A presentation focusing on different ways to use AR using Aurasma and stop motion animation in the early childhood classroom. This presentation was given at #BLC14 (Building Learning Communities 2014) in Boston, MA.

1. Augmented Reality & Stop Motion
Animation for Young Learners
Pana Asavavatana
Please download Aurasma & iMotion HD

2. Pana Asavavatana
Twitter: @PanaAsavavatana!
Blog: mspanasays.com!
COETAIL: coetail.com/mspanasays!
Class blog 2013-14: blogs.tas.edu.tw/
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3. My Projects
#KchatAP
(Kindergarten Chat Asia Pacific):
kchatap.weebly.com!
Traveling Teddy:
travelingteddybear.com

4. Augmented Reality with
Aurasma
What is it?

5. An Example
mspanasays.com/using-aurasma-to-create-interactive-displays/

6. The Magic
Formula
Follow
!
!
Channel
!
!
Aura
!
Aura = trigger image
+ overlay

7. WARNING

8. The App vs. Studio
iPad/Tablet!
Trigger image: Physical
image/object!
Less accuracy on
printed photos!
1 overlay per trigger
image!
Easier for younger
children
Computer!
Trigger image: Digital!
More accuracy on scan!
More than 1 overlay on
a trigger image (will
play simultaneously)!
Recommended grade
2-3 and up & teachers

9. Creating a Channel on the App
My Auras
!
Public
!
Add (+)
!
"Channel"

10. Creating a Channel on Studio
1
2
3

11. Let's start creating!

12. Getting Started
1. Download Aurasma
(if you haven't yet!)
2. Login with the
provided username
& password
3. If using Aurasma
Studio go to:
studio.aurasma.
com

13. 1. Choose a verb
&
Make a trigger
image
2. Record a
video for the
overlay
3. Put it
together into
an Aura

14. Try it Out!
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Password: workshop99
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15. Stop Motion Animation
iMotion HD
Animate It
Stop Motion

16. Some
Examples!

17. @ruchirakochar
Some
Examples!

18. Stop Motion Remix
@B_Sheridan
Creating a Stop Motion Remix!
www.coetail.com/bsheridan

19. Remix Examples
Stop Motion Remix Examples!
www.coetail.com/bsheridan
@B_Sheridan
Blog Post

20. More Play
Time!
Try working in groups
to create a simple stop
motion animation
using iMotion HD

21. Useful Tips
Captures
frames
automatically
at the
set time
interval
Using a second device
to preview & remotely
trigger capture
Captures using
sound &
microphone
(choose
threshold)
Manually tap to
capture each frame

22. Useful Tips
Auto/
Manual
Focus
Brightness
Lock
Shadow
previous
frame
Grid

23. Reflection on Padlet
padlet.com/panalee/AurasmaBLC14
padlet.com/panalee/iMotionHDBLC14

24. For resources from this
presentation:
!
mspanasays.com/
workshops