qr codes for librarians
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Some ready-to-use ideas employing QR Codes in the library program. Dallas Association of School Librarians, February 2011 meeting.TRANSCRIPT
QR Codes for LibrariansEasy to Use Ideas for your
Library Program
Outline Uses of QR Codes around the world Phone Specs and Apps Options for creating QR Codes Setting up a QR Lit Quest Demo and Live Quiz Discussion of implementation and
variations
QR Codes Around the World
A Print to Digital Connection
Street Kiosk in United Kingdom
Even at Cowboys Stadium!
For Wine Connoisseurs
Hip and Fashionable (to geeks)
Phone Requirements Good Quality Camera Ability to load a QR Reader App (free) Internet/Data plan is helpful, but not
essential to the QR Lit Quest
From Consumer to Producer
A QR Code tells the phone what to do. The person generating the Code can make the phone:
Display Text Send an Email Go to a Web page Send a text message Add event to calendar Display contact information to store on
phone
QR Code Generators The Generator used for QR Literature
Quests is at http://zxing.appspot.com/generator/
There are many others, including BeeTagg, which I use to make links to Online Book Trailershttp://www.beetagg.com
Setting up a QR Literature Quest
1. Select books from College-Bound Reading List that have interesting opening lines.
2. Create text generating QR Codes3. Create and entry form using Google
Forms4. Distribute secret codes and publicity
materials promising great prizes
Video of QR Quest Live Action
Join the QR Lit Quest Blog All the directions, links for setting
up Quest are on the blog:http://qrlitquest.blogspot.com/
If you plan on doing your own QR Lit Quest join the blog and add comments