QR Code Activity

I have just created five .pdf documents and uploaded them to the internet where they have their
own webpage. As each webpage was created and published a quick response code (QR code)
was also created as a direct link to that web page. This QR code activity is more of a reference
for students and their parents when students are learning about evaluating algebraic expressions
and solving algebraic equations. My students will be learning from me and my voice is in each
document serving as notes or a graphic organizer that is there to help students with different
aspects of beginning algebra and building students a solid foundation for more complex algebra.
The proper QR code will be embedded on homework and in class worksheets so that the students
can access a document when and where they need it.
Through creating this set of graphic organizers/notes I learned how to upload documents to the
internet as a .pdf file for others to access. I already want to make edits the current documents so
that they look more professional because one day I may actually have students accessing these
documents! I had no idea that I could have a QR code generated so easily and I just did that five
times, Im feeling unstoppable and now that I have completed this task Im thinking of other
ways that I would like to use QR codes as a teacher.

The QR code above will take you to a document that tells what the order of operations is and
gives tips on how to remember the order of operations. CCSSM6.EE.A.2 C) Evaluate
expressions at specific values of their variables, include expressions that arise from formulas
used in real world problems. Perform arithmetic operations, including those involving whole-
number exponents, in the conventional order where there are no parentheses to specify a
particular order (Order of Operations)
 This QR code will take you to a document that talks about how to write an expression from
words and has a list of important vocabulary words. CCSSM.6.EE.A.2 Write, read and evaluate
expressions in which letters stand for numbers. A) Write expressions that record operations with
numbers and with letters standing for numbers. For example, express the calculation Subtract y
from 5 as 5-y. B) Identify parts of an expression using mathematical terms (sum, term, product,
factor, quotient, coefficient); View one or more parts of an expression as a single entity. For
example, describe the expression 2(8 + 7) as a product of two factors; view (8 + 7) as both a
single entity and a sum of two terms.

This QR code goes to a webpage that I call the plug and play. I encourage students to plug
numbers (replacing variables) at random into an expression and then evaluate it. I then
encourage students to remember this activity for checking their work on equations.
CCSSM6.EE.A.2 C) Evaluate expressions at specific values of their variables, include
expressions that arise from formulas used in real world problems. Perform arithmetic operations,
including those involving whole-number exponents, in the conventional order where there are no
parentheses to specify a particular order (Order of Operations)
This QR code leads to a webpage that guides students through solving single variable equations.
The page also reinforces the idea of checking the solution by plugging it in place of the variable.
CCSSM.6EE.B.6 Reason about and solve one variable equations and inequalities. 6. Use
variables to represent numbers and write expressions when solving a real-world or mathematical
problem; understand that a variable can represent an unknown number, or, depending on the
purpose at hand, any number in a specified set.

Students need to know how to apply their algebraic skills to solving a story problem guide and
this QR code takes students through a Mason entry sequence to think about an equation that will
answer the question posed by the story problem. CCSSM.6EE.B.6 Reason about and solve one
variable equations and inequalities. 6. Use variables to represent numbers and write expressions
when solving a real-world or mathematical problem; understand that a variable can represent an
unknown number, or, depending on the purpose at hand, any number in a specified set.
ISTE Standards for Teacher: #3 Model digital age work and learning, Teachers exhibit
knowledge skills and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and
digital society. C. Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents,
and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats.
As a teacher I will meet this standard using QR codes because I can publish the QR code where
it can be accessed by my students, their families and my colleagues. I am using cutting edge
technology to give easy access to content that will be beneficial to my students, their families
and my colleagues. I believe that this technology can offer excellent communication between
parents and a teacher that is usually handled by passing letters through the student and students
lose things or forget that they have them.
ISTE Standards for Student: #2 Digital Citizen Students recognize the rights, responsibilities
and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act
and model in ways that are safe, legal and ethical. Students C) Demonstrate an understanding of
and respect for the rights and obligations of using and sharing intellectual property.
My students will meet this standard through the QR code activity because I will explain to them
that the information that they are finding on the internet is my intellectual property. While I allow
them to access that information, they cannot share that as their own information because they
didnt create it! It would be a brief introduction to copyright, I would however encourage them to
share the QR code with a friend who is struggling with the content that is covered in a document.