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Licensed for use from iStockPhoto QR Codes (Quick Response Codes) are just barcodes. There is nothing fancy about them. Just like the grocery store clerk uses barcodes to look up the product and scan the price into the computer, your mobile device or computer can look up QR codes to: take you to a website,  read some text,  give you a phone number, or  generate a text message. QR Codes are barcodes of information that hardlink the physical world with the online world. They are considered a form of simple augmented reality . QR Codes in the Classroom For the classroom teacher, they are valuable for three reasons: They can save us time. They can save paper. They provide a link to mobile devices that help students do their homework and follow along. Back in March, we discussed QR codes in our Lesson in Simple Augmented Reality . We used them extensively in our eighth grade portfolios this year and it has cut assessment time in half. Many of you have a...

QR Code for this blog. Try it! Augment - "to enlarge or increase" Wordnetweb. Augmented Reality(AR) "describes the enrichment of the real world with the virtual. hyperlink - "a link from a hypertext file to another location or file; typically activated by clicking on a highlighted word or icon at a particular location on the screen" hardlink - a link from the physical world to resources and information in a virtual world (definition mine) Fashion: Augmented Reality App Adds EBay Layer We are moving from a world of hyperlinks to hardlinks as the web moves from the computer screen to the world around us. We've experienced the convergence of technologies with one another. Prepare as technology converges with your coffee mug, stapler, the papers on your desk, and your real life everywhere you go. Welcome to Augmented Reality. Don't be afraid, the concepts are pretty simple. Augmented Reality 101: How Do we HardLink the Physical World to the ...