AR/VR
I have to admit that prior to module I knew very little about VR/AR. During this module I have learned about many resources and options for libraries and classrooms. After reading ITSE blog about AR/VR resources, the one I chose to highlight for this blog is DrawmaticAR. DrawmaticAR turns the sentences students write into scenes. While this app isn't free, it isn't very expensive ($4.99) on the AppStore. The teacher prints out a free Magic Worksheet, the student writes sentences on the paper, scans the app, and what the students wrote is animated with "actors" from the program. Student sentences are brought to life when they are scanned by the app. The website has an intro YouTube video that can be watched. They also have a short Twitter tutorial. Included on the website are worksheets, teaching guides, and lesson plans. This resource could be used to practice handwriting, spelling, and writing proper sentences. Many of the worksheets and lesson plans on the website support these skills. There is also a lexicon list included on the website that lists all the words the AI recognizes. The user can create specialized worksheets using those words. I was also able to find a couple of worksheets on Teachers Pay Teachers to go with the app. I can certainly see this being a fun way for students to practice handwriting, spelling, and sentence structure as well as grammar instruction with different parts of speech and sentence types.
I had no idea this was a thing until reading your post. I love that student sentences are brought to life through this app. I think that it will give the student a different understanding of what they are writing. I agree that this will be beneficial to improving student handwriting. Maybe it can help with cursive writing also?? I am going to have to check out the TPT worksheets to see how this app really works. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea this existed until this assignment either! I am excited to try it out with some students.
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