Augmented Reality Snags a Coveted Spot in Classrooms

In her article "Augmented Reality Snags a Coveted Spot in Classrooms", Laura Devaney writes to inform readers about augmented reality apps.  Augmented reality apps enhances things in reality by using things from the web.  At the beginning of the article, Devaney gave an example of how this app would work in a classroom.  The student holds a tablet in front of famous paintings.  For each painting, something comes to life-sounds, animation, or a pop-up fact linking the painting to historical events.  I found this really great for students to not only look at the painting but also see more to what the painting means.  I have never heard of augmented reality before but from what I have read, I think this would be a great app to implement in classrooms.  This would also help students in acquiring technology skills that they will be using later during their school career.