Moving Ahead in Augmented Reality in Education ....

Moving Ahead in Augmented Reality in Education ....

Quiver is working really hard to develop some amazing augmented educational content.  They are needing your input as they make plans for the future.  What you may not know is the more content you load into one app it starts to slow down the app.  They are wanting to know if you would like the educational content broken up into more than one Quiver Education app that focuses on a certain subject.  For example science, language arts, social studies and etc..





Take a moment and let Quiver know your thoughts by filling out this form. -

http://goo.gl/forms/Me8N1Rf5RTTl17XN2


Triggers of the Week:

Things that GO:

I would have a center with different augmented coloring pages.  I would have students organize the pages but things that go with a motor verses things that don't have a motor.  For self-check students could scan the pages and see if they really move because they have a motor.  These two pages are from Quiver's Education. ( http://quivervision.com/education)

To take the "Things that Go" further you could have students build their own transportation via LEGOs, recycled materials, and etc..


To learn more about augmented reality in education join us every Thur. at 8pm central for the Twitter chat #AR4Learning.  This week's topic is using augmented reality with younger learners and next week's topic will be focusing on STEM/STEAM.




#NOTatISTE16 Part 3 ....

#NOTatISTE16 Part 3 ....

ISTE (International Society in Education) is a mega educational technology conference.  Since attending such conference cost a pretty penny I've only had a few chances to attend the conference in person.  For the majority part of the time I've used social media to learn from a distant and gather resources. Just like the big blue bear I get a chance to peer into the conference. This is my 2nd time attending the conference via the #NOTatISTE group.  I really love the connections I've made via the group.  Thank you so much for organizing the group and having such fun activities for us who are not at ISTE to participate in.

Below are some resources I've gathered via or during the ISTE conference and can be used in a MakerSpace, STEM and STEAM classes.  The common theme during the conference was to give students choices.  I think with the resources I've gathered will defiantly give students choices.

In my opinion coding and robotics shouldn't be separate from computer science and computer science shouldn't be separate from STEM/STEAM/MakerED.  They all go hand-in-had just like reading, math, social studies, and science.


My Sessions via Buncee:




Coding: 


Computer Science Material:


Robotics:


With robotics students need to go past driving them and making marks for them to follow.  Students need to learn to program them.


MakerSpace:






#NOTatISTE16 Part 2 ....

#NOTatISTE16 Part 2 ....


My #NOTatISTE16 didn't go to plan.  My daughter and I had planned for this fun photowalk and a storm decided to brew.  On our 2nd attempt for a #NOTatISTE16 photowalk the sun was so bright that we had to stand on the side of the mini statue of Liberty. Over all the photowalk turned out for the best.  We had a blast and giggled a lot.  I even got a chance to play with a new picture in picture app on my phone.

I presented a second #NOTatISTE16 GHO session on the topic of Using Pre-Made Augmented Triggers.  Now when I say "Pre-Made" I am meaning items that you did not make, but someone else has.  It could be from another teacher or an AR company.  There are now several AR companies out there that are making some pretty cool augmented content.  In my session I just mentioned a few.  If you need more information about a company or ways to use AR with your students or subject matter just shout.  I am only a message away.




Recording of my session.



Slides from my session.


Resources:






#NOTatISTE16 Part 1 ....

#NOTatISTE16 Part 1 ....


I wasn't able to attend ISTE this year even though it was really close but yet too far away, so I did the next best thing and attended and presented via #NOTatISTE16.  I really love the #NOTEatISTE community.  It is a chance to connect, learn, and share with others from around the world without leaving my small midwest town.  My favorite part of participating in the #NOTatISTE community is making my badge.  This year I didn't make a ribbon just because the ribbons provided fit me to a tee.  It was nice to see that someone gets me and I am among my tribe!

I presented today via the #NOTat ISTE Ignite session on Augmented Interactive Student Notebooks.  It was a quick session in hopes that I light a flame in someone and to also show the endless possibles of using augmented reality with student notebooks.  I will present on Tues. again on the topic of Using Augmented Pre-Made Triggers.  Feel free to join me!

I did create the slides for my session from Buncee.  I really love their fun creative content.  I am also collecting some resources from the ISTE sessions being shared out.  Feel free to use any of the resources I share.






Recording of my session.



Slides from my session.


Resources from ISTE:




Setting Up an Augmented Math Center ....

Setting Up an Augmented Math Center ....

There are many ways to set up an augmented math center.  What I would do no matter which augmented tool you use is to make sure you have a logo of the app needed with the augmented content.  I would also allow what I like to call sandbox time a.k.a. play time with any new app you are introducing.  Kids have this great ability to figure out how an app works.  If there is any code that needs to be entered to access the augmented content I would show kids the steps then have a easy to follow step-by-step guide in the center, just in case they should forget.  For younger students I would have enter the code already for them, but you will be surprise even the youngest learner I've worked with have figured out how to enter codes.

