DESIGNING A CHILDREN'S IQRA BOOK USING AUGMENTED REALITY TECHNOLOGY IN HIJAIYAH LETTERS

The whole world is struggling to save itself from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. So that teaching and learning activities, both at the elementary school to tertiary levels, are disrupted. Slowly the progress of distance learning began to cause various problems, one of which was the difficulty for elementary schools and PAUD in carrying out practical learning, such as practical learning of the Koran such as Iqra '. And the enthusiasm of students becomes slack due to a lack of enthusiasm compared to face-to-face learning as usual. By using Augmented Reality as an alternative learning media, it is hoped that a learning activity can be more interesting for children. Another benefit obtained is a more advanced learning media by utilizing current technological developments. The design of the Iqra book which contains hijaiyah letters is designed with pictures and guides on how to write hijaiyah letters that are easy to understand and child-friendly color compositions, this book is also related to the interests of educational institutions, because of its function as a reference in the field of information and computer technology as well as visual design. Knowledge enrichment indirectly helps improve the competence of educators and students.