GOODBYE TO THE RULE! WE JUST NEED THE MOBILE

In this publication, I would like to show a mobile application that serves to make measurements as if we had a rule in the camera.

How does the application work? AR Mesure tries to determine the distances between different points of the object that we want to calculate. This way we can measure anything through the camera of our smartphone, so eassy.

We only need to focus our camera at the starting point of the object we want to measure, then we go away until we reach the other end, so the application will calculate the measurement, as if we were talking about a rule.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7DYC_zbZCM

This application we can take perfectly to class and use it with children so, for them, it will be much more interesting and it will be more meaningful learning to do with it.

To make some dynamics in class, we could ask the older children, 5th or 6th grade to bring their own mobile phones to class with this downloaded application. Then we would divide them in pairs or trios to solve problems or perform a gymkhana with them solving riddles in real life, such as: in what space of the class could we fit a closet 156 cm wide, 38 cm deep and 234 cm tall? Or, if we put all the tables in a row, how much would the entire row measure?

Currently, as reported by Digital Trends Español, the application is in development and the measurements made are not exact. Although it is only millimeters, but it is enough error to not be able to put a piece of furniture somewhere in the house.

Personally, I find it a very good tool to use it in class, it can be used by older children individually and the youngest ones with the help of the teacher and with simpler examples.