New app uses augmented reality to teach Holocaust history in Oklahoma schools
The passing of Senate Bill 1671 in 2022, which gave direction for Holocaust education in public schools, has now inspired the creation of an app focused on imme The creation of an app by Tulsa IT company, Solaos Inc., using augmented reality to teach Holocaust history in Oklahoma schools. The app uses firsthand accounts and augmented reality, creating a bridge between students' experiences and the past. The company shared two modules designed to be used in classrooms for grades 6-12. This technology will be free for students and teachers when school resumes in the fall.Eva K. Unterman, a Holocaust survivor living in Tulsa, was involved in the creation of the app and shares her story in the featured curriculum. Unerman expressed her gratitude for the continued support so far.
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The passing of Senate Bill 1671 in 2022, which gave direction for Holocaust education in public schools, has now inspired the creation of an app focused on immersing students in the history of World War II.
The app is designed to take learning about the history surrounding the Holocaust to a new level with firsthand accounts and augmented reality.
“What the technology does is it creates a bridge between the present-day experiences of the students and the experience of the past so they can understand it on their terms," said State Representative, John Waldron.
In collaboration with the SB1671 Oklahoma Holocaust Legislation Coalition, the Tulsa IT company, Solaos Inc., shared two modules designed to be used in classrooms for grades 6-12.
The CEO of Solaos Inc., Kujanga Jackson says, "Using immersive technologies to help educate students is kind of the pathway forward for the future. And I think as we start making technology more immersive and we start retelling the history using these things I think that you will see a trend across the education system.”
Eva K. Unterman, a Holocaust survivor living in Tulsa, was involved in the creation of the app and even shared part of her story in the app's featured curriculum.
“When I was a little girl, I didn’t think of the Nazis as human I thought that they were some sort of monsters. It was later when I realized that they were as human as I was," Unterman said.
Teaching conferences will be held this summer to aid educators in implementing the new technology into their curriculum.
Unterman expressed her gratitude for the continued support that she has seen so far.
“I am so grateful to be still around to be still here to see this being taught in such a professional way," said Unterman.
This technology will be free for students and teachers when school begins again in the fall.
Temas: The Holocaust, AR