Augmented Reality in Education

Martin Burrett

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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.




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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…




http://learnar.org/bio_organs_demo.html

http://www.aurasma.com/


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


http://sketchup.google.com/

http://sketchup.google.com/



http://www.inglobetechnologies.com/en/new_products/arplugin_su/info.php/

Martin Burrett @ICTmagicOne 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/




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