HP Reveal

Hey guys! Today, I have an Augmented Reality application that will amaze students and make them excited about learning vocabulary. 

First of all, what is Augmented Reality? "Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience of a real-world environment where the objects that reside in the real-world are enhanced by computer-generated perceptual information, sometimes across multiple sensory modalities, including visual, auditory, haptic, somatosensory, and olfactory." 

So, why should we use AR in classes? Well, such things while learning a language, like a vocabulary gaining,  can be very very boring for the learner with traditional activities like repetitive drills, writing down the target words, use them in sentences, matching with the equivalent picture, etc. and trying to memorize those. But it is easier when learners are completely involved in an interesting activity. And that's when HP Reveal gets involved. 

HP Reveal is a 'new extended reality platform' as they call it. What you do is, simply, create an animation/ gif/ illustration of the existing item that you photographed. You download the app free, take a picture of the item you want, add a related overlay and save it. After saving, whenever you turn the camera to that item again,  the chosen overlay will pop up on the screen. Isn't that sound funny? I think students, especially younger ones, would love this app and have fun with it. By using this app in your classes, you create a new, dynamic environment for learning. 

I hope you really try using it and love it!

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