For a spell straightaway I direct keep been expounding the wonders of augmented reality (See: Augmented Reality too Web 3.0) , thence I idea it was fourth dimension at concluding to hand some examples of how nosotros tin genuinely acquire students using this applied scientific discipline too to demo how it tin superimpose the Internet onto their physical world.
So hither are some teaching proffer which exploit 2 augmented reality type apps too gives students some reading, listening too speaking practice, equally good equally a fleck of exercise.
The apps yous bespeak for this action are both gratis too the start is 'Woices'.
Woices is a elementary vox recording app that yous tin utilisation on your mobile device to do too upload good files to the Internet. You tin also add together an icon to your good recordings. The wonderful affair nearly Woices though is that past times using GPS it understands where yous were when yous created the good file too 'attaches' it to that location, thence anyone who has the Woices app tin become to the location too honor the good file past times clicking on the 'Explore' icon on their app.
So it's a fleck similar leaving hidden good notes exactly about the globe that alone other Woices users tin find.
Here's how it works.
First register on the Woices website too download the app for your mobile device.
When yous opened upwards the app it looks similar this. You exactly click on 'Record' to start speaking.
When yous direct keep finished speaking click on 'Stop'. Then yous tin psyche too delete the recording (recordings are called 'echoes'), or if yous are happy alongside it, yous tin click on the small-scale bluish arrow on the correct too add together a championship too description equally good equally a photograph to your echo.
Then yous click on 'Send' to issue it to the mesh too this volition utilisation your phones GPS to attach it to the location where yous created the echo.
To honor 'echoes' which are relevant to your location, exactly click on the 'Explore' icon too yous volition acquire a listing of 'echoes' which direct keep been left unopen to your location.
The minute app is called Layar too Layar enables developers to do spider web based multimedia data (called 'layers')which tin alone move accessed whenever yous are unopen to specific locations.
Layar comes with a issue of packs of layers too the ane that I desire to utilisation is the Wikipedia one. This layer enables users to honor entries inwards Wikipedia which relate specifically to places inwards their environment.
So wherever the user is standing when they activate the app they volition acquire data which relates specifically to that place.
Here's how it works.
You bespeak to download the Layar app for your mobile device. Make certain that when yous opened upwards the app for the start time, yous enable the location tracking characteristic thence that Layar knows where yous are. Then become to the layers.
You'll honor the Wikipedia layer inwards the Education section. Click on it too thence click on 'Launch'.
When yous concur upwards your telephone too motion it exactly about slow yous should start to encounter the Wikipedia summaries appearing at the bottom of the screen.
At the move past times of the enshroud you'll also encounter a sort of 'radar' enshroud which shows yous where the interesting places are inwards relation to where yous are standing.
If yous click on the small-scale Wikipedia summary yous volition acquire 2 to a greater extent than icons.
One of these takes yous to the entry on Wikipedia for that location.
The other takes yous to a map, which volition demo yous how to acquire to the house from where yous standing.
So hither is how nosotros tin utilisation this to do motivating out of schoolhouse activities
What I similar nearly augmented reality
Things to move aware of
Lastly, I'd similar to welcome Worth Ave Group equally a novel advertiser.
Related links:
Nik Peachey
So hither are some teaching proffer which exploit 2 augmented reality type apps too gives students some reading, listening too speaking practice, equally good equally a fleck of exercise.
The apps yous bespeak for this action are both gratis too the start is 'Woices'.
Woices is a elementary vox recording app that yous tin utilisation on your mobile device to do too upload good files to the Internet. You tin also add together an icon to your good recordings. The wonderful affair nearly Woices though is that past times using GPS it understands where yous were when yous created the good file too 'attaches' it to that location, thence anyone who has the Woices app tin become to the location too honor the good file past times clicking on the 'Explore' icon on their app.
So it's a fleck similar leaving hidden good notes exactly about the globe that alone other Woices users tin find.
Here's how it works.
First register on the Woices website too download the app for your mobile device.
When yous opened upwards the app it looks similar this. You exactly click on 'Record' to start speaking.
When yous direct keep finished speaking click on 'Stop'. Then yous tin psyche too delete the recording (recordings are called 'echoes'), or if yous are happy alongside it, yous tin click on the small-scale bluish arrow on the correct too add together a championship too description equally good equally a photograph to your echo.
Then yous click on 'Send' to issue it to the mesh too this volition utilisation your phones GPS to attach it to the location where yous created the echo.
To honor 'echoes' which are relevant to your location, exactly click on the 'Explore' icon too yous volition acquire a listing of 'echoes' which direct keep been left unopen to your location.
The minute app is called Layar too Layar enables developers to do spider web based multimedia data (called 'layers')which tin alone move accessed whenever yous are unopen to specific locations.
Layar comes with a issue of packs of layers too the ane that I desire to utilisation is the Wikipedia one. This layer enables users to honor entries inwards Wikipedia which relate specifically to places inwards their environment.
So wherever the user is standing when they activate the app they volition acquire data which relates specifically to that place.
Here's how it works.
You bespeak to download the Layar app for your mobile device. Make certain that when yous opened upwards the app for the start time, yous enable the location tracking characteristic thence that Layar knows where yous are. Then become to the layers.
You'll honor the Wikipedia layer inwards the Education section. Click on it too thence click on 'Launch'.
When yous concur upwards your telephone too motion it exactly about slow yous should start to encounter the Wikipedia summaries appearing at the bottom of the screen.
At the move past times of the enshroud you'll also encounter a sort of 'radar' enshroud which shows yous where the interesting places are inwards relation to where yous are standing.
If yous click on the small-scale Wikipedia summary yous volition acquire 2 to a greater extent than icons.
One of these takes yous to the entry on Wikipedia for that location.
The other takes yous to a map, which volition demo yous how to acquire to the house from where yous standing.
So hither is how nosotros tin utilisation this to do motivating out of schoolhouse activities
- Ask your students to honor five interesting places exactly about their town using the Wikipedia layer. They should become to each house question it on Wikipedia using the Layar app too thence tape a brusque good entry using Woices too add together a motion painting to it. (You tin banking firm represent their entries through the Woices spider web based interface)
- You could brand a sort of treasure hunt too got to the places yourself too utilisation Woices to exit good clues nearly the side past times side house to visit, thence that students direct keep to psyche to your clue when they acquire to the location (by pressing the 'Explore' icon on the Woices app) too question the places exactly about them on Wikipedia to honor out where to become side past times side to honor the side past times side clue. You could acquire them to exit an good entry too icon at each house along the trail to essay out they direct keep been there.
- You could utilisation Woices to exit good notes at a gear upwards of locations too direct keep factual errors inwards the notes. Then your students would direct keep to view the places, press 'Explore' too honor the factual errors past times comparison your good alongside the Wikipedia entry for that place.
- Get students to do their ain good tours or treasure hunts for each other using Woices too the Wikipedia layer.
What I similar nearly augmented reality
- I intend it's swell that nosotros tin acquire students learning nearly their environs exterior of the classroom.
- Taking learning out of the classroom similar this gives students tools which they tin utilisation inwards their everyday life.
Things to move aware of
- Be careful of your students e-safety too brand certain they don't exit whatever data nearly their dwelling address or where they live.
- Make students aware of their digital 'footprint' thence that they utilisation social media responsibly.
Lastly, I'd similar to welcome Worth Ave Group equally a novel advertiser.
Related links:
- Augmented Reality too Web 3.0
- Creating texting dialogues for students
- Audioboo to Posterous
- 3 Tools for exploring wifi during presentations
- Questioning the purpose of applied scientific discipline inwards education
- iPad apps for English linguistic communication language teachers
Nik Peachey
