{"id":1636,"date":"2018-06-05T07:30:44","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T11:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?p=1636"},"modified":"2019-04-05T14:31:21","modified_gmt":"2019-04-05T18:31:21","slug":"lets-talk-about-location-based-augmented-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/2018\/06\/lets-talk-about-location-based-augmented-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Talk About: Location-Based Augmented Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>June is<\/span> Great Outdoors Month<\/span><\/a>. \u00a0It\u2019s great timing because this time of year can be difficult for both teachers and students. \u00a0While many schools are getting ready to close for the summer, getting through the remaining days with antsy students and tired teachers can be hard. \u00a0It\u2019s time to plan for some “fun” outdoor <\/span>instructional activities.<\/span><\/p>\n

One great way to have instruction outdoors is to use location-based augmented reality (AR). \u00a0If your school allows students to bring in their devices (BYOD) or if you have a class set of devices that you can borrow from the media center or instructional technology team, then you\u2019ve got everything that you will need. <\/span><\/p>\n

One location-based AR game that many people know is <\/span>Pokemon Go<\/span><\/a>. \u00a0Take your students outside for an opportunity to play the game. \u00a0Then bring them inside to use the data (yes, data) that they collected for instruction. \u00a0They can create a digital story about their experience from the Pokemon\u2019s point of view adding pictures of the Pokemon taken while playing the game. \u00a0They can design the optimal habitat for their Pokemon to live in. They can graph the data on how many different Pokemon they have collected. For additional ideas on activities for leveraging this game in the classroom, see these resources: <\/span><\/p>\n