The Project
So you read your book, loved/hated it, and have written a book review to share with other students. QRBR stands for QR Book Reviews. The QRBR Project is for MDJH students to publish their book reviews on the web for other students to read. But! (here's the cool part) other students read them by scanning a QR code that you put on the library book and that links to your web page. When a student wants to read what you said about the book, they just scan the code with whatever QR Code Reader app they have on their smartphone and get a load of your awesome review. You are so helpful!
What is a QR Code?
You have seen QR (or Quick Response) Codes before on posters, in magazines etc. You scan them with your smartphone and they usually bring you to a url telling you about something cool. There are a few steps and a few different websites involved, but it is pretty easy to do. Here are the directions:
So you read your book, loved/hated it, and have written a book review to share with other students. QRBR stands for QR Book Reviews. The QRBR Project is for MDJH students to publish their book reviews on the web for other students to read. But! (here's the cool part) other students read them by scanning a QR code that you put on the library book and that links to your web page. When a student wants to read what you said about the book, they just scan the code with whatever QR Code Reader app they have on their smartphone and get a load of your awesome review. You are so helpful!
What is a QR Code?
You have seen QR (or Quick Response) Codes before on posters, in magazines etc. You scan them with your smartphone and they usually bring you to a url telling you about something cool. There are a few steps and a few different websites involved, but it is pretty easy to do. Here are the directions:
Step 1: Create your page.
First, you need to insert the project's graphics onto your very own web page so our project has a consistent look and feel - don't worry, the way I have laid out for you is super easy.
1. Grab the logo file below and save it on your computer. To do that, you need to Right click on the image --> then Save image as to save it on your computer and call it qrbrlogo.
First, you need to insert the project's graphics onto your very own web page so our project has a consistent look and feel - don't worry, the way I have laid out for you is super easy.
1. Grab the logo file below and save it on your computer. To do that, you need to Right click on the image --> then Save image as to save it on your computer and call it qrbrlogo.
2. What rating did you give your book? Four, three, two or one green apple? Save the proper image to your computer (Right click on the image --> then Save image as and call it apples. ). .
3. Go to http://www.justpaste.it
4. Hit Add new site, and just like that, you created a web page!
5. Let's get the pictures you need. Hit Upload Photos --> then Add Files --> Find qrbrlogo.jpg, on your computer --> Hit Open
6. Don't stop! Hit Add Files again and grab the apples file from your computer --> Upload
7. Select the qrbrlogo.jpg to insert it into your page first --> Hit Close to insert your logo.
Your logo will show up centered in the middle of the page.
8. Align it to the left by selecting the picture, and hitting the Left Align button on the button bar. There. That looks nice!
9. Hit <Enter> to bring you to a new line.
10. Type in:
Now you need to put your review onto your page.
1. Open your book review in whatever word processor that you used.
2. Copy and Paste it into your justpaste.it page. This is going out to the public so make sure it is edited well. Go on, get a friend to check it for you. I'll wait.
Dum de dum.... ready? Nope? Ok.
Dum de dum de dum... ready now? Good.
3. Hit <Enter> to bring you to a new line.
4. Finally, you need to give the book a rating. Insert the apples picture by hitting Manage Photos --> and select the apple picture. Align it to the left so it looks nice.
5. Hit Publish.
This page contains the URL of your page.
Click on it. Go check it out. Looks awesome eh?
And congratulations, btw. You just made your first web page! It will look something like this.
4. Hit Add new site, and just like that, you created a web page!
5. Let's get the pictures you need. Hit Upload Photos --> then Add Files --> Find qrbrlogo.jpg, on your computer --> Hit Open
6. Don't stop! Hit Add Files again and grab the apples file from your computer --> Upload
7. Select the qrbrlogo.jpg to insert it into your page first --> Hit Close to insert your logo.
Your logo will show up centered in the middle of the page.
8. Align it to the left by selecting the picture, and hitting the Left Align button on the button bar. There. That looks nice!
9. Hit <Enter> to bring you to a new line.
10. Type in:
- The title of your book
- The author
- Your name,
- Today's Day, Month, and Year.
Now you need to put your review onto your page.
1. Open your book review in whatever word processor that you used.
2. Copy and Paste it into your justpaste.it page. This is going out to the public so make sure it is edited well. Go on, get a friend to check it for you. I'll wait.
Dum de dum.... ready? Nope? Ok.
Dum de dum de dum... ready now? Good.
3. Hit <Enter> to bring you to a new line.
4. Finally, you need to give the book a rating. Insert the apples picture by hitting Manage Photos --> and select the apple picture. Align it to the left so it looks nice.
5. Hit Publish.
This page contains the URL of your page.
Click on it. Go check it out. Looks awesome eh?
And congratulations, btw. You just made your first web page! It will look something like this.