Augmented Reality 
Tina Coffey 
Instructional Technology Resource Teacher 
Roanoke County Schools 
Email: tcoffey@rcs.k12.va.us 
Blog: http://tcoffey.edublogs.org 
Twitter: elemitrt 
Meg Swecker 
Coordinator of Technology Integration 
Roanoke County Schools 
Email: mswecker@rcs.k12.va.us 
Blog: http://mswecker.edublogs.org 
Twitter: 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 Based 
Markers 
QR Codes 
Markerless 
Objects 
Location Based
QR Codes
QR Codes
Marker Based AR Apps
Spacecraft 3D 
Mars in a Minute: How Hard Is It to Land Curiosity on Mars?
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.
STEM Project: Famous Virginians to Life! 
• VA Statues of Religious 
Freedom Video 
• VA Statues of Religious Freedom Video
STEM Project: Famous Virginians to Life! 
Technology: 
Do Ink 
Green Screen

VAASCD Augmented Reality

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    Augmented Reality TinaCoffey Instructional Technology Resource Teacher Roanoke County Schools Email: tcoffey@rcs.k12.va.us Blog: http://tcoffey.edublogs.org Twitter: elemitrt Meg Swecker Coordinator of Technology Integration Roanoke County Schools Email: mswecker@rcs.k12.va.us Blog: http://mswecker.edublogs.org Twitter: mswecker
  • 2.
    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
  • 3.
    How Is itUsed 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.
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    Roanoke County? 21stCentury Skills: ◦ Collaboration ◦ Communication ◦ Critical Thinking ◦ Creativity
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    Types of AugmentedReality Marker Based Markers QR Codes Markerless Objects Location Based
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    Spacecraft 3D Marsin a Minute: How Hard Is It to Land Curiosity on Mars?
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    Spacecraft 3D •Open Spacecraft 3D App • Choose Select Spacecraft • Choose whichever one you want • Scan the target
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    ColAR Mix •Color a ColAR picture • Open ColAR Mix App • Press play (green triangle) • Scan the coloring sheet
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    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
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    Flashcards (Shapes) •Open AR Shapes and Colors App • Choose Get Started • Scan a flashcard • Tap the screen to focus (if needed)
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    Flashcards (Alphabet) •Open AR Flashcards App • Tap Get Started • Scan ABC or Dinosaur cards • Tap the screen to focus (if needed)
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    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.
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    Freedom Stories •Scan the target
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    Amazing Space Journey • Scan the target
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    Star & PlanetFinder • Scan the target
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    Arloon Geometry •Open Geometry App
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    Arloon Anatomy •Open Geometry App
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    DisneyNature Explore •Open DisneyNature App • Turn up the volume • Choose an Animal on left • Choose an Activity on right • Follow the directions
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    StarWalk Apps •Scan the target
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    Phonic Tricksters •Scan the target
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    Beyond Planet Earth • Open Beyond App
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    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.
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    Tortoise and theHare • Scan the target
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    Cyberchase Shape Quest • Scan the target
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    AR Art •Open AR Art App • If info screen shows, press x. • Scan a painting and watch what happens.
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    Teacher and StudentCreated Auras
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    Follow the Channel • Select the Magnifying Glass Icon on the Bottom. • Search “RCPS Admin Retreat.” • Select RCPS Admin Retreat Channel. • Click Follow.
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    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!
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    Collet Content •Collect the content (Overlay) for your Aura on your iPad (video). • Decide what you want to scan as your trigger image.
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    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.)
  • 41.
    Choose Overlay •Choose from your DEVICE and press the + button to choose from your saved media. Choose Select.
  • 42.
    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.
  • 43.
    STEM Project: FamousVirginians to Life! • VA Statues of Religious Freedom Video • VA Statues of Religious Freedom Video
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    STEM Project: FamousVirginians to Life! Technology: Do Ink Green Screen

Editor's Notes

  • #45 Green Screen/Aurasma: Tina and Julie