TASK 6: AUGMENTED REALITY (online activity)

Fifth week: AUGMENTED REALITY (online activity) 

Due to the circumstances in which we find ourselves this days, we have had to adapt the activity of Un Día en el Cole de mi Maestro (Augmented reality) to an online version so that the children can carry it out through a technological device in their homes. For this we have organized it as follows:

https://youtu.be/NTqgsBfcj3g

We have created a video which contains the introduction of this task. In it we explain what the water cycle is with some visual aid. It is in spanish because the activity with the kids is supposed to be in this languaje although we plan it in enghish. In this video it is also explained the definition of augmented reality so that children understand better what they're going to do next.

All the instructions of the activity are also presented in the video. We will send them the link of the video through email, next to this we will also attach the design of the templates that are necessary to carry out the augmented reality. They have the option of both printing the template on paper and coloring it by hand , or if they do not have a printer, they can download the design and with the "Paint" application, paint it through their device.

The next step (also explainned in the video), once they have their templates painted, is to download the augmented reality app, called "Chrome Ville Science" in a different technological device because the one they're using in the moment is necessary to see the templates. In our video there is an easy tutorial about how to use the app just in case they don't undertand it.

Once they used the app and saw the augmented reality of the water cycle they will have to prepare a brief explanation of the water cycle with their own words and with the augmented reality's aid. This explanation will be recorded and it will have to be sent to us through email.

If they have any doubt that was not clarified in the video they can contact us with our email directions.

According to the ACAD framework...

-The material set is the following: the activity will be placed in each student's house. The material used will be two  technological devices, a printer if possible, the apps "Paint" and "Chromeville Science" and the templates.

-Epistemical set: the reason why we decided to explain everything with a video is because we thought that it would be easier for them if they needed to repeat an explanation or stop it at some point. The maximum time available for them to do the task is an hour and a quarter from the point when we contact them.

-Social design: In normal ciscunstances the activity would be performed in a group formed by eight children. But this time it will be an individual task.

ROLES

Journalist: 

Last Thursday we were not able to be with the children or perform the activity we had prepared for them, due to the Covid19's situation. Instead, we were asked to do this activity online for the children.
To do this, we joined another group of class "The Outsiders", so that we could share ideas with each other. We feel very good working together. From our point of view, it was easier and faster to solve the problem we were facing.

We decided that the best option would be for the children to receive the explanations and instructions to do the activity through a video recorded by us that would be sent to their devices. The children will have to do the activity individually.
Once we had chosen the way in which we were going to carry out our project, we set to work:
First, Sofia, Nuria and Claudia, who presented the water cycle to the children, recorded a video with this explanation. Secondly, Alma explained in another video which App should be downloaded to carry out the activity and also explained how to use it. Finally, they are given the template to use for scanning in the App. This template should be printed and colored on paper or downloaded to a device and colored with the application ''Paint'', as it is easiest for them to do.

Curator: 

This week we have not been able to carry out udcmm in a normal way, so the tools used have been:

 -YouTube for uploading the video-explanation about what the water cicle is to make easer for the kids to understand it, with our previous prepared explanation and cardboard.
tic.chers [Tic chers]. (2020, marzo 16). YouTube [Archivo de vídeo]. Recuperado de https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTqgsBfcj3g&feature=youtu.be

-We also used the app iMovie to create the video we uploaded to YouTube.
Apple Distributin International (2011). iMovie (Versión 2.2.9) [Aplicación móvil]. Recuperado de https://apps.apple.com/es/app/imovie/id377298193

-The app chromville science for the kids to do the activity at home and its templates, as it is indicated before.
Imascono Art S.L. (2016). Chromville Science (Versión 1.9) [Aplicación móvil]. Recuperado de https://apps.apple.com/es/app/chromville-science/id1050076903


-To end up, another platform we used is gmail, for sending the videos of the kids with the augmented reality and also to comunicate with them througth this social network.

Gogle LLC (2004). Gmail (Versión 6.0.200324) [Software]. Recuperado de https://apps.apple.com

-To communicate ourselves in toder to plan the activity we used Skype 
Skype (Versión 8.59) [Software]. (2003). Recuperado de https://www.skype.com

In this mind map I represent it all so it is easier for you to understand in a more visual way:

Translator:

The key words that we believe are essential in this session are:

• Online: this is the action of using internet and apps.
• Video:a technique for recording image and sound tapes.
• Electronic devices: they are the instruments or mechanisms that have a certain function, in this case to do activities online.
• Paint: function of representing something on a surface with the appropriate lines and colors.
• Water: A liquid, odourless, tasteless and colourless substance in small quantities (glass of water) and greenish or bluish in large masses (like sea or oceans). It is formed by the combination of a volume of oxygen and two volumes of hydrogen.

Analist:

a. What was the best part of the activity?

The best part of this activity was the excitement shown by each one of the members that worked in it. Especially, because it involved an unusual challenge, adapting the activity to the given conditions of the moment; via internet.

b. What was the worse?

Even though it may sound difficult to achieve, it was easier than an actual face to face activity. What can be name as the ´worse´ of this activity was the lack of excitement that the children may experience due to they would be doing it on their own without any motivation.

c. What was the best moment of the week (in the work of the group)?

The best moment of the week, without any doubt, was the day that we were all together in class preparing it, helping each other with creative ideas instead of being separated through a screen.

d. What was the worse? 

The worse working in the group was organizing ourselves while being separated, but we managed to deal with it in the most cheerful way.

e. What have you learnt?

We have learnt that the conditions where a class is made may not be the one that you expect to be, and it’s okay. This activity has shown us how there is not only one way of doing a class; there are more than we know and we will have to learn all of them.

f. What do you need to conserve -as a group- for the next weeks?

From our point of view, we need to conserve the excitement of experimenting with different ways of teaching content and the aim of learning more and more everyday.

g. What do you need to improve –as a group- for the next weeks?

We are still having some issues in organizing the activities, but not as we used to have, so we are still working in it and hopefully it would be solved sooner that we expect.

h. There is any evident social connection of this content (news, politics, etc.)?.

Not essentially in this content but yes in the context that we are living at the moment because this activity has not been done for fun but compulsory, and it’s sad.

Reflexion:

This has been a week in which we have had to organize ourselves faster because the plans changed from one day to the next.
We have successfully moved forward by carrying out this simulation of augmented reality online activity.

It has helped us to learn how to control other ways of working, as in this case it is with technological devices in a pedagogical way and to discover other learning methods different from those we were used to using in previous activities.
Therefore, being positive, we get the good part out of this whole quarantine situation, which is that despite apparently having fewer resources, we can continue learning by discovering new things that make us evolve as students, future teachers and people. We know we still have a lot to improve but we keep trying week by week with hope to reach perfection.



From here we want to send a message of joy and patience and encourage you to continue learning, discovering and evolving even if it is from home. #wewillresist #westayathome