QR Codes

Hey there you guys, my IST teacher had this fabulous idea of creating QR codes for the website we're going to create in this new topic. So he said we should create a sample QR code .... here are a few questions that will help you understande what exactly a QR code is.
Continue reading to become a whole lot smarter...

1.       What is a QR code?

QR  codes??? Well you know those quirky little barcodes, that’s a QR code (aka .Quick response codes). These codes are quirky barcodes, but instead of having different lines go vertical the QR codes are perfect squares that can appear in different shades and colours with pixels placed in random positions within the squares.

2.       What can they be used for?

These fantastic codes are useful for anyone with a phone or an android phone. You simply need to have the program to scan the QR code in the phone and scan the QR code. The phone will then take you to a small bit of information, a map, an image or a web address.

3.       Provide some examples of how they are being used in marketing and education.

You may find these codes on buses, billboards, posters, websites, brochures and packaging.  QR codes can prove to helpful in the marketing and education department as the QR code can take you to a website from an advertisement, there you may be able to view the full prices of merchandise or other things, the QR code will also be able to take you to more information on the said topics.  In my school we have been using QR codes to help parents and outsiders find a map to get around the school. The QR codes can also take students to more information on different topics from books, pamphlets and posters.

4.       What hardware (Device) and software (apps or programs) do you need to scan a QR code?

5.       What hardware and software do you need to create a Qr code?

To create a QR code you simply need to access the following website….

http://www.qrstuff.com/

And you follow the 4 easy steps. And TADA you have your very own QR code.

(ANYONE can have their own QR code and the code can be uses to display nearly any type of data you want to share)

6.       Create a QR code.

Here is my very own QR code. Especialy made for all you pacman fans... enjoy :)