As the weather warms students start asking, “can we have class outside today?” If you’re an elementary school teacher who has heard this recently and you’re ready to get your kids outside for a lesson, take a look at Plum’s Creaturizer.

Plum’s Creaturizer from PBS Kids is a free iOS and Android app that lets students create fun cartoon creatures then place them into outdoor settings through the use of augmented reality. The purpose of the app is to have students learn and show how the characteristics of an animal help it thrive in its environment. In the following video I demonstrate how the app works (apologies for the background noise, I recorded this video outside to show how the AR feature works in real settings).

Join me next Thursday for a Practical Ed Tech webinar in which we’ll look at five ways you can incorporate technology into outdoor learning experiences. Click here to register for 5 Ways to Blend Technology Into Outdoor Lessons.