment of mine to our assistive technology specialist about a recent application I had heard about on our MLTI laptops that sparked this great conversation on how WriteRoom could be a great tool for both mainstream and special needs students. I knew for certain we were on the right track when she and I presented our findings to the language arts department and saw the light bulbs come on almost immediately. One teacher made the comment that WriteRoom is, “just cool enough that every student will want to use it, so that special needs students won’t feel singled out or segregated when they need to use it for their classwork.”

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WriteRoom

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