AR for the Classroom METC 2015 Dr Ralph Olliges, Webster University and Dr Mary Beckmann, Immaculate Conception in Dardenne Prairie

What is AR?  AR = Augmented Reality  NOT virtual reality  Enhanced reality  a growing field of technology where real life is modified and enhanced by computer-generated sights and sounds. (Basically AR is bringing print to life.)  Allows people to not only view the world around them, but to interact with the world around them.

AR Statistics  When viewing Interactive Print content, users click the items 87% of the time  Mobile Augmented Reality apps are expected to generate $5.2 billion in revenues by 2017  Customers are 165% more likely to buy a product when it includes an AR marketing component  Source: ( reality/) reality/

AR - terminology  AR = making something come to life  Trigger image = the picture that starts the video/audio which is the overlay  Overlay = the video or audio that will be applied on top of the trigger (the still image)  Aura = the magic thing that pops up when you hold your device (cell phone or tablet) over the picture (trigger image)

AR – an example  The idea is to: 1. Print 2. Color 3. Play

AR – an example

AR – Ideas for Using it in the Classroom  32 sites  /32-augmented-reality-apps-for-the- classroom-from-edshelf/ /32-augmented-reality-apps-for-the- classroom-from-edshelf/  Creative writing curriculum  Science  Math  Teacher Tools

4 Specific ARs that Will Be Our Focus Today  Zooburst  colAR  ARFlashcards  Aurasma  Note: some are device specific

Showing AR Examples for Elementary Grades  colAR  ARFlashcards  Zooburst

Showing AR Examples for Middle/Secondary Grades  Zooburst  Aurasma

AR Examples - colAR  colAR video – Bring your student’s drawings to Life!  View the 2 nd video on the page: uses-augmented-reality-to-brings-your- kids-drawing-to-life/ uses-augmented-reality-to-brings-your- kids-drawing-to-life/

colAR examples  Free examples: load/colARapp/ load/colARapp/  Pause for Demo

AR Examples - ARFlashcards  Website for materials from ARFlashcards 

ARFlashcards examples  ARFlashcards – Shape Flash Cards  /colors.pdf /colors.pdf

ARFlashcards examples  ARFlashcards – Space Flash Cards  /SpaceCards.pdf /SpaceCards.pdf

ARFlashcards examples  ARFlashcards – Animal Alphabet Flash Cards  /ARflashcardsWithDinos.pdf /ARflashcardsWithDinos.pdf  Pause for Demo

Zooburst Examples  Zooburst video  mBz3qAI mBz3qAI

Zooburst Examples  3D – pop-up book  My Trip to Egypt  Little Red Ridinghood   Pause for Demo

AR Demos - Aurasma  Video on Aurasma  UEfoNzbI UEfoNzbI

Aurasma examples  Aurasma – poet Robert Burns   Pause for Demo

Aurasma Examples  Aurasma – A bee  category/technology#/georgia-tech-3d- buzz category/technology#/georgia-tech-3d- buzz  Pause for Demo

Aurasma Examples  Aurasma – London Zoo  time-out time-out  Pause for Demo

Aurasma Examples  examples/education/ examples/education/  Pause for Demo

Aurasma Free Booklet  Download a free (‘free’ once you register) 19 page Aurasma Instructional e- book  oduct/How-to-Make-an-Aurasma- Augmented-Reality-Video oduct/How-to-Make-an-Aurasma- Augmented-Reality-Video  Michael Biegler’s tutorial  AugmentedRealityTutorialR1.wmv AugmentedRealityTutorialR1.wmv

Questions  Dr Ralph Olliges, Webster University   Dr Mary Beckmann, Immaculate Conception, Dardenne Prairie 