QR codes make book reports easier to share

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Students at a Niagara Falls school have made their work available to read simply by way of a scan using a smartphone. The students in a Niagara Falls classroom are not only writing the traditional form of book report, but they are also making their work and their reviews available to anyone with a smartphone, by issuing QR codes to be scanned in order to view them. This is another example of technology making its way into the classroom to broaden the interest of students. In this instance, it is…

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QR codes used in Wisconsin elementary school for book recommendations

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Fifth graders from the Woodside Elementary School are using barcodes to recommend their favorites. A new project involving the fifth grade students from Woodside Elementary School in Sussex, Wisconsin, has allowed the children to use QR codes to identify their book recommendations at the local public library. The school is using the barcodes to let students share their opinions about books with the community. The Pauline Haass Public Library now features the QR codes within the children’s area. This allows members of the community to visit the library and use…

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QR codes used to encourage teens to go to the library

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Mobile treasure hunt using the barcodes is a fun way to learn about these locations and services. The public libraries in Chesterfield County, Virginia are using QR codes to challenge teens and draw them to learn more about the resources available at the various locations and online. The barcodes help the teens to solve a series of different types of problems. The QR codes are so simple to use, and require only a smartphone – which many teens have – so the Chesterfield County Public Library determined that they will…

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Public library made of QR codes and NFC stickers opens in Austria

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City of Klagenfurt can now make books available to borrow for smartphone owners. Though the city of Klagenfurt, Austria, has never had a public library before, it has how opened the doors to the next best thing, which is made up of NFC stickers and QR codes. The mobile features give users access to a broad selection of different ebooks. There are 70 stickers for NFC and QR codes in total. They are located all over the city and direct individuals who use them to a website with pages that…

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Library QR codes based contest draw attention to its new digital features

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Broward County residents have the chance to win a free iPad by scanning the barcodes. Broward County Library QR codes are the center focus of a contest that is open to its users who have smartphones, in the hopes of highlighting the various digital services that are now available. The winner of the contest will receive the top prize of a free iPad tablet. It is being called the QR Quest, and provides readers with the opportunity to take part in a brand new online interactive contest that can be…

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