Charlotte, NC (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)鈥�扒哥黑料 today announced that its no-cost, augmented-reality (AR) learning resource鈥斺�攈as surpassed the 1 million download milestone in the Apple iTunes store. In 2023, Sandbox AR was named was named鈥疊est鈥疿R/VR/AI Product as part of the鈥� and was the winner of the first prize in the Hardware, AV, AR/AV, Robotics and Digital Device category at the . 扒哥黑料 is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital resources nurture student curiosity and drive deeper engagement in instruction.
Designed as a companion to the award-winning 扒哥黑料 Experience K-12 platform, Sandbox AR is an augmented reality 鈥渕aker鈥� app that brings immersive technology and content into the classroom. Within鈥�Sandbox AR, users can create virtual worlds and populate them with hundreds of unique objects from history, the built world, science, nature, and more. Sandbox AR鈥痑lso gives students new ways to express themselves and demonstrate their learning through features like photo taking or video walkthroughs with their own voice over.鈥�Sandbox AR鈥�even offers a mode that allows users to scale up and inhabit their own life size virtual environments.
For those new to AR,鈥�Sandbox AR鈥�includes many pre-built sandboxes exploring diverse subjects such as ancient Egypt, space exploration, Mayan civilization, road construction, and more, with additional sandboxes coming soon. 扒哥黑料 is also making available several free, pre-built lessons educators can use with the app to familiarize themselves with integrating AR into classroom instruction. Subscribers to 扒哥黑料 Experience or 扒哥黑料 Espresso have access to additional Sandbox AR features, and soon, Sandbox AR will be compatible with Chromebooks.
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