ICT Support 'Augmented reality' helps kids learn

'Augmented reality' helps kids learn. Research project uses handheld computers to teach kids math and literacy skills. eSchool News. Online February 2007. In an effort to increase interest in math and sciences in schools, university researchers have developed an innovative pilot program that uses handheld computers and GPS units to make an augmented reality-based educational environment. …A research project that uses wireless handheld devices to engage students in an augmented reality-based educational environment could have a big impact on future learning, its creators say. … The Handheld Augmented Reality Project (HARP), a collaboration among Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the University of Wisconsin at Madison, uses wireless handheld computers to enhance teaching and learning through a series of activities that draw on the attributes of students' surroundings. … See more at MIT Teacher Education Program's Handheld Augmented Reality Simulations Site. Also, hear Chris Dede's keynote speech at the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative conference via podcast Emerging Educational Technologies and Neomillennial Learning Styles.