4. • Free online
• Customizable
options
• Shows what is
important
• Emotional response
• Large words are not
necessarily
important
• Cannot save to
your computer
• Limited to few
color choices and
shapes
5. USI.6b identifying how
political ideas shaped the
revolutionary movement
in America and led to the
Declaration of
Independence
By using the text of the Declaration
of Independence, students can
summarize the main points and
ideas expressed by looking at the
important words that will be larger
than the rest.
6. USII.3c describing the
legacies of Abraham
Lincoln, Robert E. Lee,
and Frederick Douglass.
The students can write biographies of
the 3 individuals without using their
names. They will create a Wordle with
the biographies and other students
will determine who the biography is
about based on the key words.
7. CE.5b comparing the
similarities and
differences of political
parties
Students can work in pairs with
one student creating a Wordle for
either of the two parties. Students
can compare and contrast the two
parties using the Wordles.
9. • Quick messages are
more interesting
• Avatars can be
customized
represent the
students or
historical people
• Responses can be
through microphone
or a chosen voice
• Difficult to embed
into websites/blogs
and play without
leaving page
• An account is
needed
• Time limit on
message
10. USI.1h interpret patriotic
slogans and excerpts
from notable speeches
and documents
Students can summarize speeches such
as the Gettysburg Address by Lincoln or
Patrick Henry’s “Give me Liberty or Give
me Death” speech. They can create
avatars and use their summaries to
bring the historic characters to life.
11. USII.3b describing the
impact of Reconstruction
policies on the South and
North
Students can have their avatars
engage in debates. Students can
create avatars representing
Northerners and Southerners
during the time of Reconstruction
to show the two perspectives.
12. CE.5g participating in
simulated local, state,
and/or national elections
Students will be assigned a demographic
to create an avatar and statement for on
a specific current events issue that will
be a topic for a national election. The
avatars will engage in a “Townhall
Meeting” to express their points of view.
14. • EASY to create
• No more long web
addresses
• Extends the
learning experience
• Requires a device
• Requires QR code
app
• Instruction cards
may need to be left
to guide students
• Scanning takes time
15. USI.3b locating where the
American Indians lived, with
emphasis on the Arctic
(Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl),
Plains (Lakota), Southwest
(Pueblo), and Eastern
Woodlands (Iroquois)
A bulletin board map can have a QR
Code under each American Indian
group. Students will scan the code to
learn about the resources each group
used in their environments
16. USII.5c explaining the
reasons for the United
States’ involvement in
World War I and its
international leadership
role at the conclusion of
the war
Students will conduct a virtual scavenger
hunt using QR Codes. Each code will be an
event and clues that open from scanning
the code will lead to the next code. By
going from code to code they are also
sequencing the historic events.
17. CE.6a describing the
structure and powers of
the national government
The structures and powers of the
national government are taught using
charts of the 3 branches. Instead of
posters around the class overloaded
with text, QR Codes can replace the text
and they become interactive posters.
19. • Use existing auras
or create your own
• Learning is
interactive
• Requires a device
• Requires Aurasma
app
• Glitches
20. USI.5a describing the
religious and economic
events and conditions
that led to the
colonization of America
My students utilize workbooks to
house their notes. The teacher can
create interactive workbooks by
creating “auras” with pictures from
the text and make the pictures and
content come to life.
21. USII.4d explaining the
impact of new
inventions, the rise of big
business, the growth of
industry, and life on
American farms
When students learn about periods of
new technology, gallery walks are used
for students to examine the objects,
analyze why it was made and for what
purpose. They can now link those images
to online videos and information.
22. CE.11a applying the
concepts of scarcity,
resources, choice,
opportunity cost, price,
incentives, supply and
demand, production, and
consumption
Word walls can also become
interactive using Aurasma.
Students can scan vocabulary
terms and be linked to definitions,
examples, and images online.
23. Integrating Your New Tools
• Add one tech tool at a time
• Plan ahead
• Don’t get discouraged
24. References
Bring your Print to life with Aurasma. [Blog]. Retrieved from
http://www.gluedlimited.co.uk/services/aurasma.php
Johnathan. (2009). US Constitution. [Image]. Retrieved from
http://www.wordle.net/display/wrdl/1381018/US_Constitution
Montoya, J. (2012). 6 Tendencias clave para el marketing Movil. [Blog]. Retrieved from
http://www.jrmontoya.com/site/2012/11/6-tendencias-clave-para-el-marketing-movil/
Voki. [Blog]. Retrieved from http://teachinghistory.org/digital-classroom/tech-for-teachers/24655
