QR Codes

Wow!!! I could have used this for the emerging technology presentation.  Have you ever heard of QR codes???  These codes (pictured left) can contain an enormous amount of information.  In fact, if you create your own code you can set it up for text messages, direct links to web pages, PayPal, YouTube links, social media links, email, and etc.

I attended a conference in Chicago this past February.  In order to view the agenda and to complete evaluations, we had to scan qr codes to retrieve the documents.  This is definitely the new wave of the future and an emerging technology.  How do you get the qr code scanner??  You can download it as an app on your Smartphone.  If you don’t have a smart phone consider catching up.

I am sure there is some way that you can incorporate this into your assignments in the classrooms.  Interested in trying it out?  Download the app on your smart phone for an important message.  Comment and tell me what you think or what ways you would incorporate this into a lesson.  Happy scanning!!!

What's the Hype About Skype?

Skype is a software application that allows users to make voice calls over the Internet. Calls to other users within the Skype service are free, while calls to both traditional landline telephones and mobile phones can be made for a fee using a debit-based user account system. Skype has also become popular for its additional features which include instant messaging, file transfer, and video conferencing (see video on right).

Skype can also be used in classrooms to communicate with people in different places.  Students from the Gideon Elementary skyped with people from China as a part of a lesson that they were doing!  Wow!  Interested in seeing the video?  Click here.  Technology is amazing. 

Try incorporating Skype into one of your lessons. For a great learning experience, click  here for informal and formal ways you can incorporate Skype into the classroom. I'm sure your professor's will love it! Become innovative.  To download Skype, click here.