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 * Augmented Reality in the Classroom**

During our session we discussed the development of augmented reality and what teaching opportunities it provides teachers and the types of learning activities available for students. To illustrate these points we looked at four augmented reality apps.
 * colAR Mix
 * This app allows the user to download pre-designed pages (like pages from a coloring book) that can be colored. How the page is colored is how the 3D image will appear when viewed through the app. This is a great app for after-school activities or for young learners.
 * AR Flashcards
 * This app provides users with colorful alphabet letters to be printed out. When the letters are viewed through the app a 3D animal appears atop the letter. If the animal is touched the user will hear a child say a short phrase, such as, "G is for gorilla." This app is fantastic for young learners or ELL students. It is a very simplistic app, but fun and useful.
 * Layar
 * Layar comes from a European group that wants to make the "print world clickable". Through a free subscription to Layar.com users can create interactive images where clickable buttons appear atop an image. These clickable buttons can take viewers to a preset webpage, a gallery of pictures, or to a YouTube video. If properly executed this is a fantastic app; however, it takes some time to create a worthwhile product and is not very simple.
 * Aurasma
 * Aurasma allows users to create "auras", digital layers that appear atop an image viewed through the app. These auras can be additional images, videos, or 3D creations. It is a very simple app to use and highly adaptable. In just a matter of seconds teachers can create an aura that students can view to see additional information or students can create videos that describe viewed image. (See the PDF for more ideas.) Being that this app is so versatile, we spent the majority of our time looking at how we can use it in our class, regardless of the grade level or subject we teach. It is a fantastic tool for the iPad classroom!

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