Curriculum Design I & II |
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Twitter in EducationCan and does it have a place, is it possible to be productive in 140 characters or less?
Anywhere in Canada, even non tweeters can follow you via cell phone (get texts of your tweets) .... - send a text to 21212 - with the message follow twittername You can embedd your tweets on your website with custom html widget ... directly from twitter - all your tweets will go directly to your site - tweet your announcements, tweet your homework, have students tweet the daily news |
Click to set custom HTML
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QR CODES
QR or Quick Response codes are barcode that are being seen more and more often online and making their way into our educational world. They are made up of a pattern of black squares on a white background, with larger squares at three corners. The white border is part of the code.
QR codes can be read by most hand held device with a camera (and an app), specialized scanners, by mobile phones with cameras, and by smartphones, and can be used by computers linked through a web site. Free QR code generators can be used to generate QR code images. Kaywa QR code generator or Mobile-Barcodes are two examples - Additional LinksQR Codes - Enter a url, text, phone number, or SMS text message that you’d like to associate with your QR code. - The QR code image is generated along with an image url and html code. - Online QR Code Readers You can attach a QR code to any tangible object (a piece of paper, a business card, a sign post, a shirt, a building, etc), which allows anyone who scans that code to access the information you’ve associated with it. We have seen Data matrix codes have been used since the 1960′s and QR codes since the 1990′s. |
TEACHABLE MOMENTSQR codes create numerous way to turn any environment into a teaching environment. For example, QR codes can be used:
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