QR Code Press

QR codes added to park trees to identify species

10/21/201410/19/2014 Julie Campbell

The quick response codes that are posted on the signs help with the identification of 24 different local species. Matthews Park now has a much more high-tech feature than it ever has before, as signage has now been added to some of the trees that include QR codes that can be scanned in order to learn more about 24 local species that are represented within the space. The hope is that by allowing people to scan the quick response codes, they will become more interested. According to Ron Muller who…

QR codes and UPC barcodes help consumers recycle

10/13/201410/11/2014 Jennifer Goula

A new quick response code based program informs people about local systems for ensuring products don’t end in landfills. A program called Recycle now has implemented a new system that uses different types of barcodes, such as UPC and QR codes, in order to give people the opportunity to scan them and discover more information with regards to the proper disposal of a certain product or package, within their local area. Scanning the quick response code brings about the product’s name, picture, and description. To use the QR codes, the…

QR codes are being used by teachers to enhance their lessons

08/26/201408/25/2014 L. Green

Students are able to scan quick response codes using smartphones and tablets for more interactive learning. Children in today’s classrooms are very comfortable with mobile devices and teachers across the country are starting to take advantage of the benefits of these devices by incorporating them into their lessons through affordable and simple to use technologies such as QR codes. When using mobile devices to help with learning, teachers are finding kids more interested and engaged. A recent example of the use of QR codes in the classroom to allow children…

QR codes become creative tool in art class

07/30/201407/28/2014 Stephanie Beck

A public school teacher has selected a fun and unique method of using technology in the classroom. An art teacher from two Edgecombe County Public Schools in North Carolina is using QR codes to be able to take advantage of what technology has to offer for bringing art to life within her classroom. The teacher, Carolyn Burress has been thinking creatively to bring art and quick response codes together. Burress, who teaches at North Edgecombe High and Phillips Middle schools is now using QR codes as a teaching tool to…

QR codes guide visitors along the Birchanger Wood trail in Stortford

07/29/201407/26/2014 Julie Campbell

The ancient woodland in the United Kingdom now features quick response codes at 33 points. The coppiced Birchanger Wood in Stortford in the United Kingdom is now the new home of a program that has been launched that will use QR codes along its trail in order to provide visitors with more information about the location along the way. The quick response codes can be scanned by smartphones using virtually any free reader app. People who choose to scan the QR codes that they see will be able to learn…