Why VR in Education?
Benefits of VR in Education
IMMERSIVE experiences to places many will never get to see
EXPERIENTIAL learning instead of just text, images, movies, etc.
MULTI-SENSORY -learning is increased when using more senses and being active instead of just being sedentary and passive learners.
ENGAGING students in their learning- make them active learners
VERSATILE- Many educational uses, apps, & options for VR in education, for most all curriculum areas
Build compassion,EMPATHY, and perspective by allowing students to experience less developed parts of the world, places in turmoil. endangered species, etc.
Students can also become CREATORS of VR content as well using free apps such as Google Street View Camera & Cardboard Camera or with the additional purchase of 360 cameras like Ricoh Theta.