QR Codes for Authentic Assessment Book Talks, Picture Talks, Reports, etc.

Liz Rosenfeld, Pleasant Street School Michelle Plourde,Woodland Heights School Laconia, New Hampshire

National Council of Teachers of English – Project Guidelines • Exposure to all kinds of writing and rewriting helps students become better writers and thinkers. • Writing should extend beyond the classroom walls. • Students need authentic purposes and audiences for writing.

QR Codes  Quick Response Code  2 dimensional bar code  Easily generated  Decoded by iPads and iPhones  Activates a web page  Dials a phone number  Sends an e-mail or text message

QR codes  Business cards  Advertising  Packaging  Posters, brochures  PAJAMAS!

QR Codes in the Classroom with Karen Mensing

Free QR Code Reader for iPad • Visit App Store • Search: qr code reader • Recommend: Qrafter because it lets you choose to open in Safari

How to Read a QR Code:  Open the QR code reader on your iPad  Center the QR code inside the frame

 QR code automatically activates an internet file:

 Liz’s Webpage

Michelle’s Webpage Under Construction

Equipment  Computer – PC or Mac  Microphone – Snowball  I-pad  Printer

QRme: QR Code Generator  This is a link to:

http://www.qrme.com/

 Link to the website, type a

message and make a QR code.

Welcome to the CMCT!

http://goo.gl Tammy’s Tech Tips for Teachers: Tip 96

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Copy the URL you want to turn into a QR code. Go to http://goo.gl Paste the URL and click the “Shorten” button – verification required Copy the shortened URL Paste the shortened URL into your browser’s location window Add “”.qr” to the end of the address Press the “Enter” key on your keyboard A QR code will be generated (copy & paste) This QR code is a link to google images of QR codes

Google Spreadsheet =image("https://chart.googleapis.com/chart?chs=150x150&cht=qr&chl=" & A2)

This formula only works in a Google Spreadsheet.

Free App You Need: AudioBoo  AudioBoo: iPhone App

that you can put on your iPad to record audio files.  App publishes your file and

is set up to share your link to a QR code generator.  This is a QR code that will

take you to the app!

Computer Version of Audioboo audioboo.fm

iPad Audioboo App

After School Program Picture Project • • •

Worked in Pairs Quick writes for photographs QR codes to publish narratives

Students share QR code narrations

Book Talk Project • • • •

Book Talks for “Book Buddies” Rubric Partner recording QR code Book Talks are permanently affixed to Ladybug Books in the library

Common Core for Reading:

Key Ideas and Details

Book Talk Project K 1 2 3 4 5 1. With prompting 1. Ask and answer 1. Ask and answer 1. Ask and answer questions 1. Refer to details and 1. Quote accurately from a and support, ask questions about key such questions as to demonstrate examples in a text text when explaining what the and answer details in a who, what, where, understanding of a text, when explaining what text says explicitly and when questions about text. when, why, and how referring explicitly to the text the text says explicitly drawing inferences from the key details in a text. to demonstrate as the basis for the answers. and when drawing text. 2. With prompting 2. Retell stories, understanding of key inferences from the 2. Recount stories, including text. and support, retell including key details, details in a text. 2. Determine a theme of a and fables, folktales, and familiar stories, story, drama, or poem from demonstrate 2. Recount stories, myths from diverse cultures; 2. Determine a theme details in the text, including including key understanding of including fables and determine the central of a story, drama, or how characters in a story or details. their central message folktales from diverse message, lesson, or moral poem from details in drama respond to challenges 3. With prompting or lesson. cultures, and and explain the text; summarize or how the speaker in a poem and support, determine their how it is conveyed through the text. identify characters, reflects upon a topic; 3. Describe central message, key details in the text. settings, and major summarize the text. 3. Describe in depth a events in a story. characters, settings, lesson, or moral. and major events in a 3. Describe characters in a character, setting, or 3. Compare and contrast two story, using key 3. Describe how story (e.g., their traits, event or more characters, details. characters in a story motivations, or feelings) and in a story or drama, settings, or events in a story respond to explain how their drawing on specific or drama, drawing major events and actions contribute to the details on specific details in the text challenges. sequence of events. in the text (e.g., a (e.g., how characters character’s thoughts, interact). words, or actions).

K – 5: Common Core requires students to connect with text: Characters, setting, plot; who, what, where, when, why; key details; inferences, character study; quote and explain quotation, determine theme, compare and contrast

Book Talk Rubric Preparation

Presentation Delivery

Common Core

Vocabulary

Written Summary that identifies:

All of the items, Great volume Main character, setting Adjectives are: details, and problem adjectives and Rate of identified. Descriptive explanations in speaking slow Colorful written summaryenough so that Include key details. Interesting are included in you are the presentation understood. Descriptions include *Time (day; night) . character traits, *Problem in the story with details Pronunciation of motivations and/or Presenter does not words is clear and adjectives feelings and some reveal the ending of *Memorable Quote from story with the book. actions that contribute explanation about why the quote to the problem. was chosen and what it means. Description identifies a plot complication.

