Augmented Reality (AR)
Middle School Computer Science Class
Computer Science Standards:
MS.IC: Impacts of Computing 1) Identify and evaluate the impacts computer science innovations have had on our society. 2) Identify how computational systems are being used to collect and analyze information both public and private and understand the benefits and disadvantages of these systems for the user and developer. 3) Cite evidence of the positive and negative effects of data permanence on personal and professional digital identity. 4) Discuss digital globalization and Internet censorship. 5) Investigate a variety of education pathways and career options that utilize computational thinking and/or computer science skills across the state of Tennessee and the world.
Explore AR
Play with AR
Student Directions:
After you have visited the websites, videos, and played around with AR. Share your work or what you did on the class padlet (take a screenshot or ask Dr. Wise to take your picture). Reflect on the following questions on your padlet post with your AR images/work. If you want to answer the questions on a canva or some other digital platform, you can. Just make sure you share your link to your project on the class padlet.
1. What are some advantages of using AR?
2. What are some disadvantages of using AR?
3. What kinds of careers could you have in AR?
4. What do you think the future holds for AR?
5. What privacy and security issues are there with AR?
6. Reflect on what you learned from using the Merge Cube. What topic did you visit? What did you learn from the topic? How do you think AR and VR technology can help you learn?
7. What animal did you put in the computer lab? What is the animal's diet? Where is your animal's habitat? What are your thoughts on using AR technology to learn about animals?