Technology in the Listening Center
Motivating Literacy with iPads and QR Code Books (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 1: Beginning LiteracyStage 2: Consolidation / Fluency
Ages:
5-12
Grade Range:
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6thFood Groups:
Primary: Reading Fluency & Expression, Motivation for Literacy Secondary: Classroom Tips
Transcript
This is the Listening Center. In the Listening Center the students have the option of doing the regular: put the CD in, choose the book they would like and listen using the headphones. The other option is scanning QR Code Books. On rings on the Listening Center table, there are options of different books that there are QR Codes for. Students take an iPad and scan using the barcode scanner. Once they've scanned the code, the book is displayed on the iPad and it reads to them.
Related References
Additional Links:
Reading Rockets, Scan and learn? QR codes in the classroom: http://www.readingrockets.org/blog/41550
Activity Objective
The goal of Technology in the Listening Center: Motivating Literacy with iPads and QR Code Books (Virtual Tour) is to stimulate student enjoyment of books and motivate more reading through the inclusion of modern technology in the Listening Center. Students scan QR codes with an iPad to load a book they want to listen to or read.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- Create dice with a different QR book code on each face so that students can engage in a fun randomized reading experience. - English Language Learners (ELLs) benefit from listening to books in the Primary and Intermediate grades, and the use of iPads and QR code books is highly motivating and can be done anywhere in the classroom.
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