Mrs. Grave’s class explored the app Spacecraft 3D while studying the solar system. They had a blast landing NASA spacecraft in the classroom (thanks to Augmented Reality).
Archives: Augmented Reality
VASCD Presentations
Meg Swecker and I presented at VASCD on Augmented Reality. Here’s our presentation:
You can download other files from our presentation here:
VASCD AR Dropbox Folder
VASCD AR Dropbox Folder
Alisa Downey and I presented at VASCD on STEM and PBL in the Differentiated Classroom. Here’s our presentation:
You can check out our blog here:
STEM Crazy Teachers
Admin Retreat Presentations
I had the opportunity to present and co-present at the Admin Retreat this year on two topics: Augmented Reality and Engineering and Design Thinking.
Here are the presentations below:
And the handouts that go with them:
TED Talk: Matt Mills Talks about Augmented Reality
Love this explanation of Augmented Reality, specifically with Aurasma!
Bringing Famous Virginians and Documents to Life
Mrs. Mulvaney’s VA Studies class created virtual reality posters to convey key information about Famous Virgnians and Famous Documents. They used a lot of technology to create these posters. They used Pic Collage on the iPads to create the actual poster and green screen technology to place themselves in a historical setting. The entire project is pulled together using an app called Aurasma. If you download the app, follow the Oak Grove Channel, and scan the posters, they will come to life with the students’ videos. Here are directions on how to load the app.
Aurasma Directions for Oak Grove
And just in case you can’t make it to Oak Grove to scan the posters in person, here are their videos below:
Cross posted on the Oak Grove Digital Archive.
Kicking Machines with Augmented Reality
As students in Mrs. Grave’s Science class studied force and motion, they created Kicking Machines to move a ping pong ball into a cup 12 inches away. They started with the idea from the Design Squad but added a technology twist. Once students created their machines, they used an app called VideoPix to film their Kicking Machine in action. This app allowed students to slow down their videos. Then, they were able to capture images from the video showing the machine and ball in action. Using these pictures, they created a Pic Collage showing potential and kinetic energy.
Finally, using an Aurasma app, the slow motion videos were imposed on the Pic Collage. Now, when someone scans the Pic Collage with the Aurasma app, a video will pop up and play. It’s hard to explain without seeing the posters in action, but here are a few examples. If you follow the Clearbrook channel on the Aurasma app, you can scan and see their videos.
They students absolutely loved this project and were amazed at the final product. And by the time the project concluded, students were very clear on Potential and Kinetic energy. If you’d like to try to scan the posters and see the videos, the directions are below:
NASA Spacecraft Lands at Oak Grove
It’s easy to make it look like a spacecraft has landed near you!
NASA Spacecrafts visited Oak Grove in Mrs. Becker’s 5th Grade Science class last week. Okay, so they didn’t actually visit for real, but virtually they did, thanks to the augmented reality iPad app called Spacecraft 3D. This app allowed students to view 3D digital replicas of the spacecraft and explore them in the classroom environment.
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- It’s easy to make it look like a spacecraft has landed near you!
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- Students scan marker to see a spaceship.
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- They scan markers to see spacecraft on certain planets.
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- Scanning markers
Students blogged about their experience with this activity. Check out their posts on their blogs.
Cross posted on the Oak Grove Digital Archive.