Description QR Codes are easy ways to integrate technology into classroom settings. They hold the ability to link the students to any website or form within the internet. This can guide them to new resources or tools that can help them in learning. There is a plethora of websites that provide the ability to create QR Codes, I used QRStuff.com for my Gods and Goddesses Poster. Creating a QR code is as simply as finding a website, inputting your chosen URL, and downloading the QR code!
Danielson Tie-In I think QR Codes could fit in Domain 1 and 3 of Danielson's Framework since these deal with setting up and then instruction. QR Codes can be used to create varies handouts, engaging activities, or for student projects. It has a variety of uses both in and out of the classroom. For specific elements of Danielson's Framework, QR Codes are best suited for 1e and 3c. In 1e they could be used to create learning activities or even instructional resources for students to take back home and use for later. This could be a great way to make a paper-writing help handout with various QR Codes that direct the students to websites that could offer assistance. For 3c, QR Codes can fully engage students in learning with activities that require them to get up and move around. This could look like scavenger hunts, projects, use in their own professional development for college and beyond.
Reflection I love the idea of using QR Codes in the classroom as a way to compile helpful websites and resources for students. I know there were points in high school where I struggled with how to format or make a paper look right, so I spent so much time trying to find reliable resources on the internet. As a teacher, I could find the websites I approve of and create a package with QR Codes that the students could use to scan and then be directed to help when needed. So yes, I can definitely see myself diving in and using QR Codes in my classroom. They just have a variety of uses and possibilities that teachers could really integrate.
Charlotte Danielson, (2011). The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument. Retrieved from http://static.pdesas.org/content/documents/danielson_rubric_32.pdf