In June, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced their Best Apps for Teaching and Learning 2018. The apps encourage qualities such as creativity and collaboration, and encourage discovery and curiosity

The app Metaverse is an easy way for students to make their own Augmented Reality experiences. “Create mobile games and choose your own adventure interactive stories using the Metaverse Studio and watch them come to life in the Metaverse app browser. Learners can create all kinds of interactive experiences, including games, scavenger hunts, memes, and other educational experiences.” Explore Metaverse’s Medium site for projects and other inspiration. 

Platform: iOS and Android
Age: Middle and High School
Cost: FREE

This article from EdSurge has some great suggestions for how to use Metaverse and other AR tools to create classroom learning experiences. Listen to this podcast episode from TeacherCast that features the CEO of Metaverse as their Guest Host!

You can check out this video preview of the app but don’t get discouraged if it looks overwhelming. Their YouTube channel has plenty of tutorials to choose from.