Augment-ify Your Classroom
Resources that will motivate your students to learn...
What is Augmented Reality
Try It Out!
What Do I Need to Get Started?
Aurasma for iPads
AR Flashcards -Animal Alphabet- iPad
ColarMix App for Android devices
AR Flashcards
AR Flashcards are a new way to interact and make Flashcards more entertaining for toddlers and preschoolers. With AR Flashcards, learning is fun! When you point your device at the printed flashcard a beautifully rendered 3D animal will pop up on the screen. Tap the animal to hear the letter and animal name.
Download and print the flashcards @ www.arflashcards.com
AR Ideas in Elementary from Karen's Technology Locker
ColAR Mix App
Print, color and see your drawing in animated 3D worlds.
With the Dot Day page, you can create your own little worlds, diagram a cell and enjoy the process of creation.
Links to template pages
ZooKazam
CYBERCHASE SHAPE QUEST BY PBS
Three math-based games focused on geometry, spatial reasoning and problem solving.
Download the app and the game board from the PBS Kids Website
OUR DISCOVERY ISLAND: PHONICS TRICKSTERS BY PEARSON
Teaches letter sounds by having the child chase and capture Tricksters with the camera on their iPhone or iPad. Two letter sounds are free; for $0.99 you can purchase the entire set.
The app can be downloaded here
FETCH! LUNCH RUSH
NASA SPACECRAFT 3D
Spacecraft 3D gives students the opportunity to learn about and interact with spacecraft that have been used to explore our solar system, study Earth and observe the universe.
- Download the trigger/target image from NASA.
- Download the app for IOS from the iTunes Store. The Android app can be downloaded from the Google Play Store.
- Hover your device over the trigger/target image to discover the various spacecraft used by NASA.
ANATOMY 4D
ELEMENTS 4D
Paired with either paper or wood blocks that are inscribed with the symbols of 36 elements from the periodic table, this app will instantly transform a simple, inanimate object into dynamic, dimensional, 4D representations of each element.
Print the Interactive: Paper Blocks
FREEDOM STORIES
The Augmented Reality Freedom Stories highlight the activities of the participants from the Underground Railroad.
Download and print in color the Freedom Stories cards from the Harriet Tubman Institute.
Click on one of the cards to download the entire set in PDF form. You can download the app from this site or the iTunes Store.
AR Solar System
LAYAR APP
- Pearson Text - Envision Math
- Maps, Magazines, Advertising, Video Games and so much more! **We will look at some examples using Layar
Layar is primarily used in the business and marketing fields. Educators can produce Layar products, but there is a fee per item.
APPS BY ARLOON
Chemistry 101 provides a new learning experience for both the student and the teacher, transforming the classroom into a laboratory thanks to Augmented Reality.
Geometry 101 allows you to study the properties of the most representative polyhedra of the mathematical world.
Other apps by ARLOON-Anatomy, Plants, Solar System, Mental Math (developing)
Thanks to Augmented Reality you can examine, from different points of view, various features of these geometric structures.
AURASMA!! The possibilities are ENDLESS!
AURASMA
Make Text Come to Life
Projects, Projects, and More Projects
Educational Ideas for Augmented Reality in the Classroom
- Interactive Bulletin Board
- Scavenger Hunt Activity
- Book reviews
- Homework helpers
- Student/Parent Information
- Tutorials/Intervention Resources
- Review Materials
- Quick Access to online materials
- Center Directions
- How to videos attached to classroom equipment
- Interactive Lessons - Enhance that lesson!
- Demonstrate or Animate a Math Problem
- Make History come alive- Interactive maps, Historical Figures, etc
- Have students explain a concept to prove mastery
- Link to a quick formative assessment
- Introduce new apps with demos by students
- Student Projects Galore!
- School Newsletters
- Public Service Announcements
- Interactive Poster ........ and so much more!
Create Your own lessons using the Aurasma app and the Aurasma Studio website
The Aurasma App (for iPads or Android devices) and the Aurasma Studio website provide educators the ability to create their own augmented reality activities and lessons. The following websites include step-by-step directions for using Aurasma.
Extra Resources
LESSON RESOURCES:
Teachers Pay Teachers This website includes several Augmented Reality activities/lessons. The following are links to free activities that can be downloaded.
There are other Augmented Reality lessons available for purchase on Teachers Pay Teachers. Type Augmented Reality into the search box to find them.
Check the site often to discover newly added activities! You must create a free account in order to download.
Christina Tibbs-Technology Coach
Email: tibbsc@rcschools.net
Website: http://www.ste.rcs.k12.tn.us/Tech%20Coach/TechCoachHomepage.html
Location: 10479 Old Nashville Highway, Smyrna, TN, United States
Phone: 615-904-6775
Twitter: @Tibbstechcoach