Augmented Reality: The Future of EdTech By: Drew Minock Augmented reality is defined as “a live direct or indirect view of a physical, real-world environment whose elements are augmented (or supplemented) by computer generated sensory input such as sound, video, graphics, or GPS data.” (Wikipedia) We have discovered that augmented reality is much more than the definition describes – it is the future of educational technology. It all started on March 21st at the MACUL Conference in Detroit when the great Leslie Fisher showed the $20 bill trick using an app called Aurasma. Augmented reality allows us to put objects in the hands of our students that would have previously been impossible. There are several augmented reality applications available to download onto your mobile device, but few give you power to create your own experience like Aurasma. “She loves the Aurasma application, she loves that she can hear YOUR explanations at any time“– it’s so much better than doing homework with me or her father. character or person.
An Open Valve: How a Modding Community Shaped the Future of Virtual Reality Read articles from the magazine right here on Make:. Don’t have a subscription yet? Get one today. In a private room, deep within the walls of one of the most respected game studios in the world, I stand before a veritable smorgasbord of electronics prototypes. “This is the zombie machine, we put it on people’s heads to turn them into zombies we can remotely control.” I’m tempted to laugh. Valve, a game company famous for titles like Half Life, Portal, Team Fortress, and Dota (and possibly more famous for the sequels of each of those) has a very tight relationship with makers. I was visiting the Bellevue, Washington headquarters to see how this traditional gaming software company ended up as the creator of arguably the most cutting-edge VR hardware on the market, the HTC Vive. I pick up a device that looks like some kind of optician’s torture tool, a set of lenses lined up to the bright and shiny end of a dismantled pico laser projector. In the Beginning, There Was Nausea The Big Launch
How Augmented Reality (AR) Can Be Great for Math Class: Learning Goals Photo by turkletom / CC BY As you may be aware from some of my recent Tweets, I had the pleasure of presenting at the EdTechTeacher iPad Summit – Boston over the past few days. Overall, it was one of the best professional development experiences I have had the pleasure of taking part in. There were so many great sessions that I hope to blog about soon, but I think I’ll start with the session that gave me inspiration to implement the idea in my own classroom immediately upon returning home. Spectral Learning – Augmented Reality from A to Z – Why AR is the Next Big Game Changer in Ed Tech Facilitator: Courtney Pepe Session Descriptor: This presentation will explore the role that Augmented Reality apps play in making the 21st century digital classroom a wicked awesome place to teach and learn. Although I had heard about the Augmented Reality/AR-Buzz going on in education right now, I really didn’t have any interest in attending such a session before arriving at the conference. Like this:
Bring your classroom to life with Augmented Reality Augmented Reality (AR) has become a real "hot topic" in education recently. If you're not familiar with it, we describe AR as making a static image come to life - just like the posters from Harry Potter. It might sound crazy, but it really exists. There's a lot of great educational AR products out there. If AR is to reach its fullest potential in education, we believe you have to put the tech in the kid's hands and allow them to create their own AR. Here are a few successful examples of students and teachers using Aurasma to create meaningful learning experiences: - taking a photo of a book cover and creating a video of a student giving a book review. - adding another dimension to "living museums" where visitors can scan trigger images and watch them come to life, making the living museum experience that much more involved. - creating tutorial videos that are attached to homework that is being sent home. -Create posters or billboards to promote exciting upcoming events and features.
Creating Learning Objects Printer-friendly version Supporting student learning with online resources at Fanshawe College In 2007, a counsellor in the Accessibility Office at Fanshawe College in London received a grant to study and support the learning styles of students with learning disabilities enrolled in apprenticeship programs. As many of the students learned more effectively with visual resources, it was decided to create video materials that would be accessible to all learners to enhance and review what they had heard and seen in the classrooms in lectures and live demonstrations. The videos were produced collaboratively, with the Learning Object Studio working with the professors in Motive Power (now the School of Transportation Technology) and the Accessibility Office. Innovation To supplement the learning, the original videos have been linked to the animation of the braking systems. The Learning Object Studio has created learning objects for many programs at Fanshawe College. Outcomes and Benefits
AR Flashcards 2.0 IS Here And It's FREE! | AR Flashcards Welcome to a new world of Flashcards. AR Flashcards make learning fun with the technology of Augmented Reality! “It’s definitely unique and a very clever way to get children involved in learning the alphabet and animal names.” – TheiPhoneMom.com “Through the use of augmented reality (AR) and flashcards – this app allows your children to learn in a new and exciting way! A new approach to flashcards!” – Digital Mom Blog “My daughter was repeating the letters and animal names and I could tell that she was learning a lot from this app, which of course is what is most important to me as a parent.” – MidwesternMoms.com “Children will love playing around with the cards and animals while learning the letters of the alphabet.” – Appysmarts.com “I absolutely love this unique twist on flashcards. AR Flashcards are a new way to interact and make Flashcards more entertaining for toddlers and preschoolers. Features: - 26 beautifully rendered Animals to help your toddler or preschooler learn the alphabet!
