How can I benefit from the QR code scanner on the app?

The Teach on Mars application can be equipped with a QR code scanner. It can be launched from:

• a communication
• an educational activity (within a training course)
• the add-ons page

To activate the QR code scanner, the activation must have been requested to your Teach on Mars project manager, and your application must have been "republished" on the stores after the release of this feature (May 2019). To use it later on the application, it's easy: just scan a QR code and you're done.

How to add the QR code scanner? 

1. In a communication

To have the QR code scanner in an educational activity,  simply create a "Web link" type communication and use as a link the URL of your webapp followed by "deeplink? Name = qrCode". (For example: https://tom-webapp.teachonmars.com/deeplink?name=qrCode).

Creation of a "Web link" type communication

2. In an educational activity

As with a communication, to have the QR code scanner in an educational activity, just create a "web link" type activity, then use as a link the URL of your webapp followed by "deeplink? name = QRCODE ". (For example: https://tom-webapp.teachonmars.com/deeplink?name=qrCode).

Creation of a "Web link" type activity with the Web authoring tool

3. From the add-ons page

To have a "QR code scanner" icon on the add-ons page, you should simply ask your Teach on Mars project manager when creating or updating your application.

Why (in which occasions) using the QR code scanner?

There are many reasons to use QR codes in the Teach on Mars app, for example, to allow your learners to directly enroll in training course, to promote a content, to boost your training device. You will find some examples on our blog post announcing this novelty.