Augmented Reality Resources
AR in the News/Research
AR in the News/Research
- How to Transform Your Classroom With Augmented Reality
- Augmented Reality Brings New Dimensions to Learning
- How To Start Using Augmented Reality In Education – from Beth Holland on Edudemic
- Zeroes And (Young)Ones: The Future Of Technology In The Classroom
- Augmented Reality in Education
- Augmented Reality in the Classroom
AR Apps for All Subjects
AR Apps for All Subjects
- Quiver - The Quiver trigger images that you scan activate the AR experience. Quiver uses coloring pages as triggers, and this video shows it in action. The app has a set of coloring pages that make cells pop off the page and let children spin a globe in midair. Quiver lets students go beyond the pictures in their textbooks to interact with three-dimensional figures.
- Blippar - AR creation tool that has been integrated with different educational experiences. One of my favorites is how Blippar is used with Brainspace magazine. You can scan the Brainspace cover and inside pages to connect with interactive content that brings the two-dimensional presentation to life. It can completely transform a child's reading experience by pushing him or her to think more deeply and explore a topic in a new way.
AR Apps for Social Studies
AR Apps for Social Studies
- Freedom Stories – This app has over thirty augmented reality triggers that are inspired by different historical events related to the Underground Railroad and Slavery. You can scan these AR triggers and see 3D versions of the Fugitive Slave Act along with pop up video narratives by Harriet Tubman. A great way to give primary sources context within the social studies classroom.
- GeoGoggle is a great helper when it comes to acquiring geography skills and judging distances to specific destinations. Students can learn geographical measurement such as latitude and longitude by applying GeoGoggle to real-world surroundings.
- Texas 1836 - See the town of Washington-on-the-Brazos as it looked in 1836, when delegates from all parts of Texas came to write the Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the Republic of Texas. Through the magic of augmented reality, the app presents a virtual town of Washington, full scale and overlaid on the historic site for you to explore.
AR Apps for Science
AR Apps for Science
- Elements 4D- This app lets students combine different elements to see chemistry in action. Teachers can print out and assemble blocks that become trigger images for an AR experience. DAQRI's website also includes lesson plans for using Elements 4D with elementary, middle, and high school students.
- Arloon Plants - Explore interactive plants to learn about structure and parts. Using the Arloon trigger, students can even watch a plant grow and move in an AR experience. This video on their website shows off some of the features that can help students wrap their heads around foundational science concepts when growing plants in your classroom isn’t an option.
- AR Liver is a real-time 3D medical education and patient communication tool, featuring incredibly detailed anatomical models. AR Liver is appropriate for use by secondary students, undergraduate and graduate students, and medical professionals. Full functionality of the app requires the downloading of a graphic known as a glyph that will be used during the Augmented Reality (AR) viewing experience. Please visit www.iso-form.com/AR.pdf to download the printable graphic necessary for the Augmented Reality function of this app.
- 4D Anatomy takes viewers inside the human body via a simple-to-use 3-dimensional learning environment. Perfect for use in the classroom, or anytime. How to Use 4D Anatomy
- Zientia’s Chemistry 101 - The triggers that you can print out for the Geometry 101 math AR app also work with Chemistry 101. When you scan one AR trigger in this app a periodic table pops up and you are quizzed about the number of electrons in an element, its cation/anion charge, and its bonding patterns with a second element.