Augmented Learning

 My trigger image is a graphic organizer I created on the steps to graphing polynomials.

I plan to use this to help students who are struggling to remember the different steps to graph a polynomial.  In the unit, I found students struggle at a certain stage. For example, they can graph a polynomial once it is factored, but they do not know how to factor.  Through this experience, students will be able to get extra help in the step they struggle with the most.  This is a screenshot of what they will see when they use the trigger picture: 

When I created my trigger picture, I made sure the different stages to graph a polynomial were the main focus.  I didn’t include any extra graphics that were not necessary or took away from the main point of the poster.  By doing this, I was using the Coherence Principle to help my students focus in on the four major stages. The Signaling Principle also came to mind when I was creating this augmented learning experience.  In many of the different sources I used, key words that were used in each step were highlighted and stuck out in articles and videos.  This will be helpful when my students are trying to learn the process of graphing, and understanding vocabulary.  The website I chose to describe end behavior of a polynomial, did a great job, as well, with highlighting words and giving graphics while they were talking about them.  The website did a great job of Spatial Contiguity Principle because graphics were always shown near the text.  When I chose the video to use, I made sure that it had both narration and graphics shown together.  When he is talking about each example, he is also showing how he solves it at the same time.  The Temporal Contiguity Principle discusses that his is effective for learning.  I also made sure that narration was done in a human voice in a conversational format, as talked about in the Modality, Personalization, and Voice Principle.  None of the resources I used, utilized the Embodiment Principle.   There were no onscreen agents in any of my sources, however, I still believe the sources I chose were effective teaching the different stages.

This is the first time I have ever seen or used Auarsma.  My mind was swarming with ideas I could use this for in the future by the time I was finished with this project.  This has been my favorite activity that we have done because of how interactive it can be.  I think I could do fun activities with real world application through this App.  One thing I struggled with was making my video turn to be the right way.  When I created the video, it was shown going vertical, but when it uploaded, it appears horizontal.  This is something I will need to fix for future use.  My trigger picture also turned out to be a bit blurry when it was published, however, it did not appear that way when I was creating it.  I’m not sure if this was because it zoomed in on the image but this is something I will also need to keep in mind for future lessons.  I really enjoyed working with Aurasma and I will definitely be using this in the future.

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