Augmented Reality

Tina CoffeyInstructional Technology Resource Teacher

Oak Grove ElementaryClearbrook ElementaryGlenvar Elementary

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

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.

How it relates to C change

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

Easy Starter AR Apps

Spacecraft 3D

• Open Spacecraft 3D App• Choose Select Spacecraft• Choose whichever one you

want• Scan the target

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 (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.

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.