A couple of years ago, I began using QR Codes for my hall passes. I have four QR codes on my bulletin board.
On the table below the bulletin board, I have an iPad, but students can also use their phone. If they need to leave my room for ANY reason, they must scan a QR code. The four codes that I use are for (1) Restroom, (2) Nurse, (3) Media Center, and (4) Other. When they scan the QR code, it directs them to a Microsoft Form. I complete a Form with simple questions.
As you know with a Form submission, you get a TIME stamp as to when they leave the classroom. I also make them scan with they come back in, so I get both a time OUT and a time back IN which gives me the total time out of class. Being in a Form, I can export an EXCEL file and track behaviors and eliminate possible issues. Plus, if Admin needs to know if anyone left the classroom, it's a simple click to get them a full report.
Directions for creating your own passes.
Open Office365 and go to Forms.
Create a New Form.
Name your Form (For me, I named them based on where the pass went).
I used the following questions for my passes…
QR Codes for Restroom, Nurse and Media Center are location specific. For the “Hall Pass” QR Code, I added #6 What is your destination?
Once I create the Form, I copied the “Share Link” and then went to https://www.the-qrcode-generator.com/ to generate the QR Code. I downloaded the Code and then created the posters that you see on the link.
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