Using Augment in Education – It’s all free!
Augment is a tool to design and integrate Augmented Reality (AR) into your classroom. There are three components included: the Augment app, the Augment Manager and the Augment Desktop. The Augment app allow you to visualize 3D Models via the camera on your mobile devices. The Augment Manager is used to upload and manage various models. Lastly, Augment Desktop makes it simple to design and animate models before publishing them (click here for a tutorial to get started with your design!)
Augment is one of the top AR apps on the market and is an effective tool that can be used to enhance your lessons and activities. Its visuals can help present your designs and captivate your students with 3D interactive experiences. In addition, it allows you to update course content without wasting paper.
In fact, Augment can specifically help you:
- Engage students by drawing their attention with interactive presentations, posters and text book enhancement
- Clarify complex concepts that would be hard to understand with a 2D handout. For example, educators use Augment to help students see the difference in the movement of gas molecules and liquid molecules in containers through animated 3D models
- Empower your lessons by updating content and models for classes without printing
There are a few steps to get started with using Augment in your classroom:
- Create an account on manager.augment.com.
- Click on upgrade Now and choose Education Plan.
- Download the Augment App free on IOS or Android and log into your account.
- Upload 2D images of your model, or you can choose to find 3D models to use from the following sources:
Want to know what other educators did with Augment? check this video out !
https://youtu.be/89nvotfDCgk
