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WOW July 21:(!!! - QR Codes are EVERYWHERE:)!!

  Where DOES the time go - yikes!!  In less than two weeks I will be back at school manhandling iPads again - UNREAL:)!!
   HAD TO SHARE - I took my son to his orthodontist appointment a week ago and really thought about what I was seeing - check it out:

YES IT"S TRUE!!  This Ortho has a QR Code above the door as you walk into his business and it says Scan This below it - HOLY COW:)!!  Love it -
    Also. we JUST got back from a trip to California.  We went to the LAB Aquarium and look at how they has their animals displayed.  You will see the tank that holds a creature and next to it - YOU GOT IT - a QR Code to find out information about it - take a peek:)!!

HOW COOL!  My kids grabbed my phone IMMEDIATELY, zapped the code, and started reading about the animal that I was observing - SO GREAT:)!!
     SO - again - if they use them in the outside world in SO many areas - imagine what these little buggers can do for your students in your classroom!

Happy Night - I will be back to work this week and brainstorming a block schedule for iPads with Mrs. Tonsfeldt, a 3rd grade teacher, so I will tell you what our crazy minds come up with!

Take care,
Mrs. I:)

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