Wednesday, April 28, 2010

The coolness of Stickybits

Thanks to School Library Journal, I have discovered the coolness of Stickybits

At the risk of shouting, you can attach CONTENT to BARCODES.  Wow. 

Stickybits allows you to attach, "photos, videos, music, text, pdfs, zips, etc." to a barcode. 

Think of the possibilities! 
  • Attach a short book trailer to the book
  • Attach a booktalk or author intro to the book
  • Attach a recommendation from a student to the book
  • Use content-added Stickybits for mini lessons
  • Use content-added Stickybits in professional development sessions
Ok, so there are limitations.  Only an iPhone or Android can act as a scanner and code 39 barcodes don't work YET. (The Stickybits guy who responded to my query said code 39 barcodes will be coming soon).

But you CAN add content to barcodes printed free from the Stickybits website, really snazzy barcodes that you can purchase (see picture) and to any UPC barcode such as that Diet Coke can or container of Yoplait on your desk.  Fun, huh? 

What other library applications do you see for Stickybits?

2 comments:

  1. A book trailer attached to a barcode? I LOVE IT!

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  2. A book trailer attached to a barcode? I LOVE IT!

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