Thank you to all the families that came to our Second-Annual Taste of Discovery.  It was a wonderful event that saw many different cultures and family traditions shine.  The food, storytelling, and community was amazing to be a part of.  As a STEM school, we wanted to make this night showcase our school in every way.  The QR scan codes were a way for us to connect the work students completed in school to the evening events.

So how did we do that? First we filmed the videos on a digital device and uploaded them to the web so that they could be accessible over the Internet.  Next we took the link to those videos and we connected them to a website called Kaywa.  Kaywa makes the QR codes, much like the bar codes on anything you buy at the grocery store.   Once we print those QR codes out, they are readable by different mobile apps.  When your device sees the QR code, it then uses that code to find the website that houses the video.  We use QR codes in many different ways and if you want, you can use them to enhance stories or other reading at home.

The classroom teachers will be posting links to the videos on their own blogs.   Thank you again for helping to make the Taste of Discovery a success.

-Mr. Reed-Swale