READING, PERSUASIVE WRITING, BOOK TALK, AND TECHNOLOGY WITH QR CODES ALL IN ONE

• Students read a book.
• Students write a book talk persuading others to read the book.
• Students create a youtube video persuading others to read the book they have read. Teachers or students will need to create their own account on youtube and upload the video.
• Next, students copy the url code for their youtube video.
• Then, find a website that offers free QR Code Generator from your computer.
• http://www.qrstuff.com/index.html  this is a web site I used
• Once at the site QR Code Generator, you have the option of choosing the data type. The options include website URL, next is youtube video and many more options. You need to click on youtube video and then paste the URL from your youtbube video under video URL.  It is very easy.
• Next, click download QR Code and print it off from your printer.
• Put the QR Codes on a bulletin board.
• Lastly, obtain a QR Code Reader on your ipad (there are many free ones) and have your students, students from other classes, parents... scan the QR Code and watch the videos.
• After you watch the videos you can go to history on your QR Code Reader on the ipad and clear it.

Attention Grabbers

I use one of these attention grabbers  to signal when I am going to give them information pertaining to what we are learning. After the signal I say "mirror" and they copy what I say.