Augmented Reality

Tina CoffeyInstructional Technology Resource TeacherRoanoke County Schools

Email: tcoffey@rcs.k12.va.usBlog: http://tcoffey.edublogs.orgTwitter: elemitrt

Meg SweckerCoordinator of Technology IntegrationRoanoke County Schools

Email: mswecker@rcs.k12.va.usBlog: http://mswecker.edublogs.orgTwitter: 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

Roanoke County’s Vision

21st Century Skills:◦ Collaboration◦ Communication◦ Critical Thinking◦ Creativity

Types of Augmented Reality

Marker Based• QR Codes• Markers

MarkerlessLocation Based

QR Codes

QR CODES

QR Codes

QR CODES

QR Code Generators (Make a QR Code)Example: http://www.qrstuff.com/

QR Code Readers (Decode or Read a QR Code)Example: i-nigma app, Scan app,

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

ColAr Ideas

• Food Chains• Life Cycles• Writing Prompts• Cells

• The Dot by Peter Reynolds –“Make your mark and see where it takes you!”

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)

Arloon Geometry

• Open Geometry App• Choose Learn• Choose a shape• Tap on the eye icon• Tap on the Arloon Card• Scan the target

Arloon Anatomy

• Open Anatomy App• Choose Learn• Choose a system• Tap on the Eye• Tap on the Arloon Card• Scan the target

Beyond Planet Earth

• Open Beyond App• Tap Start• Scan a target• Tap More to learn about the

object.• Tap collect to save the Aura

Beyond Planet Earth

• STEM Project – Design a spacecraft

• Green Book by Jill Paton Walsh

Freedom Stories

• Open the FreedomStories app• Make sure your volume is on• Scan the target

Plickers

• Login to Plickers website to set up your class --https://www.plickers.com/

• Open the Plickers app• Login• Choose your class• Create a question• Have students hold up cards with the correct answer on top.• Scan the audience

AR Art

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

happens.

Markerless

DisneyNature Explore

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

Location Based

Peak Scanner

• Open Peak Scanner App• Calibrate it• Hold it up at the mountains• When one shows in the middle

of the viewfinder, you will see its name.

StarWalk Apps

• Open StarWalk App

Teacher and Student Created Auras

• VA Statues of Religious Freedom Video

• VA Statues of Religious Freedom Video

Follow the Channel

• Select the Magnifying Glass Icon on the Bottom.

• Search “RCPS Examples.” • Select RCPS Examples 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.

Take video on the iPad of yourself describing your favorite aspect of this conference.

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.

Tap + and choose camera roll. Choose your video and tap use. Name the overlay and tap finish. Then choose it and

tap 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.

Use your nametag! Tap the arrow. Name your creation and tap Finish.

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.

Other Cool AR Apps

• Amazing Space Journey• Star and Planet Finder• Tortoise and the Hare• Cybershape Quest• Anatomy 4D• Lunch Rush• Magic Mirror

DownloadPresentation and other

resources here: http://tinyurl.com/RCPSAR

Augmented Reality

Meg SweckerCoordinator of Technology IntegrationRoanoke County SchoolsEmail: mswecker@rcs.k12.va.usBlog: http://mswecker.edublogs.orgTwitter: mswecker

Tina CoffeyInstructional Technology Resource TeacherRoanoke County SchoolsEmail: tcoffey@rcs.k12.va.usBlog: http://tcoffey.edublogs.orgTwitter: elemitrt