Hello I'm Justin Gonzalez and welcome to
IT WORKED where I look at educational
apps, tech and projects that work in the
classroom. Today we're gonna look at how
you can bring a AR into your classroom
with Merge Cube! The merge cube is the
first holographic object that you could
hold in your hand. On the box it that states
that it's for kids 10 and up but it can
definitely be used for younger students
as well. When you first open up the box
you'll notice that it comes with stand
the packaging actually makes two
purposes so it holds your mobile device.
And then it also comes with a sticker,
 two stickers actually. And then
inside this little carrying box is your
cube. The Merge Cube is made out of a
sturdy foam material. Once you open
it you'll notice an activation code.
You'll need that activation code to
create an account online. Every side of
the Merge Cube has a different face on
it. That's how that's how the software is
able to read each face and it knows when
you turn the object. The design and
quality of the Merge Cube is really well
done. The packaging that comes with the
Merge Cube is also reusable so becomes
a storage container for your Merge Cube.
Although the Merge Cube looks nice to
look at just like this, the magic happens
when you launch some AR apps that are
compatible with Merge Cube. In the app,
Mr. Body, students are able to explore
vital organs and their functions in the
body. You have the option to either click
phone mode or VR mode. When you scan over
with your phone you are able to see an
augmented reality, this app is showing
the human body. When you click on the
different parts of the body you learn a
little bit more about the functions of
that organ. When students rotate the cube
they also rotate the objects that are on
the screen, in this case the lungs. This
app can be very useful when teaching
Anatomy to students.
Another amazing app that is made for
Merge Cube is Galactic Explorer. In
Galactic Explorer, students are able to
see the solar system and they're able to
manipulate the solar system and click
around and kind of really learn about
all the planets in the solar system. When students rotate
the cube they're also rotating what's on
the screen, in this case they're rotating
the Sun and the planets that are
orbiting it. When you click on a planet
it enlarges and you're able to learn
more information about this planet.
Another app available for Merge Cube is
an app called Things. This app has 16
different features that your students
can explore. Some of these activities are
games such as this piranha app here.
Students could also explore a boombox in
the app that plays music. There are many
activities that your students can
explore in just this one app. Normally
the Merge Cube retails for $15 but right now Walmart has them
for as low as $1, which is why I
bought a class set of 30. Get yours while
you can! There are many opportunities for
students to explore using Merge Cube and
I hope you find them useful in your
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