ISTE 2018: Capstone's New 4D Augmented Reality Books, Bring Reading To Life | iPads, MakerEd and More  in Education | Scoop.it
Augmented reality is everywhere. There are augmented reality games, lot’s of augmented reality advertising and even an app that let’s you use augmented reality to see how Ikea furniture will look in your home. There’s even augmented reality in school.

When many people hear augmented reality, or AR for those in the know, they think about VR or mixed reality, but augmented reality adds a layer of technology to analog content to provide more information, a more indepth look at topics, or just bring things to life.

Capstone, a nationwide leader in book publishing for kids, has released a new catalog of titles under their 4D umbrella that brings books to life with the use of augmented reality. Young readers simply download the Capstone 4D app to their smartphones and with one of their 4D books, just starts scanning the pages.