QR code CRAZY!

After learning about QR codes, I felt inspired.  David, my tech guy, had made the suggestions to link to book trailers.  Needless to say, I jumped on it!  I put these signs up on my tables with 2 QR codes linking to two different trailers.

This morning, I asked a table full of girls if they had smart phones.  They did!  When I told them about the QR codes and that these would lead them to a book trailer, they immediately downloaded the app and took off to the book trailers.  All of the copies I had of these two books are now checked out.  These girls are not my frequent fliers...they're not great readers.  But, they loved the trailers so much that they wanted to read!

In addition, one of the girls got up and started walking to other tables to see what other trailers I had out.  Unfortunately, I had only made those two codes and put them on all of the tables.  I'll have to make more and switch them out.  What a wonderful experience!  With a little bit of technology, I got a bunch of kids to read books that they've passed up all year long.  Yeah!

QR Codes

Have y'all ever seen those crazy box-things that are black and white and strange-looking?  Kind of like this?

QR code to take users to
Neal Shusterman's website

Well, if you're like me, you knew they were like barcodes but didn't have a clue what to do with them or how they worked.

I was listening to my tech person discuss this nifty word wall and how the kids in her class would see the word and be able to scan this code and go out onto the internet to find more information about it.  All you need is a smart phone with internet access and a camera.  Wow!

So, after hearing this I was reminiscing about how awesome that would have been when I taught Spanish.  My tech person promptly gave me suggestions on different ways to use them in the library.  Needless to say, I jumped on it!

We're having Neal Shusterman visit our school.  I created a QR code that takes kids to Shusterman's website and put it on display.  So exciting!  I plan on using this a LOT more in the library.  So many of the kids have smart phones...Let's play to their love of technology and incorporate books and library as much as possible!

Library display incorporating the QR code above.