Pilot Year
Pilot Year Celebrations
Pilot Year Celebrations
The Innovation Grant allowed us to create 4 VR/AR Kits, one for each of the middle schools. Although 7th grade social studies and science was the pilot group, Tech Coaches worked with teachers in all areas to make use of the kits. The photo gallery will be updated regularly, so check back!
Our goal when coaching teachers in their use of VR/AR in the classroom is to get beyond the cool factor, and leverage these tools to transform instruction and impact student learning.
Impact on Student Learning
Impact on Student Learning
"When I was in the vacuole, it was like I was in a swimming pool! It makes sense that lots of the water is stored there!" – 6th grade student after experiencing YouTube 360 VR video of plant & animal cells.
Click on this image to view the #DublinInnovationGrant Twitter thread. This will give you an idea of how students are using the VR/AR kit to enhance their learning.
- Health Ss @gmsDCSD are playing the part of a berry, and are taking a virtual tour through the digestive system. Gross, but engaging! T will attach learning to this experience after break. #thedublindifference #dublininnovationgrant
- She literally has the whole world in her hands! Ss using @MergeVR, Google Earth, & YouTube/Google Cardboard to gain experiences for building deep understanding of new Earth Science concepts. #thedublindifference #dublininnovationgrant @KarrerMS @JParsons_DCS @MandyHeath1 @tecarp
- Spanish Ss went on a VR field trip to Las Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain. Best quote... “Whoa, it looks like Elsa’s castle!” She’s right! Love it! #dublininnovationgrant #thedublindifference @DMSIrish
- I never get tired of Ss’ reactions to a VR field trip! “Why is this so beautiful?” “I’ve got to go there!” “That’s huge!” “Wait... they drive through there?!” “I love this!” “How does it hold together without mortar?” #thedublindifference #dublininnovationgrant @DMSIrish
- It is @MergeVR cube madness at @DublinSells in Ms. Patterson's class. Students are learning about rocket engineering and propulsion. Next, students will ride a rocket through @YouTube 360.
- I’m literally walking around in the town that Dave Hampson and Erin Suman built with the 8th grade art students! @Hampson81 @SumanArtClass @DMSIrish #thedublindifference #dublininnovationgrant #VRrocks @CoSpaces_Edu @tinkercad #PBL
- Students in Kristen Bennett’s SS7 class became gladiators in the Roman Colosseum with #GoogleCardboard and #YouTube360, and also measured the size of the Colosseum compared to Ohio Stadium in #GoogleEarth. #TheDublinDifference #DublinInnovationGrant @DublinSells @WorldHistagram
- Awesome day in @SumanClass today! The kids’ eyes lit up when they saw their 3D architectural creations come together in a virtual space! #TheDublinDifference #DublinInnovationGrant @DMSIrish @Hampson81
- Amazed at @SumanClass for their 3D architectural designs! Ss followed UN sustainability goals or developed a new area of Bridge Park. Bonus that the kids got to virtually walk through the town that they built! @CoSpaces_Edu @DMSIrish #TheDublinDifference #dublininnovationgrant
- Teachers are really taking advantage of the VR/AR Kits this month! I'm so happy for the impactful learning opportunities our kids are having thanks to the #DublinInnovationGrant! #TheDublinDifference
- Students participated in a quest to “Save the Goondocks” by collaborating to solve riddles, many of which used VR or AR clues. And they may have learned something along the way! Bonus! #TheDublinDifference #dublininnovationgrant @KarrerMS
- Plant and animal cells are pretty abstract... until you can go inside them and explore up close for yourself! @DublinSells #theDublinDifference #dublininnovationgrant @tecarp
- Students participated in a quest to “Save the Goondocks” by collaborating to solve riddles, many of which used VR or AR clues. And they may have learned something along the way! Bonus! #TheDublinDifference #dublininnovationgrant @KarrerMS
- Students collaborating on VR/AR escape room to learn how inmates used science to escape from Alkatraz. @bluelaura9 @DublinSells #dublininnovationgrant #thedublindifference
- Students @KarrerMS using Google Expeditions AR to sketch and make observations about an soil sample to kick off their new unit. They will use these observations to help connect new learning to experience... all without getting muddy! #dublininnovationgrant #theDublinDifference
- Beth Wilch used AR & VR with 7th grade SS students to get all up in a Trojan Horse and walk through ancient Greece. I’d say they enjoyed it. #theDublinDifference @KarrerMS #dublininnovationgrant
- Student in Wilch’s 8th grade history class toured some Revolutionary battle sites, then examined some weapons and uniforms of Revolutionary War soldiers. #theDublinDifference #dublininnovationgrant @KarrerMS
- Such a great time sharing with the Dublin Senior Council today! The #DublinInnovationGrant #PilotYear has been transformational with MS teaching and learning already. It was an honor to share this with our Dublin seniors. #theDublinDifference @tecarp @lindie_DCS @JParsons_DCS
- @DMSIrish art Ss are using @Tinkercad to express their architectural solutions to sustainability. Once their 3D files are complete, they’ll populate towns in @CoSpaces_Edu so they can walk around (virtually) using #GoogleCardboard - #dublininnovationgrant #thedublindifference
- Today’s release day with 7th grade Ts was so amazing! They’re energized & ready to create some VR/AR learning experiences for their Ss. #dublininnovationgrant #theDublinDifference
- After studying impressionist artists like Van Gogh, 7th grade art Ss went “into” The Starry Night painting (YouTube 360 video) using Google Cardboard viewers, iPods. @DMSIrish #dublininnovationgrant #thedublindifference
- Thanks #DublinInnovationGrant for making this possible! Our kids held 6 different organs in their hands and were able to make more concrete connections to their learning! #thedublindifference
- Have you ever held a beating heart in your hand? Tanks to @MergeVR and the AR Medical app, @DublinSells health students have! What a great activity to accompany their study of the human body! #thedublindifference #dublininnovationgrant
- Using topographic maps, Google Earth, and AR sandbox to construct understanding around landforms and water runoff. #thedublindifference #dublininnovationgrant @DublinSells @bluelaura9
- Using a 360 camera to gather evidence of erosion at Indian Runs Falls. #thedublindifference #dublininnovationgrant
- Great morning with @gmsDCSD students! Matt Maurer guided the kids through an Expedition of Ancient Greece. #thedublindifference #dublininnovationgrant #VR #GoogleCardboard
- In the olden days, kids were super psyched when the TV/VCR cart was rolled into the room... How excited will kids get when they realize how awesome the learning is with the VR/AR Kit!!! #transformative #dublininnovationgrant #thedublindifference