I was delighted to be joined by two of our marvellous Mote Ambassadors – Brittany Horn and Nicole Reynolds – in a pop-up PD with Mote. They’re both awesome and deserve a follow!
Overview
In just 10 minutes, they generously shared over 10 brilliant examples of how Mote QR codes have had an amazing impact on accessibility, connection and more in their own learning communities and beyond!
Inspirational Ideas
Nicole generously shared lots of ideas in which she has creatively used audio QR codes with her staff and students.
Community Wide Appreciation with Voice!
- Students can record for others – a great and simple way for young people to share admiration: for each other, teachers and parents.
- Families/Room Parents – voice notes to express thanks for the awesome work of educators!
- Other teachers/staff members – spread the love outside the classroom.
- Administration Team – leave notes of encouragement and affirmation for your amazing team.
- Media Center Coordinators ( book notes) – use your voice in a variety of ways here: reviews, thank you notes and more!
- Instructional Coaches – praise your team for taking on a challenge and integrating technology in a purposeful way!
Audio Affirmations for Students
- Greetings cards – whether it’s a birthday or something else worthy of celebrating: why not try adding your voice!
- Awards and Certificates – everyone loves acknowledgement of hard work and achievement: level up your affirmation game by adding voice.
Extra, Extra – hear all about it!
Want more ideas from Nicole? Jump into the video here to find out more about how she and her community have used audio QR codes for:
- Bulletin Boards
- Accessible stickers for student work
- Notes in hallways
- Notes on door
- Scavenger Hunt
- Bookmarks
Holy GuacaMOTEly!
Brittany started by celebrating the impact of using voice to 10x notes that she might have left with sticky notes – as it really emphasizes ‘the personalization’ to help build connection.
In her district, Brittany runs sessions on Mote for her staff called ‘Holy GuacaMOTEly!’. You can find lots of info on how they have used QR codes and more by searching on socials and/or clicking here! It’s impossible not to be inspired – as show below by two of the teaching team that have benefitted from Mote QR codes, in both the receiving and creating!
The way that audio affirmations work for the community at NISD is utterly inspirational! If you’d like to bring this simple and powerful practice to your own school, you can access the template here.
Mote Ambassador Program
I am proud that both Nicole and Brittany are Mote Ambassadors! We’re always looking for more innovative educators to join the community. Find out more by visiting the community page on our website.