Above *Title, Author *Genre with explanation as to why book fits into the genre. Grade the *Keywords Character Level *Main *Setting (place) 4 Grade Level 3

Below Grade Level

Written Summary that identifies: *Title, Author *Genre *Keywords *Main Character *Setting (place) *Time (day; night) *Problem *Memorable Quote from story

All of the items in the written summary are included in the presentation.

Summary is missing one of the above

Presentation is Low volume missing details from Talk too fast. the summary. Trouble Ending revealed. understanding.

Main Character, setting and No adjectives problem are not clearly identified.

Summary is missing more than one of the above

Presentation does not match the summary. Ending revealed

Main Character, setting and No adjectives problem are not clearly identified.

2

Needs Improvement 1

Score

Good volume

Main character, setting and Adjectives are: problem identified. Rate of speaking a Basic little rushed, but Include key details with Common mostly understood. some descriptions.

Presenter does not Pronunciation of reveal the ending of words is clear the book.

Whisper Can’t understand words.

Book Talk Worksheet, by _______________________(write your name) Checklist: o Keywords o Genre

oMain Character(s) oSetting (time & place)

o Problem or conflict o No solution o Memorable quote

(Write the Title and Author of the book in the lines below) ____________________________________________by _______________________________________ The keywords for this fiction genre are _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________. The main character is _____________________________________________________________________. The story takes place _____________________________________________________________________. (Add one or two sentences about the plot and main character’s conflict.) ______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________ My favorite quote from the story is ___________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________. I like this quote because ___________________________________________________________________.

5th grade students writing book talks about NH Ladybug Books

5th grade students using Audioboo app to record book talks

5th Grade student creating and printing QR code

QR codes are permanently attached to NH Ladybug books in the library.

Poetry Project • • •

Reader’s Theater poetry Illustrations QR code to publish poetry reading

Students creating Audioboos in the Computer Lab • Students all working in 1 Audioboo account • Students used external stick and Snowball microphones for better sound quality • Students were then able to listen to classmates pieces

During Parent Teacher conferences students were able to share their work through QR code.

Social Studies • • • •

4th Grade field trip Group Posters 5th Grader supervised recording QR codes attached to group posters for Parent Teacher Conferences

• 5th Grade Explorer Posters • Posters & Written narratives • Students worked in pairs to record their reports • QR codes attached to Explorer Posters for Parent Teacher Conferences

Belknap Mill • 4th grade students created posters after visiting the historic Belknap Mill. • Photos inspired writing. • Published “Living Poster” for parent iPads and iPhones.

Explorer Reports •

Research - 3 sources

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Written Report

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10 Fact PPT slide

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Map and pics

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Time line

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QR Code

QR Code in Science - Soil Scientific Process comes alive with QR codes!

“When I told the students that they were going to record their posters, there was a PHYSICAL reaction. They sat up straighter, their eyes went ide. They were so much more invested in their project and their word choice because they knew they were going to have an audience and they were in the starring role.” Whitney McCallum- PSS 4th Grade Teacher

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QR Codes: In the Classrooms

Our Pizza Fraction Story Students created their family’s pizza story using clipart from a word processing software, Audioboo and QE Me.

The Process: Script to QR code              

Practice your script Go to Audioboo App Record your script Publish your boo – takes about 30 seconds Share your boo: Copy Link Go to http://qrme Paste in your link Save image (it automatically goes to photos) Attach your i-pad to a computer that has a printer using the charging cord Computer / Portable Devices / Apple i Pad Click through until you find the image of your QR code Right click: Open & Print Fit to picture frame: wallet size Print

QR Code Project Ideas  Book Talks & Picture Talks:

Students write about a book or a picture and create a QR code to publish and share their writing.  Scavenger Hunts:

Set up a series of QR codes to build information, students record information or solve riddles to build knowledge.  Website Links:

Project code or provide handout with code to link students to a specific site on the internet.  Centers:

QR code link for directions, information or a video.  Hallway publishing for conferences or open house:

QR code link to student voice recording explaining project or author/artist bio.

Write your Script:

________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

Credits: www.audioboo.fm www.qrme.com www.youtube.com (The magic of QR codes in the classroom – Karen Mensing)

http://goo.gl (Tammy’s Tech Tips for Teachers: www.pinterest.com

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