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.