Augmented reality has evolved hugely in recent years within classrooms. Educators will feel far less overwhelmed when trying to introduce AR in their classroom as there are many great apps that don’t require a lot of knowledge in the field.
Augmented reality works well in schools because it brings close to real life experiences to students, immersing them in the experience. It’s dynamic learning, watch their faces when they have the opportunity to explore space, the human body, cells or chemistry elements. You appreciate how eager and engaged they become with some simple AR apps.
Chromville (Free): Educational app using the eight multiple intelligences. Students color their characters and then they come to life with the Visual Arts app.
https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/chromville/id748017957?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=imascono
Anatomy 4D (Free): Bring the human body to life with this AR app. Have students learn about the different systems and human anatomy with this app.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.daqri.d4DAnatomy&hl=
Field Trip (Free): Field Trip, your guide to the cool, hidden, and unique things in the world around you. Field Trip runs in the background on your phone. When you get close to something interesting, it will notify you and if you have a headset or bluetooth connected, it can even read the info to you.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/field-trip/id567841460?mt=8
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nianticproject.scout&hl=en
