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Using Augmented and Virtual Reality in the Early Childhood Curriculum

June 27, 2018

Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies have much to offer the early childhood classroom. AR apps enable virtual objects and artefacts to be layered over the physical environment, whilst VR fully immerses the user in a virtual world. In this document, we explore some of the research undertaken by researchers in the DigiLitEY Cost Action, and examine the ways in which AR and VR might be used in early years classrooms.

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Using Augmented and Virtual Reality in the Early Childhood Curriculum