Middle School Science teacher, Jim DiFranco and his sixth and eight grade students are changing the way they come to know the principles of motion and energy. Utilizing SMART technology, imported 3D content, a document camera, and hand manipulated computer controls, students are able to visualize everything from earthquakes and volcanoes to cell structure. By sharing his SMART notebook with the students by way of the SMART board, the class can interact with the 3D content by holding a patterned cube under the document camera and linking it to a 3D object.
Jim DiFranco reports that this process, "has transformed my teaching because it further allows me to maximize the potential of SMART via 3D content. Aside from being able to share this content with students through notebooks for them to manipulate at home, the document camera with mixed reality allows them to further explore and interact (virtually) with objects and simulations in class that deepens their understanding of key concepts."
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