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Jason Crouse presented on a tool called AURASMA (click here to go to the site), it's an augmented reality site. Below is a brief video clip of what the teachers were seeing during his presentation. He gave each teacher a packet with 4 sheets of paper and each paper when hovered over while using this app, presented something different. One item was a photo of a document, one was a video of a gym class, one was a math lesson which appeared when you hovered over a particular math problem and the other was a video of students giving a presentation. This tool was so engaging and it was amazing to see documents come to life in some way. You can tell by the positive noise going on during the presentation that the teacher were enjoying what they were seeing.
Check out the video and then go to the site and sign up and look at the other demos available. It has a free version which is what Jason used, but there is also an upgrade for those who want more then the free version allows. Jason shared that on the free version you just have to have the items loaded on your device. I put the video inside a tool called Edpuzzle because I added a survey question at the end of the video. It's a short clip only about 3 minutes long so please check it out and participate in my one question yes/no survey. Thanks. |
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Edpuzzle - Assessments while watching a video.
I have showcased Edpuzzle previously, but am sharing it again. It's a free tool, and very easy to use. You can use your own videos or videos you find on the web. Check out the site by clicking here.
More Augmented Reality Apps
There are many augmented reality tools on the web. Below are just some that I found. If you are not sure what Augmented Reality is check out this Edutopia article, "Augmented Reality Brings New Dimensions to Learning".
Fetch! Lunch Rush App - FREE
In case you hadn’t heard, Ruff Ruffman, canine host of the PBS KIDS TV series, FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman, is making a movie! Of course, he’s in over his head and he needs your help, like, yesterday. In this Augmented Reality, multi-player game, you need to keep up with lunch orders from Ruff’s movie crew. The challenge is keeping track of how many pieces of sushi everyone wants. |
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Since the most important job on a movie crew is filling everyone’s belly, you’ll need to think fast and be quick on your feet to keep the sushi straight. Both your brain and body will be moving once you spread out the game pieces (Augmented Reality markers) and start taking orders. No sweat? See if you can make it all the way to Top Dog. Better yet, see if you can get there before your friends do. NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: This game was funded by a grant from the Department of Education and is designed to supplement national standards for first and second grade math curricula. MORE FETCH! For more fun with Ruff Ruffman, visit the FETCH website at pbskids.org/FETCH. Click here for a visit to the site where you can see a demo. |
Zooburst is a tool that has a free option to it and it allows users to created Digital 3D popup book. ZooBurst books can be shared and embedded into Websites. Readers who have a camera on their phone can experience ZooBursts in an Augmented Reality. Educataionally, ZooBurst allows students a means of telling stories, delivering presentations, writing reports and expressing complex ideas. For more information and to see a video about ZooBurst click on the icon above.
This is a 3D augmented reality tool that allows users to explore the Sun and the solar system. This is an interactive learning tool. Click the icon image above to check out a video about this tool.
AR Liver app is compatible with the New iPad and the iPad 2. Due to extremely high resolution models and textures, this app is not compatible with the first generation iPads. This is used by secondary students, under grad and graduate students. This is a real-time 3D medical education tool. Click the image above to visit the site.
Zoo-AR is an Augmented Reality application with a variety of animals and insects available for viewing in 3D. Simply download the correct markers and either print them out or view them on another device. Click the image above to visit the site.
From PBS KIDS and Cyberchase comes Shape Quest, a captivating app combining games, puzzles and 3D augmented reality! Shape Quest challenges kids ages 6-9 to use geometry and spatial reasoning to hone their problem solving skills. Click the image above to learn more about this tool.
The “Reality of AFib” application is a real-time 3D medical education and patient communication tool, allowing the user to view a realistic and anatomically accurate 3D model of a heart from the exterior, and cross-sectional views. The application also shows the heart beating in normal sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation. Click the image above to visit the site.
4D Anatomy allows viewers to understand and interact with complex information with unprecedented ease, speed, and depth. Visually stunning and completely interactive, augmented reality is the perfect vehicle for 21st century education. Click the image above to learn more about this tool and to view a demo video.
Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples and the Augmented Reality Lab York University, Toronto, have collaborated to bring you Augmented Reality Freedom Stories. Install the app on your iPhone or iPad, download the flash cards for free at: http://futurestories.ca/tubman/
Print the flash cards. Launch the app, point the camera at the image on each of the cards, and see the intricate augmented reality stories spring to life. Click the image to learn more about this tool.
Print the flash cards. Launch the app, point the camera at the image on each of the cards, and see the intricate augmented reality stories spring to life. Click the image to learn more about this tool.
Life of a Monarch Butterfly is an interactive application for teaching the life cycle of a butterfly. The lesson can be done as a whole class or one-on-on. The application has been designed with the teacher in mind and includes easy to follow instructions for every portion. When the student has completed the lesson they will have a pop-up style book with a writing sample at their level. The lesson includes video, an augmented reality feature, and hands-on activities that make it possible to teach this lesson to a classroom that includes high, medium, and low students.
In order to use the lesson in a whole class format you will need to use an iPad dock VGA adaptor and projector. (About Apple Digital AV Adapters for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. You can use a Digital AV or VGA adapter to connect your iOS device to a display, like a TV, projector, or computer monitor)
In order to use the lesson in a whole class format you will need to use an iPad dock VGA adaptor and projector. (About Apple Digital AV Adapters for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. You can use a Digital AV or VGA adapter to connect your iOS device to a display, like a TV, projector, or computer monitor)
GoNoodle Kids - A Free and Fun App to Get Kids' Moving
More than 10 million kids get active with GoNoodle every month to become their strongest, smartest, bravest, bestest selves. Used by 1 in 3 teachers, trusted by millions of parents, and loved by kids everywhere. This looked like a cool app that teachers could use during those time when the students' eyes begin to glaze over and you need a quick energizer. It is an app recommended for home and school. Click this link to see some videos (at the bottom of the site) of students and teacher using GoNoodle.
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