Let’s just say that augmented reality in
education is becoming more and more present,
and you better learn about it and realize
the change AR may bring to your classroom
or lessons.
In this video, I’ll show you some astonishing
augmented reality apps for education.
Make sure to check the description as I link
to the blog post with lesson ideas using these
exact apps.
But first, what exactly is AR?
Augmented reality or AR is a visual and sometimes
interactive experience in a real-world environment
where the objects in the real world are “augmented”
by computer-generated perceptual information.
These virtual enhancements in the real world
can appear as something visual and auditory.
Here are 8 augmented reality apps.
I have 2 more for you via the link in the
description.
The first one is HP Reveal.
The idea of HP Reveal
is simple: you make any image (a photo, graphics,
text document, …) scannable with a smartphone
or tablet, and associate an action to take
when the image is scanned.
An action can be: display a movie, show an
extra explanation, refer to a website, etc.
This way, you enrich simple paper posters,
images, QR-codes, and many more for people
who use the Reveal app to look at them.
The second AR app is CoSpaces edu.
This app is a content creation app for students.
With CoSpaces, students can build their own
3D objects and animate them with code.
Students can explore any creations with the
VR and AR view modes.
The next app, Wonderscope is a storytelling
app that uses augmented reality to transform
ordinary places into realtime stories.
Students also learn to read with the app.
They ask questions to the characters in the
story and listen to the characters' answers.
Use Shapes 3D for math, or more specifically,
to teach geometry.
Create prisms, pyramids, solids of revolution
and Platonic solids.
Start easy with simple figures and gradually
explore the most complex ones.
This AR tool wants to enhance the teacher’s
capabilities and provide possibilities to
show things that cannot be shown with physical
tools or whithin the classroom.
The next one is Google Expeditions, which
offers a mix between AR and VR and allows
a teacher to guide students through 360°
scenes and 3D objects, pointing out interesting
sites and artifacts along the way.
They have lots of augmented reality courses.
Download the free app “Expeditions” and
let your students explore history, science,
arts, and the natural world.
With the Metaverse app, students can play
mobile games in augmented reality, go geocaching
have location-based experiences, make puzzles,
choose their own adventure and go on scavenger
hunts.
With the Metaverse studio, you can create
your own interactive stories and breakout
games for your students.
Did I mention Snapchat already?
Believe it or not, but almost every snapchat
filter is based on AR technology.
You can place filters over pictures and make
them stand out.
Students can also make their own augmented
reality filters.
Last but not least: AR Makr
AR Makr is a creative toolbox for augmented
reality.
With this app, students can sketch, scan,
and snap the environment around them.
Let them transform creations from 2D to 3D
virtual objects.
When you’ve created a 3D AR object, you
can place your creations anywhere in your
environment.
Students can also record, save, and share
scenes with their teacher.
That’s it!
I hope you now have enough augmented reality
apps that can spark amazing new projects in
your classroom.
With a little bit creativity, you can make
amazing things and prepare students for the
future.
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