About AR Francois Frog
François, the Dashing Croaker is the first of a series of Augmented Reality books from Emantras.
Augmented Reality (AR) is an exciting new way to get kids to read the books using the very technology they love.
Download the App to watch the touching story of François come alive!
François, the Dashing Croaker is developed by qualified teachers and a team of creative writers and artists, to bring together the best of content and technology. With this app, AR technology will make the pages come alive for reluctant readers, immersing them in a make-believe world.
Paired Books, Reading Exercises and more!
François, the Dashing Croaker is part of the AR U QURIOUS Literacy Series to bring books and technology together in a way that invokes a reader’s curiosity to explore. These books are paired to cover both a fictional story and related non-fictional educational content together in a seamless storyline.
• Vocabulary exercises built-in into the text
• Discovery activities to encourage close reading
• Paired book for fiction/non-fictional reading and learning
• Bilingual augmented text
Augmented Reality (AR) is an exciting new way to get kids to read the books using the very technology they love. Students are more enthusiastic about reading, actively involved in the learning experience, and able to retain more of what they've read.
How to use
Functionality Document for Augmented Reality – Francois the Frog App
The Augmented Reality App from Emantras is a simple way for young readers to enjoy the AR experience, and develop their reading comprehension skills at the same time.
When you launch the app, there are 5 buttons at the bottom of the screen: AR, Quiz, Dictionary, Frequency and Book. The following are the functional descriptions of the buttons:
AR: This is the Augmented Reality section of the app. When this button is selected, and the camera is pointed at the book, the book is read out and the images are animated.
Quiz: This is an interactive section of the app/book. When selected, questions on the story are asked, and the reader has to search through the book and point the camera at the section of the book containing the answer. An inset voice button (top right) is also provided for the question to be read out.
Dictionary: This is an added tool. By selecting the dictionary the meaning and pronunciation for complex words can be accessed. Audio support is provided for the dictionary.
Frequency: The word frequency button is for educators and parents to monitor the how often a word is appearing the book. The user can select the word by choosing the frequency button and the touching the word on screen. A color menu then appears to show the frequency of the selected word. This feature is useful for parents and teachers trying to get young readers to recognize common words and words from grade level word lists.
Book: This button enables the user to email the PDF of the AR book to them self. From there, they will have to print it out and then use the app to point to the book for the AR feature to work.
Works well with android version 4.0 & above
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