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Atom Tracker: Designing a Mobile Augmented Reality Experience to Support Instruction about Cycles and Conservation of Matter in Outdoor Learning Environments
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Amy Kamarainen; Shari Metcalf; Tina Grotzer; Craig Brimhall; Chris Dede – International Journal of Designs for Learning, 2016
We describe a mobile augmented reality (AR) experience called Atom Tracker designed to help middle school students better understand the cycling of matter in ecosystems with a focus on the concept of conservation of matter and the processes of photosynthesis and respiration. Location-based AR allows students to locate virtual "hotspots,"…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Secondary School Science, Conservation (Concept), Scientific Concepts
Augmenting a Child's Reality: Using Educational Tablet Technology
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Tanner, Patricia; Karas, Carly; Schofield, Damian – Journal of Information Technology Education: Innovations in Practice, 2014
This study investigates the classroom integration of an innovative technology, augmented reality. Although the process of adding new technologies into a classroom setting can be daunting, the concept of augmented reality has demonstrated the ability to educate students and to assist with their comprehension of a procedural task. One half of the…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Educational Technology, Telecommunications, Technology Uses in Education
Augmenting a Child's Reality: Using Educational Tablet Technology
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Tanner, Patricia; Karas, Carly; Schofield, Damian – Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 2014
This study investigates the classroom integration of an innovative technology, augmented reality. Although the process of adding new technologies into a classroom setting can be daunting, the concept of augmented reality has demonstrated the ability to educate students and to assist with their comprehension of a procedural task. One half of the…
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Handheld Devices, Computer Uses in Education, Robotics
Academic Knowledge Construction and Multimodal Curriculum Development
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Loveless, Douglas J., Ed.; Griffith, Bryant, Ed.; Bérci, Margaret E., Ed.; Ortlieb, Evan, Ed.; Sullivan, Pamela, Ed. – IGI Global, 2014
While incorporating digital technologies into the classroom has offered new ways of teaching and learning into educational processes, it is essential to take a look at how the digital shift impacts teachers, school administration, and curriculum development. "Academic Knowledge Construction and Multimodal Curriculum Development" presents…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Technology Uses in Education, Technological Literacy, Teacher Attitudes
Cases on Digital Game-Based Learning: Methods, Models, and Strategies
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Baek, Youngkyun; Whitton, Nicola – IGI Global, 2013
In K-12 classrooms, as well as on the college and university level, the incorporation of digital games has played a vital role in the educational system. While introducing teachers to new fields, these digital games have been designed and implemented for the classroom and have shown positive results at a variety of educational levels. Cases on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning