Using Methods and Means of the Augmented Reality Technology When Training Future Teachers of the Digital School

The problem which is studied is due to the need to solve the contradiction between the needs of society for the quality of training future teachers of the digital school regarding to formation of skills related to innovative technologies, communicative competences, the ability to work in the information environment and insufficient elaboration of the methodological base for training graduates that satisfies this requirements. The purpose of the study is to theoretically substantiate and experimentally verify the need to apply methods and means of the augmented reality technology when training future teachers of the digital school. The research methodology is the analysis and generalization of scientific works on the problems and prospects of using the augmented reality (AR) technology in the university, formation of the professional competence of the future teacher of the digital school. Mind Mapping 3D, Google Lens, augmented reality browsers, WallaMe service are used as software implementation tools. The experiment is presented using the example of assessing changes in levels of skills that make up the essence of the professional competence of the future teacher of the digital school. Research results. The authors clarified the potential of the augmented reality technology, the advantages and disadvantages in terms of development professional competences of future specialists (training program 44.03.05 Pedagogical education (two training program specializations). The options for using the AR technology to improve the quality of education, formation of digital literacy and development of personal qualities are identified. Specific materials on the use of methods, means of the augmented reality technology are proposed on the example of the discipline "Theory and methods of teaching computer science". The assessment of the impact of AR services on the quality of mastering fundamental scientific theories by students, the level of solving professionally-oriented tasks is carried out. In the conclusion, findings confirming that the use of methods and means of the augmented reality technology helps to improve the quality of training of future teachers of the digital school are formulated.