Blog Post #3: Examining Quiver Vision
I first came across the idea of using augmented reality (AR) from another School Librarian via social media. She used it for International Dot Day, based on Peter H. Reynolds's book, The Dot. Students created their dots and then used an AR app called Quiver Vision to make a 3D rendering of their dots and also make them move. While this was a great resource to combine literature with technology, I discovered upon further research that Quiver could also be used for other things.
All About Quiver
Quiver is an AR application. In his article featured on the website, Tech Target, Alexander Gillis describes AR as a way for computer-created images to react with the real world (Gillis, 2024). This application does have its limits.
The application Quiver is a free resource to download, but you have to purchase the individual coloring pictures for it to work. Once the coloring sheets have been printed out and colored, then you will scan the QR code. The scanned QR code allows your image to come to life.
Occasionally they have a free coloring sheet such as the one featured with The Dot book activity. The website has a list of K-2 or 3-5th. It has Social Studies and Science-related coloring sheets. The Science section features plants, space, and animal life cycles.
Uses for Quiver in K-12th grades
Quiver allows independence for users with how they color the picture. When a user is in the app and scans the QR code there are features for playing games with what you have drawn or taking quizzes. The site says that it is k-8th, but it can also be used with upper grades.
When comparing Quiver to the R.A.T. model, which is the method for replacement, amplification, and transformation, it is more of a companion to a lesson rather than creating a new curriculum (Hughes, 2010-2019). It is a great resource to use for students to have a model that they can play around with and explore, however, it should take something other than a curriculum piece. And as was discussed in the article, To Boast Higher-Order Thinking, Try Curation, as teachers we desire for students to do more than just remember a subject matter but continue to analyze, evaluate, and create, this app allows students to see the item they are studying differently (Gonzlez, 2017). This is a great tool for students to use in further exploration of the subject matter they have been educated in.
Helpful Links
The following link is from Common Sense media review on the Quiver app and reviews from teachers who have used it.
https://www.commonsense.org/education/reviews/quiver-3d-coloring-app
The links below are of how Quiver can be used with students. One is about the inner structure of volcanoes that a student colored and the other video is from Quiver demonstrating the coloring of an animal cell and how the drawing can be further used.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNyZ7jgmMCk
https://youtu.be/khqg1--W-Tk?si=HRNbMQQH1TUlEXBB
Resources
Gillis, A. S. (March 2024). What is augmented reality?https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/augmented-reality-AR
Gonzalez, J. (April 15, 2017). To boast higher-order thinking, try curation. https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/curation/
Hughes, J. E. (2010-2019). R.A.T. model: Replacement, amplification, and transformation. https://web.archive.org/web/20190612101737/https://techedges.org/r-a-t-model/
Hello Ashley. I like the digital technology resource that you selected: Quiver. Anything that opens the creative juices flowing in a child's mind, I am all for it! I love the concept of coloring an image [coloring a color sheet] and bringing it to life! As an ELA teacher, I can see using this resource in class teaching literary elements of a story [setting, plot and especially characters]. It can be used throughout all content areas and beyond. I can see science and social teachers engaging their students to learning in higher order thinking. This is a great tool that would bring out a student's creativity. It could also motivate those students that lack the knowledge base of particular skill. School librarians can also utilize this tool to create quick activities that coordinate with various books for the student use as well as creating mini-lessons for teachers to use in their classroom. Co-teaching opportunities between the librarian and teacher are also available with resources. Awesome! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHi Ashley! Wow!! This resource is so cool and it is something that I have never heard of. Admittedly, when I looked at the idea list, I felt like I was pretty familiar with everything, but you proved me wrong! I am probably least familiar with AI out of all of the tools and I have never heard of Quiver before. I am totally going to use this with my second graders. It would be a great way to enhance storytelling or to create scientific models. I cannot wait to try this out.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun way for children to engage in what they have been learning about. The YouTube videos at the end really made it make sense and come to like for me. I think children would be much more engaged and intentional about their drawings or recordings of learning if they knew it was going to come to life when they complete it. I like the model that you connected it to. It will definitely amplify and transform their learning. I look forward to learning more about this tool.
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