tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562434481622970063.post2863599507806498693..comments2014-09-20T20:29:52.697-04:00Comments on Notes on the whiteboard: QR codes revisitedJohnCosbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08757966427479390484noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562434481622970063.post-37102772625895531932012-02-28T12:24:28.920-05:002012-02-28T12:24:28.920-05:00We used a QR code to take attendance. I set it up ...We used a QR code to take attendance. I set it up in 6 steps. And it was totally free. This method can also export a .csv file if you have to import entries into another software.<br />I posted a tutorial on my blog of how we did it:<br />http://nataliecleveland.com/2012/02/28/attendance-with-qr-code/Natalie Clevelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11508833161631536513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562434481622970063.post-22999857066665435542011-12-12T20:33:48.812-05:002011-12-12T20:33:48.812-05:00It's a good point about having your friend che...It's a good point about having your friend check in for you. There are all kinds of problems with this, and that's one of the big ones. It also just wouldn't work with the time constraints. It would just take too long to have each student hold their ID under the camera, press a "take picture" button, etc. I like to think that technology is the answer to most of life's problems if it's well designed, but I think the way you guys are doing it is better. For one thing, we could start tomorrow if we wanted to.JohnCosbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08757966427479390484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1562434481622970063.post-41020841018002790332011-12-11T11:13:35.404-05:002011-12-11T11:13:35.404-05:00I love the idea and think it would really work. O...I love the idea and think it would really work. Of course I could pay someone five dollars to carry my phone to the "study hall" and check in for me while I go and have a smoke. <br />I do love the idea. Students carry their cell phones everywhere and I don't have the time, nor do I want to take the time, to enforce the electronic device policy. The idea of labeling everything with a code and have it give us the definition and saying it is a tremendous idea, which if you could perfect, may earn you a bit of money by selling the software and codes. <br />We currently run a 30 minute advisory for all of our students. We stole an idea from another school and use Google docs as our attendance sheet. Here is how we have it work; We have two priority subjects, which are math and ELA. Our school has two lunch periods of 30 minutes each. One lunch for seventh and eighth grade and another lunch for our 6th grade. In order to reduce the size of the 7th and 8th grade lunch we take the advanced math students and place them in the 6ht grade lunch, which requires us to create a schedule that fits for advanced math. Anyhow, while a grade is at lunch the other group has their advisory (study hall). Every Monday and Friday each student attends an advisory class, which we consider a “homeroom” and it is on these two days we reinforce or teach new character skills. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday we use our Google Doc spreadsheet to tell our students and teachers where students are going to be for advisory. Every Friday through Sunday our ELA and Math teachers (our priority teachers) go to Google Docs and locate by grade our shared spreadsheets that list every student in alphabetical last name order. They then put an X in the cell for the student they believe could use 30 extra minutes a day (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) of content area learning in math and ELA. The ELA and math teacher must select at a minimum of 15 students, which keeps the none intervention advisory at a manageable level, but they can select as many as they can successfully help. The student with an X then reports to the ELA or math teacher for the extended instruction (tier 2). The principal sorts the document on Monday morning and then posts it in three locations about the school and each teacher is given a copy in their snail mail box for attendance purposes. The students that didn’t get a check mark are placed in “study halls” with the teachers who don’t have lunch at this time. The classes can be a little larger because the students that are usually doing well in ELA and math are well behaved. We also have taught the higher level students to be mentors or peer teachers. We have explained to the office personnel that this creates more work for them but it is what is best for kids. Attendance is done the old fashion way, by writing the names on paper and turning them into the office. The office then inputs the names into the attendance program. Your QR code would be great for taking the attendance.Rayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12661841227284288518noreply@blogger.com