I haven’t read any of the augmented reality articles yet; however, I have read quite a bit of articles on augmented reality and feel that it has great potential in education. I believe with the proliferation of smart phones and tablets that augmented reality applications will become more and more common. I have used a couple of augmented reality applications like Wikitude and Starmap and am impressed by its capabilities. Wikitude is an application on the iPhone that overlays landmarks and other points of interests over a live image from your camera. Starmap is an application that allows you to identify star constellations as you hold your iPhone to the sky. Augmented reality applications provide flexible learning experiences and allows one to explore and learn in a way that is different from merely viewing a computer screen or looking at a textbook.
I believe we have only begun to scratch the surface with augmented reality and I am excited to see how this technology will mature and impact education in the years to come.