EdQR Codemaker

QR codes are two-dimensional bar codes that can be read by most camera-equipped mobile phones. QR codes containing web URLs are most often used as an easy way to link places in the real world to places in cyberspace. While well known in Europe and Asia, QR codes are far less common in North America.

EdQR codes are QR codes that hold data formats specially designed for use in educational environments. The EdQR codes presented here are preliminary and experimental.

This site was created by Richard Milewski expressly to open a conversation in the EdTech community on the topic of using QR codes in the classroom. Please join the discussion going on in the EdQR Google Group and share your thoughts on the effectiveness of the ideas presented here.

We'll be adding the capability to generate additional codes as suggestions are made in the discussion group. Currently, this page can generate 2 different QR codes:

Assignment EdQR Code

The Assignment EdQR Code is a QR code that contains several fields intended to be useful in distributing classroom assignments to students. Most standard QR scanners will interpret this as a simple text QR code.

Web Link

The Web Link is a standard QR code, not really an EdQR specification. It simply provides a link to a page in cyberspace. Most readers will open the URL in a browser window.

Additional information can be found in the EdQR Google Group pages, including:

• A full description of the EdQR Assignment format specification
• Links to free QR code readers for mobile devices
• Suggestions for how to use EdQR codes in Classrooms
• Links to others using QR codes in education
• Links to the MeCard and vCard specifications and QR generators

EdQR - QR Codes for Education

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1. Class:
   
2. To Do:
   
3. Date Due:
   
4. Web URL:
   
5. Twitter Hashtag:
   

1. Title:
   
2. Web URL: