Augmented Reality

Step 1: Cloze Reading

Read the article at best-augmented-reality-apps or how-to-transform-your-classroom-with-augmented-reality

Reading closely means reading for meaning and understanding. Follow these 8 steps to perform your own close reading. To begin, read your passage slowly. To begin, read your passage slowly.

Task 1: Identify any vocabulary you are unfamiliar with and look up the definition. Double check that the definition makes sense in the context of the text. Place in the first section of the email.

Task 2: Language Choice - identify any language that attracts your attention for any reason. Why do you find it interesting? Jot down your reasons in the second section of the email

Task 3: Verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs. Identify the ones you find in the passage. What do you notice? Are there any patterns? Comment on your findings in the email.

Task 4: Predictions - what might happen next? Why? Email.

Task 5: Opinions and reflections - what do you think of the story/narrators/characters? Email

Task 6: Connections - does the task remind you about your own experiences? Or other books and films? What are the similarities? email.

Task 7: Questions - note them, and remember there is no such thing as a stupid question. Try to list more open questions than closed questions in your email.

Task 8: What key themes from the novel do you think are reflected in the passage? email.

And remember it is one email, not eight.

Part 2: Explore

Check out and evaluate these Augmented Reality apps/ websites/ extensions. More can be found in this article 32-augmented-reality-apps-for-the-classroom-from-edshelf You must evaluate at least 5.

Aurasma

Wallame

Starwalk

Quiver

Pop around toys

Blippar

Octogon

Augthat

Part 3: Create

How can you use this in your everyday life? Formulate a plan and execute it. Submit proof of planning and execution. Email.