Augmented Reality

Augmented Reality -a technology that superimposes a computer-generated image on a user's view of the real world, thus providing a composite view.

Create your own!

How can I start using AR in my classroom?

Create your own Auras
Jazz up your school’s art show
make math come alive through videos of students solving math problems--perhaps students can trigger an Aura by pointing their smartphone at a particular equation.
Attach a trigger image to a Google Form to request time with the school counselor
Make a class picture image on your teacher website trigger a virtual tour of a classroom.

This is a good article from Edutopia that discusses the use of Augmented Reality in the classroom.

https://www.edutopia.org/blog/augmented-reality-new-dimensions-learning-drew-minock

Websites and Apps to use Augmented Reality in Education

AR Flashcards Alphabet (Free) - arflashcards.com - Get app from Play Store or App Store
Ar Flashcards Shapes and Colors ($2.99) - arflashcards.com - Get app from Play Store or App Store
AR Flashcards Space ($2.99) - arflashcards.com - Get app from Play Store or App Store
AR Flashcards Addition ($3.99) - arflashcards.com - Get app from Play Store or App Store
Owney the Dog - The National Postal Museum is proud to provide this curriculum and supporting materials based on our beloved Owney the Dog. May the lessons provide inspiring and meaningful interdisciplinary experiences for students in your classroom.
Quiver Vision - quivervision.com - Coloring books will always be popular because they allow children to apply their own artistic vision to templates of their favourite characters, items, and places. Now with Quiver children can bring their unique coloring creations to life in extraordinary 3D augmented reality. Characters literally leap off the page, entertaining both little and big minds.
Quiver Education - 3D Coloring App ($7.99) - includes all of the current and future paid, in-app purchases.
Quiver Fashion - The pages include Fashion Models and Fashion Show.
NASA Spacecraft 3D - Discover spacecraft used by NASA - - Get app from Play Store or App Store
Popar Smart Charts ($14.99) - There are currently 6 Popar Smart Charts available for purchase on their website. The include:
- USA Capitals and Presidents
- World Map
- Human Anatomy
- Periodic Table of Elements
- The Solar System
- Geography and Nations
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. Hint - click on one of the cards to download the entire series in PDF format. The app can also be downloaded from this site or the iTunes store.
Explore the chemicals in the Periodic Table of Elements as you learn about Chemistry! Download and print the six cubes from Daqri (cardstock works best).
Chromville Science - Chromville Science joins art, technology, science and the eight Multiples Intelligences, promoting the development of kid’s creativity and their motivation for the learning process according to their needs and preferences.
The AR Liver Viewer is designed for secondary and beyond students and medical professionals in order to give them a more advanced look at how the liver functions. Read about the various tools included in this AR app under Features on the iTunes download page. Download the trigger image here.
Use The Brain 3D App to explore the tissues, structures and areas of the brain by moving the device over the picture. You can choose to view the mind in AR or switch to a 3D mode within the app. Use your fingers to rotate the image.
Anatomy 4D - More information and the trigger image can be found here. Look at the target image through the app. You will be able to see a detailed 4D model of the human body and view various biological systems, turning them “on” and “off” with the touch of a button.
AR Art - Aim your device at the target picture to watch the photo come to life. Photos and the app can be downloaded from the AR Art website.
Crayola Color Alive - Crayola and Daqri have recently announced the new Color Alive Coloring Books and App. There are 4 coloring books available for purchase online or at many stores that sell Crayola products.
- The available books are:
- Mythical Creatures
- Barbie
- Enchanted Garden
- Skylanders
- Minions
- Monster High
  - Sample pages to download:
  - Trial Download - dragon
  - Trial Download - fairy
  - Trial Download - WashBuckler
  - Trial Download - Barbie
AR Puzzles - Augmented Reality puzzles by Ravensburger are available at Toys 'R Us and Amazon.com. These puzzles are excellent to have in a classroom or library for students to work on when they have free time. Available puzzles include:
- World Map
- Underwater Realm
- Animals of Africa
- Times Square
- Above the Roofs of Paris
Amazing Space Journey app. Download the board here.
Elements 4D App.
AugThat: Developed by a former teacher, AugThat creates augmented reality content for classrooms, specifically targeting students that fall through the cracks and aren’t engaged. They create animated lessons in a variety of formats, including 360-degree virtual environments and 3-dimensional experiences.
Fetch Lunch Rush: This fun PBS kids game app uses printable cards as augmented reality game pieces. In the game, kids help Ruff the Dog feed sushi to a movie crew by solving the math problems. Each game piece is a trigger image that comes to life when scanned.

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