For the June 9th #AR4Learning GHO/Twitter chat I presented a math problem. 
Which has a greater area; a square or 2 equilateral triangles with sides same as the square?
If I was setting up a math center and the above math problem was the problem I wanted my students to work out independently.  I would place the attached card in the center along with an iPad, different size shapes, a white board, a geoboard, and any other tool I thought might help them solve the problem.  This also can be added to an augmented interactive notebook.  Don't forget to have students explain the "WHY" they think the way the do about their answer.

 
Keep in mind I am wanting my students to be independent learners. For the augmented content of this card I made it as a tool that will help my students define the key words in the problem and an online tool to help them solve the problem.  Take it for a spin and try it out for yourself.  Don't forget to enter the code with in the Blippar app.

Join us for the #AR4Learning GHO/Twitter chat at 8pm central time.


Resources:



#AR4Learning ... Bringing Learning to Life....

#AR4Learning ... Bringing Learning to Life....

#AR4Learning Booster - https://goo.gl/31OLRu

I've been sharing how powerful using augmented educational content can be for over 4 years now.  I do have to admit it when creating the content yourself it does take some time to put together.  It also takes money and these two things teachers really do not have much of.  So I have launched a Booster campaign to help bring augmented educational project to life for teachers and students.  All proceeds will go towards creating augmented educational projects that will be shared with educators world wide.

Proceeds of my book will also go towards augmented educational projects.  I will be sharing via my blog the augmented educational projects as well as other crowd-source funding opportunities to help bring these project to life.

The 1st augmented project will do with Algebra.  Math is a hard subject for some students to grasp, and algebra can be a little harder to understand.  The project's goal is to create interactive augmented content that focuses on algebra concepts for middle to high school level learners.  With your help together we can bring learning to life.


Join us at 8pm central on June 9th as we talk about using augmented math content on Twitter by following the hashtag #AR4Learning or join us in the GHO.



Resources:




 

Finding Shapes .... Augmented Reality Style

Finding Shapes .... Augmented Reality Style

AugThat's 360 Louver Pyramid
Spotlight Augmented Trigger of the Week

There are many ways to use augmented content such as a scavenger hunt.  I would have several augmented 360 triggers in a math center area along with the instructions of recording what 2D shapes and 3D shapes they see and how many of each.  With their findings I would then have students create a chart to represent their data.  I would then have students compare their charts to see of they all saw the same shapes and number of shapes.  To give students experience defending their findings I would have them create some kind of a visual aid or presentation such as an infograph, Adobe Voice presentation, Smore Flyer, etc...  Students could use tools such as Explain Everything, Educreations, Google Draw, etc.. to create visuals for their project.  I would then have students present and defend their findings to the class.  

Using the augmented trigger above scan it with the AugThat app.  What 2D and 3D shapes do you see and how many of each?  Create a chart using any chart making tool.  I would use Google Sheets, but there are other online chart making tools.  Then create me a visual explaining your findings.  You can use any "Web Based" tool or a tool/app that is easy to share via the internet.

After you have made your visualization to defend your findings join us on June 9th at 8pm central for #AR4Learning GHO and Twitter chat and share what you discovered.

GHO - https://goo.gl/HIWDPo




Suggestions for an Infographic:


Suggestions for a Flyer:


Suggestions for a Visual Presentation:


Suggestions for Apps:

  • Educreations
  • Explain Everyting
  • Haiku Deck
  • Edu Buncee
  • Prezi
  • Adobe Voice
  • Adobe Shark
  • Adobe Create
  • Canva
  • Nearpod
  • Shadow Puppet Edu
  • Deck Slideshow Presentations
  • 30hands Starter: Creative & Show What You Know
  • Doodlecast Pro
  • InkFlow


Augmenting Ancient Rome ... Travel Brochure

Augmenting Ancient Rome ... 

AugThat's 360 Roman Colosseum
Spotlight Augmented Trigger of the Week

Resources:


Explore/Question:

Have students record their observations/findings in a notebook.  Place the AugThat's Roman Colosseum image in their notebooks.  Have students scan the image with the AugThat app and explore the area around the Colosseum while researching and creating of their brochure to give them inspiration.  
  • Using the above resources compare Ancient Rome with modern Rome and see how many of the buildings are still around now. 
  • Which building is Rome famous for?
  • How long did it take to build the Roman Colosseum?
  • How many people can the Colosseum hold?
  • What was the original name of the Roman Colosseum?

Activity:

Create a travel brochure for Ancient Rome with the main attraction being the Roman Colosseum. Use AugThat's Roman Colosseum as one of the images for the brochure. Before students begin provide students with samples of real travel guides.  Ask students to identify what makes each travel brochure effective. Their Travel Brochure could be a Here/Now type brochure or could be two different brochures, one for the past and one for current Rome.


Join us on June 2nd at 8pm central for #AR4Learning as we talk more about ways to use augmented reality in social studies.