This is from Kickstarter where I searched for educational tools. I found this one very interesting, something that could be used in a primary classroom, as well as at home. This tool was developed in China as a virtual reality tool to help children learn words, have different experiences and enhance their learning.
Book+App AR/VR/MR Learning Can Be Magic!
26 Jan
This is a very interesting tool. As someone who appreciates and enjoys teaching phonics, I gravitated towards this pitch, however, based on the video alone, I would not invest in it. I feel like I did not get enough information and found myself looking at their website to find more information. While watching the pitch, I felt like I have seen this tool already out in the world. It reminds me a lot of the LeapFrog tool. I also felt like it involved purchasing so many different pieces, in order to have it work to its full benefit. The woman pitching this product made many statements about how her company was very large, and the best in AR/VR, however there is no proof or numbers in her pitch that anything that has been pitched before has been successful. She mainly talks about how combining the old and new, it's a good tool to purchase. However, we are at a time where it's all about the new. People don't want to buy items that will be a one/two time use and then you have no use for them. And you also need the correct devices in order for it to work. I do think there is potential in this, however at this time I would not invest as I feel there is more work to be done.
