How to Make a QR Code

By now you may have realized I like QR codes just a little. I love how easy they can make things. I use QR codes to link to forms, to engage students in an activity, to give a quick link to a video or website, and so much more. Because I love QR codes and use them so much, I take or granted the fact that not everyone knows how to make one or use them. I thought I would write a quick post about how I make a QR code to help you incorporate this lovely little tech tool into your classroom.

I'm sure there are a lot of different ways and websites to make QR codes, but I'll show you what I have used for the last few years that works very well (and free).

1. Go to www.qrstuff.com
2. Decide what you want your QR code to link to.
You can see from the list on the right that you can link to a website, YouTube video, all forms of social media, plain text, email address, and SO much more. The options that I use most frequently are website, YouTube Video, and Plain Text.
3. I'll show you how to link to an image. To link to an image, do a google search for your image online. When you find it, right click and copy the image address. 


4. Go back to qrstuff.com. Select website and copy the image into the address bar. The QR to the right of the screen will automatically change. You cannot right-click and copy the QR code, you must download and insert into your document from there.

And that's it! It's always a good idea to double check your QR code to make sure it links to what you want it to. The steps are the same for YouTube video and for text. For text, your screen would look like this (below) and your QR code, when scanned will show the image on the right.

                     

Hope this helps take away some of the uncertainty of how to make a QR code! Happy teching!