Technology has already changed the way students learn in the classroom. Less attention has been paid to tech's impact on students' other educational experiences such as field trips. The field trip of the future might use technology in plenty of exciting ways, all of which benefit students, teachers and parents.
Since the 1950s, virtual reality (VR) has been hovering on the periphery of technology without achieving accepted mainstream application or commercial adoption. Since 2012, VR startups have raised more than $1.46 billion in venture capital, including more than $100 million in funding during the last four consecutive quarters.
I really love the potential of VR. I think there are few more engaging experiences and everything I have tried along those lines has really impressed me. Viewers like Google Cardboard are very cheap, but unfortunately smartphones are not. As such, this is my only hesitation for how much it will take off in 2016. Will it span the tech equity gap? Many middle and high school students have their own cell phones these days, but not all. And then there is elementary. Will younger students miss out on the VR movement because it requires a smartphone? I know there are ways around that if parents donate old smartphones or if students get to use a parent's phone for a few minutes at home, but that is still going to be kind of hit and miss. As a former elementary teacher that concerns me. Any thoughts?
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Virtual reality is on the verge of gaining a foothold in schools thanks to affordable viewers like Google Cardboard. And with more VR apps appearing every day, it’s likely that immersive VR expeditions will eventually become an engaging way for students to explore everything from historical landmarks, distant planets, oceanic locations to the human body.
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This week at ISTE 2016 Google and Samsung had large booth displays devoted to virtual reality headsets. The proliferation of virtual reality headsets has been the catalyst for some good conversations about the value of virtual reality in education. Many have wondered if it is a novelty or if could have a meaningful impact on students. I have been a part of those conversations. But as I want to be prepared with good information on the topic, I turned to Google Scholar to see what has been written on the topic of VR in education. The following three papers stood out to me.
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