QR codes for classrooms and teachers
Teachers repeat the same addresses all day: the homework page, the reading list, the form for conference sign-ups. A QR code on the wall or on a handout puts each of those pages one scan away for students and families.
Pay $3 for a code that opens the class page you choose, and change where it points each term without reprinting the poster.
This is a dynamic QR code: $3 once, and you can change where it points at any time without reprinting. How that works
What belongs behind a code
Good pages for a classroom code are the class homepage, this week's assignments, a reading list, and a sign-up form for conferences or volunteers. Each should load quickly on a phone and say clearly what the page is for.
Remember that anyone can scan a code on a wall, so keep student names, grades, and photos of children off the pages it opens.
Where to place it
Put codes where students and parents already look.
- Beside the door or on the board with the weekly schedule, where everyone passes.
- On handouts, newsletters, and the back of the planner, so families can scan at home.
- At the right size for the room: about 6 inches wide for a desk 5 feet away, and around 18 inches wide for the back of a 15-foot room.
- Laminate posters with a matte finish so overhead lights don't create glare.
Keep every family in mind
Not every family has a smartphone or unlimited data. Print the short web address next to the code, and keep paper copies of the important pages available.
Change it each term
Print the poster once and point it at the new class page each term. Keep last term's page online for a while for anyone who still needs it.
Check your school's or district's rules on linking to outside websites and on sharing student information before you post a code.
Example signs
Each example code opens threedollarqrcode.com. Your code can open any page you choose.
Questions
Is it okay to link to student work?
Only if your school allows it. Because anyone can scan a code, keep names, grades, and photos of students off public pages.
What if a family has no smartphone?
Print the short web address beside the code and keep paper copies of key pages.
Do I need a new code every year?
No. Use your private edit link to point the same code at the new class page.
Get a dynamic QR code for $3
Pay once. Pick the page your code opens, print it wherever you need it, and change the page whenever you like.