Getting Started with Virtual Reality: Building for Google Cardboard | Make This is part 2 of our series introducing Makers to Virtual reality. If you haven’t already seen it, you should go check out: An Introduction To Unity. The Google Cardboard headset is the perfect and inexpensive way to get started with virtual reality for anyone who owns a smartphone. Mainstream companies are already helping get headsets into the hands of the public like wildfire. The New York Times recently sent out more than a million Google Cardboard headsets to its subscribers, bringing VR to a whole new audience. I’m looking to share the basics of how people who are used to building physical things can get involved in helping build these VR experiences in Unity. In this article, we will look at how you can bring the Google Cardboard camera into a Unity project so we can view a scene in virtual reality. Importing the Google Cardboard SDK To bring in the capabilities of a Google Cardboard headset into Unity, you’ll need to download the Cardboard SDK for Unity. Adjusting The VR Camera
AR Resources | Adjusting Course Click on the picture above to download the complete PDF for the Phases of AR in Education. If you’re seeking meaningful ways to enhance the student learning experience using Augmented Reality (AR) you’ve come to the right place! Please share your ideas in the comments section below. To see the actual Augmented Reality content on this page you may need to double-click on the trigger images below to enlarge them. Download the free app called Aurasma on a mobile device.Follow the Greenwood Elementary channel by visiting using your mobile device. How might AR be used to enhance student learning and communications? Bring School Pictures to Life This year our staff photo contains a special welcome greeting thanks to the magic of Augmented Reality! The Coolest Current Events…Ever! Click the TV to see how the screen comes alive. Students created custom television stations using basic construction paper and Augmented Reality. Yearbooks and Yearbook ScavengAR Hunts @HCooper815
Global Forum : Quand les enseignants et les élèves inventent Du 11 au 14 mars, à Barcelone, le « Global Forum » rassemble, venus du monde entier, enseignants innovants, personnels de direction, industriels, politiques pour échanger expériences et réflexions autour du numérique éducatif. Selon Montserrat Gomendio Kindelan, Secrétaire d’Etat espagnole à l’Education et aux Universités, des méthodes d’enseignement dépassées expliquent les relativement faibles résultats des élèves européens dans les enquêtes comparatives internationales. Ils rencontrent notamment des difficultés à résoudre les problèmes, à débattre, à faire preuve d'esprit critique, d’innovation et de créativité. Sur tous ces aspects, le numérique présente des intérêts pédagogiques, pour peu que les enseignants acceptent de changer de posture et cherchent à stimuler les élèves dans les apprentissages : que s’inventent simultanément de nouvelles façons d’enseigner et d’apprendre. La philosophie enrichie Apprendre l’anglais par l’écriture créative La technologie citoyenne Tellagami Aurasma
Ten Reflections on the First Year of an iPad Pilot | Ed Tech Diva Passing out iPads to students on the first day of school was like celebrating Christmas (or in this case Hanukkah) with thirty antsy kids sitting around the tree, attempting to hide their impatience. Once the iPads had been handed out, students were instantly excited, engaged and enchanted with the new learning device in their hands. At first, everyone was confused about where to find work, where to save and store their products – and which app to use for what purpose. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Like this: Like Loading... Teachers' Guide to Augmented reality Augmented Reality is a concept that has been around for sometime now but with the latest innovations in the digital world, augmented reality has been foregrounded posing serious questions as to its relevancy in education and learning. What is Augmented Reality ? Augmented Reality is exactly what the name implies: an augmented version of realty created by mixing technology with the known world. Augmented reality has its origins as early as the 1950s and has progressed with virtual reality since then, but its most significant advance have been since the mid 1990s when researcher Tom Caudell coined the term "augmented reality," What is the difference between virtual reality and augmented reality? Some people still confuse virtual reality with augmented reality when in fact there is a clear dividing line between the two concepts. Augmented Learning ? With the embrace of Augmented Reality there appeared a new concept of learning called "augmented learning". How does augmented reality works ?
Exploring Augmented Reality with Vuforia and Unity It has always been a dream of mine to play with the holograms from Star Wars. While that dream may still be a long ways down the line, there is some supplemental hope for my space fantasy. A company called Qualcomm has released a technology called Vuforia, which among many other applications, can help you play with a concept called augmented reality. Augmented reality is different from entirely virtual reality, which is another type of digital experience that is often lumped together with augmented reality. The primary difference is that virtual reality, or VR, is immersive and places you inside an entirely new world trying its very best to remove you from the physical world. Augmented reality, or AR, does not do this. Vuforia enables AR through the use of some specific technology built for mobile phones, and a video game engine called Unity.
32 Augmented Reality Apps for the Classroom by edshelf: Reviews & recommendations of tools for education Augmented Reality (AR) is a growing field of technology where real life is modified and enhanced by computer-generated sights and sounds. The most common use of AR can be seen through mobile apps. Point your device’s camera at something that the app recognizes, and it will generated a 3D animation or video superimposed over whatever is on your camera’s screen. Want to see how it works? App developers are building AR apps for fun, educational, and commercial uses. Which augmented reality apps do you use? 32 Augmented Reality Apps for the Classroom From edshelf Image attribution flickr user turkletom 6 Steps to Add Voice Comments to Google Docs Here is a step by step guide to show you how you can add " Voice Comments " within your Google Docs. This application is developed by 121 Writing. Here is how you can do it : 1- Head over to your Google Docs and click on " Create". scroll down to the bottom and click on "connect more apps " 2- Type in the word " voice " in the search panel then click on connect in front of " voice comments " 3- Go back to your Google Docs and right click on the document you want to add voice comments to then select open with voice comments 4- The document will open in a new window, click on the record button as shown in the screenshot below. 5- To share your voice feedback click on " share with collaborators ". You and your collaborators can access it Google Docs via the "Comments" button on the top-right corner beside the Share button.