VASCD Conference presentation on Augmented Reality

1. 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

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 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.

4. Roanoke County?
21st Century Skills:
◦ Collaboration
◦ Communication
◦ Critical Thinking
◦ Creativity

5. Types of Augmented Reality
Marker Based
Markers
QR Codes
Markerless
Objects
Location Based

6. QR Codes

7. QR Codes

8. Marker Based AR Apps

9. Spacecraft 3D
Mars in a Minute: How Hard Is It to Land Curiosity on Mars?

10. Spacecraft 3D
• Open Spacecraft 3D App
• Choose Select Spacecraft
• Choose whichever one you want
• Scan the target

13. ColAR Mix
• Color a ColAR picture
• Open ColAR Mix App
• Press play (green triangle)
• Scan the coloring sheet

14. 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

15. Flashcards (Shapes)
• Open AR Shapes and Colors App
• Choose Get Started
• Scan a flashcard
• Tap the screen to focus (if needed)

16. Flashcards (Alphabet)
• Open AR Flashcards App
• Tap Get Started
• Scan ABC or Dinosaur cards
• Tap the screen to focus (if
needed)

17. 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.

19. Freedom Stories
• Scan the target

20. Amazing Space Journey
• Scan the target

21. Plickers
• Scan the target

22. Star & Planet Finder
• Scan the target

23. Arloon Geometry
• Open Geometry App

24. Arloon Anatomy
• Open Geometry App

25. DisneyNature Explore
• Open DisneyNature App
• Turn up the volume
• Choose an Animal on left
• Choose an Activity on right
• Follow the directions

26. StarWalk Apps
• Scan the target

27. Phonic Tricksters
• Scan the target

28. Beyond Planet Earth
• Open Beyond App

29. 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.

30. Tortoise and the Hare
• Scan the target

31. Cyberchase Shape Quest
• Scan the target

32. AR Art
• Open AR Art App
• If info screen shows, press x.
• Scan a painting and watch what
happens.

33. Location Based
• Directions

34. Teacher and Student Created Auras

35. Follow the Channel
• Select the Magnifying Glass Icon on
the Bottom.
• Search “RCPS Admin Retreat.”
• Select RCPS Admin Retreat Channel.
• Click Follow.

36. 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!

37. Make You Own Auras

38. Collet Content
• Collect the content (Overlay) for
your Aura on your iPad (video).
• Decide what you want to scan as
your trigger image.

39. Create
• Tap Create

40. 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: Famous Virginians to Life!
• VA Statues of Religious
Freedom Video
• VA Statues of Religious Freedom Video

44. STEM Project: Famous Virginians to Life!
Technology:
Do Ink
Green Screen