In February 2023, we set Falkirk schools a new challenge task for World Book Day – to use AR Makr (and Keynote) on their Connected Falkirk devices to create an augmented reality environment displaying their favourite books. Find out more about the challenge itself and the fabulous results below.
The Challenge
Setting the Challenge
📢With World Book Day just around the corner, who is up for another Challenge Task?🤔
Use AR through your Connected Falkirk Device to help #BringBooksToLife for your pupils this year📚
Just follow our simple tutorial video at the link below👇
🔗https://t.co/JGPGPPhuwV🧵1/5 pic.twitter.com/wGGsNzRFcE
— Connected Falkirk (@ConnectedFalk) February 24, 2023
Video Tutorials
Extension
The Results
For #WorldBookDay we used AR to #BringBooksToLife . We played about with the features, some of us even recorded book tours of our favourite books @ConnectedFalk @MorayPS pic.twitter.com/hbgqyIiyIa
— Miss Stobie (@Miss_Stobie) March 2, 2023
#P6S have been experimenting with an app called AR Makr to create World Book Day augmented reality scenes. #BringBooksToLife #digistmarg @ConnectedFalk pic.twitter.com/WOl03BAIcP
— St Margaret's PS (@stmargaretsps) March 2, 2023
What a fun time we had bringing books to life using AR – a challenge set to us by @ConnectedFalk We just had a little go using the app today but can’t wait to add more to it next time! 📕#WorldBookDay2023 pic.twitter.com/bdzmBEk1pb
— Miss Hurren & P6H (@MissHurrenHPS) March 2, 2023
@MPS_Prim7and6S enjoyed using their @ConnectedFalk devices to complete a World Book Day challenge using @ARMakrApp We ran out of time to complete the task, but many continued to work on it once I’d left. Here is a couple of examples of their finished pieces. Great work everyone! pic.twitter.com/XL4CUwdXWK
— Mrs McKay (@MrsMcKayDigital) March 2, 2023
We loved taking part in the @ConnectedFalk #WorldBookDay2023 Challenge to #BringBooksToLife with the @ARMakrApp Some of us created a book tour of our favourite books and some created a cosy story corner with books to share. We loved exploring augmented reality with our IPads! pic.twitter.com/L3qZvD2Y42
— 6MMWPS (@6MMWPS) March 2, 2023
We loved taking part in the @ConnectedFalk #WorldBookDay2023 Challenge to #BringBooksToLife with the @ARMakrApp Some of us created a book tour of our favourite books and some created a cosy story corner with books to share. We loved exploring augmented reality with our IPads! pic.twitter.com/yK3dXT4lFl
— 6MMWPS (@6MMWPS) March 2, 2023
P6H had a great time experimenting with augmented reality (AR) this afternoon and creating our own libraries. Thanks @ConnectedFalk we love following your videos and developing our digital skills! #digistmarg pic.twitter.com/zdTQtQclNr
— St Margaret's PS (@stmargaretsps) March 2, 2023
We loved taking part in the @ConnectedFalk #WorldBookDay2023 Challenge to #BringBooksToLife with the @ARMakrApp Some of us created a book tour of our favourite books and some created a cosy story corner with books to share. We loved exploring augmented reality with our IPads! pic.twitter.com/aUc1sBYUNV
— 6MMWPS (@6MMWPS) March 2, 2023
We loved taking part in the @ConnectedFalk #WorldBookDay2023 Challenge to #BringBooksToLife with the @ARMakrApp Some of us created a book tour of our favourite books and some created a cosy story corner with books to share. We loved exploring augmented reality with our IPads! pic.twitter.com/lWBPS0A34u
— 6MMWPS (@6MMWPS) March 2, 2023
We watched the tutorial from @ConnectedFalk for the @ARMakrApp then explored the apps features. We loved creating our own augmented reality book tours and story corners for #WorldBookDay2023 pic.twitter.com/2JjSYsMyLD
— 6MMWPS (@6MMWPS) March 2, 2023
Pupil Support faculty is looking WONDERFUL. We had fun today trying the new @ConnectedFalk MAKR app challenge with the Alice in Wonderland books we have been using pic.twitter.com/GBBgmJnQGP
— Grangemouth High Pupil Support (@pupilsupportGHS) March 2, 2023
P6J had such fun using @ARMakrApp this morning. Thanks for the inspiration @ConnectedFalk and @FalkirkRTC @carronshoreps pic.twitter.com/8kSNYeAmBL
— P6 🐝 (@Cpsmrsw) March 3, 2023
Going further…
Some pupils then used their new AR skills to help them with other tasks over the next few weeks:
For writing today we wrote a Limerick ✍️. Then we brought it to ‘life’ by using @ARMakrApp on our @ConnectedFalk iPads. 🌟😁 pic.twitter.com/CRCkkdwucE
— P6G (@P6GHOMPS) March 8, 2023
@MPS_Primary6 researched their favourite author. They used their @ConnectedFalk devices to create a report using the Pages app. Many used the @ARMakrApp to enhance their images. They then uploaded their finished documents to the collaboration space on our Notebook @MicrosoftEDU pic.twitter.com/69Oaq1iOTN
— Mrs McKay (@MrsMcKayDigital) March 6, 2023
