Augmented Reality

Tina CoffeyInstructional Technology Resource TeacherRoanoke County Schools

Email: tcoffey@rcs.k12.va.usBlog: http://tcoffey.edublogs.orgTwitter: elemitrt

Meg SweckerCoordinator of Technology IntegrationRoanoke County Schools

Email: mswecker@rcs.k12.va.usBlog: http://mswecker.edublogs.orgTwitter: mswecker

What is it?

Using devices with cameras, a person can “scan” a real life, tangible object and see digital information overlaid on top if it.

Augmented Reality Vocabulary Explained• Aura: the magic thing that pops up when you hold your device over

something• Marker or trigger image: the tangible picture you scan

How Is it Used in Education?

Imagine living in the magical world of Harry Potter, where the school hallways are lined with paintings that are alive and interactive. Now imagine creating an atmosphere like that for your students. Augmented Reality (AR) allows educators and students to do just that: unlock or create layers of digital information on top of the physical world that can be viewed through an Android or iOS device.

Roanoke County?

21st Century Skills:◦ Collaboration◦ Communication◦ Critical Thinking◦ Creativity

Types of Augmented Reality

Marker BasedMarkersQR Codes

MarkerlessObjects

Location Based

QR Codes

QR Codes

Marker Based AR Apps

Spacecraft 3D

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Spacecraft 3D

• Open Spacecraft 3D App• Choose Select Spacecraft• Choose whichever one you want• Scan the target

ColAR Mix

• Color a ColAR picture• Open ColAR Mix App• Press play (green triangle)• Scan the coloring sheet

Flashcards (Space)

• Open AR Space App• Choose Get Started• Scan a planet card• Tap the screen to focus (if needed)• Tap the i to hear info about the

planet

Flashcards (Shapes)

• Open AR Shapes and Colors App• Choose Get Started• Scan a flashcard• Tap the screen to focus (if needed)

Flashcards (Alphabet)

• Open AR Flashcards App• Tap Get Started• Scan ABC or Dinosaur cards• Tap the screen to focus (if

needed)

Elements 4D

• Open Elements 4D App• Tap Start 4D• Scan an Elements Cube • Experiment with scanning more

than one cube at a time.

Find another person that has an element that will combine with one of yours.

Freedom Stories

• Scan the target

Amazing Space Journey

• Scan the target

Plickers

• Scan the target

Star & Planet Finder

• Scan the target

Arloon Geometry

• Open Geometry App

Arloon Anatomy

• Open Geometry App

DisneyNature Explore

• Open DisneyNature App• Turn up the volume• Choose an Animal on left• Choose an Activity on right• Follow the directions

StarWalk Apps

• Scan the target

Phonic Tricksters

• Scan the target

Beyond Planet Earth

• Open Beyond App

Magic Mirror

• Open Magic Mirror App• Fit your face in the oval and tap

screen.• Play around with different hats

and glasses.• Tap the camera to save a picture.

Tortoise and the Hare

• Scan the target

Cyberchase Shape Quest

• Scan the target

AR Art

• Open AR Art App• If info screen shows, press x.• Scan a painting and watch what

happens.

Location Based

• Directions

Teacher and Student Created Auras

Follow the Channel

• Select the Magnifying Glass Icon on the Bottom.

• Search “RCPS Admin Retreat.” • Select RCPS Admin Retreat Channel. • Click Follow.

Scan the Image (Trigger)

• Click the Viewfinder and hold the device in front of the image.

• Wait for the camera to recognize the image and watch it come to life!

Make You Own Auras

Collet Content

• Collect the content (Overlay) for your Aura on your iPad (video).

• Decide what you want to scan as your trigger image.

Create

• Tap Create

Choose Ovelay

• Choose the OVERLAY. This is what happens once your trigger image is scanned. You can choose from Aurasma’s library or from your own device. (Have your overlay video or image created before this step.)

Choose Overlay

• Choose from your DEVICE and press the + button to choose from your saved media. Choose Select.

Choose Trigger

• Choose a TRIGGER IMAGE. This is the image that when scanned will trigger the OVERLAY to play.

• Watch the capture button at the bottom and take your picture when the slider is on green.

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