As soon as I read about HP Reveal (previously Aurasma) I got super excited. I envisioned a teen wandering around her school library. She isn't sure what she should read next, so she's just scanning titles to see if anything catches her eye. Her gaze lands on the cool mint spine of Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl. She's heard of this one; wasn't her friend Emma reading it awhile back? She pulls out her phone, pops open HP Reveal and points her phone at the cover. Suddenly, Emma is right there on her screen, gushing about how much she loved Fangirl.
"Oh my god, this book is life," Emma says, sitting cross-legged on her couch, waving the book at the camera. Her hair is long, she must have recorded this Aura before she cut it. "I feel so seen. Oh, and if you like this, you have to read Carry On and Wayward Son which are basically the slash fic Cath is writing the whole time in Fangirl."
Back in the library, our teen puts her phone away, confident she's found a good read, and two others after that besides. She gathers all three books and goes to check out.
HP Reveal allows users to link images to videos, animations, or other images. To engage with the video, animation, or image all someone has to do is turn on the HP Reveal app and point their device at the trigger image (a book cover for example). To make an Aura all someone has to do is take a photo with the app, upload a video from their phone, and share. It's so simple. The only thing I wish you could do is record the video in the app. Just one less step would make the whole process so user friendly. I imagine a whole library augmented this way. Students could read a book, and if they love it or hate it, leave behind a quick video for their friends.
HP Reveal is a free app available on any tablet or device. Simply download the app from the app story and your ready to go. App permissions include location, camera, microphone, and storage. I made my first Aura in less than 5 minutes (in fact, the app opens with a quick tutorial).
While I originally envisioned this app being used in more of a guerilla style, there are plenty of guided lesson out there. Common Sense Education has some decent ideas. And Librarian on The Loose outlines a whole 4th grade lesson plan, in which students use Chatterpix to record a book review and HP Reveal to share it. However you choose to use Augmented Reality tech like HP Reveal, I think there is a lot of possibility there.
HP Reveal. (2019). HP Reveal: An Extended Reality Platform from HP. Retrieved from https://www.hpreveal.com/
Meyer, L. (2017). Virtually There: Kids are using VR to explore worlds and create new ones. School Library Journal. Retrieved from https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=virtually-kids-using-vr-explore-worlds-create-new-ones
Waldron, S. (2019). Cool Tools for Schools, Tool 13: Augmented and Virtual Reality. Librarian on the Loose [blog]. Retrieved from
https://librarianontheloose.com/2019/04/18/cool-tools-for-schools-tool-13-augmented-and-virtual-reality/
"Oh my god, this book is life," Emma says, sitting cross-legged on her couch, waving the book at the camera. Her hair is long, she must have recorded this Aura before she cut it. "I feel so seen. Oh, and if you like this, you have to read Carry On and Wayward Son which are basically the slash fic Cath is writing the whole time in Fangirl."
Back in the library, our teen puts her phone away, confident she's found a good read, and two others after that besides. She gathers all three books and goes to check out.
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HP Reveal allows users to link images to videos, animations, or other images. To engage with the video, animation, or image all someone has to do is turn on the HP Reveal app and point their device at the trigger image (a book cover for example). To make an Aura all someone has to do is take a photo with the app, upload a video from their phone, and share. It's so simple. The only thing I wish you could do is record the video in the app. Just one less step would make the whole process so user friendly. I imagine a whole library augmented this way. Students could read a book, and if they love it or hate it, leave behind a quick video for their friends.
HP Reveal is a free app available on any tablet or device. Simply download the app from the app story and your ready to go. App permissions include location, camera, microphone, and storage. I made my first Aura in less than 5 minutes (in fact, the app opens with a quick tutorial).
While I originally envisioned this app being used in more of a guerilla style, there are plenty of guided lesson out there. Common Sense Education has some decent ideas. And Librarian on The Loose outlines a whole 4th grade lesson plan, in which students use Chatterpix to record a book review and HP Reveal to share it. However you choose to use Augmented Reality tech like HP Reveal, I think there is a lot of possibility there.
References & Resources
Bristol, J. (2019). HP Reveal. Common Sense Media. Retrieved from https://www.commonsense.org/education/app/hp-revealHP Reveal. (2019). HP Reveal: An Extended Reality Platform from HP. Retrieved from https://www.hpreveal.com/
Meyer, L. (2017). Virtually There: Kids are using VR to explore worlds and create new ones. School Library Journal. Retrieved from https://www.slj.com/?detailStory=virtually-kids-using-vr-explore-worlds-create-new-ones
Waldron, S. (2019). Cool Tools for Schools, Tool 13: Augmented and Virtual Reality. Librarian on the Loose [blog]. Retrieved from
https://librarianontheloose.com/2019/04/18/cool-tools-for-schools-tool-13-augmented-and-virtual-reality/
First of all, I love the title of your post. Gosh I miss Prince...Anyway, thanks for talking about HP Reveal! I looked at this app as well, but honestly, I had a hard time with it. But after reading your post and looking at the other resources you shared, I have a better idea of how to use it, and I will definitely spend more time with it. You're right - there are a wealth of options for how to use HP Reveal and AR in general in the library and in the classroom.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great post--I really love this idea of how to use the features to solve a real-world library problem... how to get great books into the hands of readers! I tend to think of AR and VR as things that work better with geography and science, so I really appreciated this perspective. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I didn't think about using the app for book reviews, or as mentioned in one of your resources, for a biography book report. Our staff was introduced to Reveal last year, but I don't think anyone is using it in the classroom. I will have to get it going in the Media Center, to introduce it to the students.
ReplyDeleteI love everything about this post! Your description at the beginning is so vivid it immediately makes me interested in the app - even without knowing anything about it! You make some great suggestions for ways to use the app in the classroom - and I think Rachel also makes a great point above about using AR and VR in less traditional ways and how helpful that can be when engaging students.
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