Using QR Code in the Classroom
QR Code is a two-dimensional bar code created in Japan. QR stands for "Quick Response" as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be downloaded and decoded at a high speed. Some phones come with built in QR code readers and for other phones you can download QR readers for free over the internet.
How to use it in the classroom
We as teachers want to save money on expensive worksheets and we know that children do not like writing things into their homework planners. In this case, the teacher hides the homework instructions or URL inside a bit of QR code and shows the code on the interactive whiteboard or wall. Students are asked to take a photo of it with their phones, their homework gets decoded and they have an instant record of what the teacher wants them to do.
The main idea behind using iphones in the classroom is to experiment with new things and try to implement technology. But in order to carry these kind of activities, the teacher needs to be sure that all her/his students have access to this kind of phones. Of course, if students do not have this access, this activity should be ruled out.
Smarthistory.org was created by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker in 2005. They first opened a blog displaying audio material in the form of podcasts. Their objective was to make the teaching of the traditional art history more attractive as well as interesting, and to replace old text books which many students often find rather dull.
This website combines different multimedia elements such as video clips, images, and audio. It offers content about art history which is organised according to "time, style, artist or theme." By having access to this webpage, you can get background information of the artworks.
Who can use it?
Everyone interested in Arts! Students and also experts of the field may benefit from the material uploaded. For those who have no previous knowledge of the topic, a glossary is provided explaining some basic terminology.
Teachers can make use of this ICT resource by giving students different periods of time and asking them to analise and discuss the works of art and main exponents included within those points in history. Students will find the material appealing as they will encounter not only written text and pictures but also videos and audio. If we consider the ELT Classroom, you could use this website to describe artworks, learn about diffeents artists and compare the paintings. Special projects can be carried out in the ELT classroom such as choose different artworks to be displayed on a gallery and students should account for their choices. Students can also create pieces of narrative taking different paintings as starting points
by Veronica Carballeda Editor Julia Fernandez Lado
iPhone in Education
Using QR Code in the Classroom
QR Code is a two-dimensional bar code created in Japan. QR stands for "Quick Response" as the creator intended the code to allow its contents to be downloaded and decoded at a high speed. Some phones come with built in QR code readers and for other phones you can download QR readers for free over the internet.
How to use it in the classroom
We as teachers want to save money on expensive worksheets and we know that children do not like writing things into their homework planners. In this case, the teacher hides the homework instructions or URL inside a bit of QR code and shows the code on the interactive whiteboard or wall. Students are asked to take a photo of it with their phones, their homework gets decoded and they have an instant record of what the teacher wants them to do.
The main idea behind using iphones in the classroom is to experiment with new things and try to implement technology. But in order to carry these kind of activities, the teacher needs to be sure that all her/his students have access to this kind of phones. Of course, if students do not have this access, this activity should be ruled out.
Example of how homework is seen on the board:
by Anabella Durán
smARThistory.
http://smarthistory.org
What is smarthistory?
Smarthistory.org was created by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker in 2005. They first opened a blog displaying audio material in the form of podcasts. Their objective was to make the teaching of the traditional art history more attractive as well as interesting, and to replace old text books which many students often find rather dull.
This website combines different multimedia elements such as video clips, images, and audio. It offers content about art history which is organised according to "time, style, artist or theme." By having access to this webpage, you can get background information of the artworks.
Who can use it?
Everyone interested in Arts! Students and also experts of the field may benefit from the material uploaded. For those who have no previous knowledge of the topic, a glossary is provided explaining some basic terminology.
Teachers can make use of this ICT resource by giving students different periods of time and asking them to analise and discuss the works of art and main exponents included within those points in history. Students will find the material appealing as they will encounter not only written text and pictures but also videos and audio.
If we consider the ELT Classroom, you could use this website to describe artworks, learn about diffeents artists and compare the paintings. Special projects can be carried out in the ELT classroom such as choose different artworks to be displayed on a gallery and students should account for their choices. Students can also create pieces of narrative taking different paintings as starting points
by Veronica Carballeda Editor Julia Fernandez Lado