Teacher Tool #2--i-nigma

i-nigma: An Essential Tool for the 1:1 Environment

i-nigma is a QR code reader available to download on a portable device such as an iPad, iPod Touch, or tablet. It simply scans a provided QR code and will take the user to a specific and intended website. Using QR codes in the classroom is an easy way for students to access a particular website for an activity without having to go the Internet and then type in a sometimes long and confusing URL. It is user-friendly, particularly for my kindergartners and special education students. It meets the criteria for an "emerging trend" because it is an example an activity with an app that works well with classrooms that have a 1:1 format; each student can have their own access to the web wherever in the school and websites can be differentiated according to the students needs .

The link to download to i-nigma app for an iPad is: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/i-nigma-qr-code-data-matrix/id388923203?mt=8. 

Teacher Materials (Lesson Plan)

1. Here is a kindergarten or early first grade lesson plan on practicing sight words using QR codes: http://mrsjillcalhoun.com/professional-development-resou/. Click on toolbox lesson plan.docx.

Common Core Standards for Above Lesson

1.  CC.K.R.F.3.c Phonics and Word Recognition: Read common high-frequency words by sight. (e.g., the, of, to, you, she, my, is, are, do, does).

Support Resources

1.  See educational technologist Kathy Schrock's guide to incorporating QR codes in the classroom for a variety of grade levels. http://www.schrockguide.net/qr-codes-in-the-classroom.html
2.  Here is a picture of me using my i-nigma QR reader.

Educational Trend Connection

1:1 Computing in Kindergarten Using iPads from:
Johnson, L., Adams Becker, S., Estrada, V., and Freeman, A. (2014). NMC Horizon Report: 2014 K-12 Edition. Austin, Texas: The New Media Consortium.

References

1.  App Store,. (2015). i-nigma QR Code, Data Matrix and 1D barcode reader. Retrieved 22 March 2015, from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/i-nigma-qr-code-data-matrix/id388923203?mt=8
2.  Schrock, K,. (2015). QR Codes in the Classroom. Retrieved 22 March 2015, from http://www.schrockguide.net/qr-codes-in-the-classroom.html