Augmented Reality in Education

Augmented reality can be a valuable educational tool for teachers. Educators are constantly challenged to keep students' attention in an ever expanding world of technology. Many teachers are now "gamifying" their lesson plans to engage students. AR has many uses in the classroom, however accessibility and functionality of AR within the classroom is limited. On my quest to find an AR app I may use in my art classroom, I found very few. Many of my students do not have computer access, much less access to a mobile device or computer capable of running the programs. For this assignment, I found an AR coloring app by Crayola called "Color Alive 2" where students can color sheets and then by scanning them, the program creates the character in 3D and shows the drawing/character running around the room and is animated in amusing ways. This app would appeal to younger, elementary level students the most, but it could be used in a high school setting to show some of the many things AR can do. First, you must purchase coloring books that the program can scan when colored. They have a number of coloring books available such as Zombies, Super Heroes, Disney, and Dragons. This would be a great supplemental tool for a lesson on AR and art. Students can color a page they select from one of the coloring books and after they color it, they can watch it "come alive" as the program scans the drawing and they can watch it run around the room and do a number of little tricks. It's a very amusing app and I think my students would really enjoy using it!

Here are some photos of me using the app:






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