Stations and QR Codes
In stations, I love, love, love using QR codes! I have created a few writing and math stations with QR codes. Since I don’t have enough iPads to go around, they must share which means a lot of collaborating! My students know they still have to work out their problems on a white board or worksheet before scanning the QR code to check their answers.
QR codes can help move routine math practice to a fun, engaging and active experience. QR codes have transformed my math class.
During the reading stations, one rotation is to read a book in our shared area. I have found “free” QR codes for online reading books. Once a week, I allow them to scan what looks like a little iPhone and it takes them to some online reading sources. They can choose to read it on their own or use headphones and it will read it aloud to them. If time permits, they sometimes can fill in a story questionnaire or draw a picture to keep them accountable for their reading.
It has been an amazing time of learning how to implement the iPads in Room 4. I feel the biggest impact the iPads have made in my classroom, is the ability to differentiate for my students. If I have a student who is really struggling in an area, I can find something or create something that can give that student extra practice during his/her station time. Everyone is so busy working on “what is best for their own learning” that students respect what each other is doing.
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