Using HP Reveal to Create an Augmented Reality Object

     Creating an AR object with HP Reveal is pretty simple.  You're just using the app to create a link between an image or a block of text (anything you can take a picture of) and another image or video.  You can see an quick, and very good, introduction to the process here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTGpjG_T7z8

     The first step is to create an account.  You can do that here: https://studio.hpreveal.com/landing
The app will work for android tablets and phones as well as Mac phones and IPads.

     As an example, I might be doing a brochure or story about birds at the Crow's Nest Research Center.  I'm going to print the brochure, but I'd like folks to see AR content when they scan the image of a bird.  I might want to link a photo of a Green Heron (from Green Heron pond at the site) to a map of the area.  So, once I've started the app, I would take a photo of the object/image/text I want for the target image.  The target image is what folks will scan with their phone or tablet to bring up the AR content.

My target image.

     Then I will be prompted to provide the Overlay - that's the AR that will pop up when you scan the target.  I've decided that I would like to have a map view of the Crow's Nest Research Center area pop up.  So I'll upload my Overlay image.

My overlay image.

     Then, as the video states, make your image public so others folks who have the HP Reveal app can see your AR when they look at the image.  They will have to subscribe to your account to see it.

     If you are interested in learning a bit more about Mixed Realities (Augmented Reality, Augmented Virtuality, Virtual Reality) you can visit my webpage at www.k12augmentedreality.blogspot.com

What is a MWEE?

A MWEE is a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience.  From the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality website: 

"As defined by the Chesapeake Bay Program partnership, a “MWEE is an investigative or experimental project that engages students in thinking critically about the Bay watershed. MWEEs are not intended to be quick, one-day activities; rather, they are extensive projects that allow students to gain a deep understanding of the issue or topic being presented. Students participate in background research, hands-on activities and reflection periods that are appropriate for their ages and grade levels.”

MWEEs are experiences that:

• are investigative or project oriented.
• are richly structured and based on high-quality instructional design.
• are an integral part of the instructional program.
• are part of a sustained activity.
• consider the watershed as a system.
• involve external sharing and communication.
• are enhanced by natural resources personnel.
• are for all students.

The 2014 Chesapeake Bay Agreement Environmental Literacy Goal states: Enable every student in the region to graduate with the knowledge and skills to act responsibly to protect and restore their local watershed.

The Student Outcome for this goal is: Continually increase students’ age-appropriate understanding of the watershed through participation in teacher-supported, meaningful watershed educational experiences and rigorous, inquiry-based instruction, with a target of at least one meaningful watershed educational experience in elementary, middle and high school depending on available resources."

There are a number of online resources for MWEEs, and many of those are collected in the Resources area of this website.  One of the best, and most thorough introductions, is provided by the Chesapeake Bay Program.  On this site you'll find a good explanation of MWEEs as well as several videos walking you through the components of a MWEE.  They also provide links to a downloadable MWEE Guide and MWEE Planning Toolbox (both files are PDF.)