Augmented Reality in Education - Ways of bringing AR into your class. A presentation adapted from TeachMeet Essex on 7 Feb 2012
By ICTmagic - Martin Burrett
1. Augmented Reality in Education Martin Burrett View thousands of online educations resources at http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com @ICTmagic
2. Martin Burrett @ICTmagic Augmented Reality is used mainly as a clever toy for advertising. The technology is maturing fast and is beginning to show it’s true potential for education, but it still has some way to go. View thousands of online educations resources at http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
3. Martin Burrett @ICTmagic http://learnar.org/bio_organs_demo.html There are a growing number of sites and apps using augmented reality that show promise for education. Here are just three… http://aurasma.com http://blog.craigkapp.com/?p=512 and there are many more… View thousands of online educations resources at http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
4. Martin Burrett @ICTmagic http://www.inglobetechnologies.com/en/new_products/arplugin_su/info.php/ It is made by AR- Media and allows you to project any Google SketchUp model in Augmented Reality just with a few clicks. This could be models that you or your class have made, but also the vast library of downloadable models from the Google SketchUp Warehouse. It really is Augmented Reality for the masses! But the Augmented Reality resource that gets me most excited in a free plug-in for Google SketchUp View thousands of online educations resources at http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
5. Martin Burrett @ICTmagic One day AR-glasses will be as ubiquitous as mobile phone and will shift the paradigm of education as mobile computing is currently doing. For now, there are some great resources to explore to use in your class. For more thoughts about Augmented Reality visit my blog at http://ictmagic.wordpress.com/2011/04/21/the-rise-of-augmented-reality/ View thousands of online educations resources at http://ICTmagic.wikispaces.com
