1. Expanding Your Horizons With VR
Presented by: Jeannie Steer

2. Virtual Reality Learning Opportunities Simulate experiences
Explore inaccessible locations
Travel distant lands
Supplement course curriculum

3. Why Should We Use VR?
Learners become physically engaged in their learning. By adding additional senses, students are more likely to be more involved in the content than just reciting text from a book.

4. Bridges the disconnect from what is taught in textbooks, etc
Bridges the disconnect from what is taught in textbooks, etc. and what is actually out there in the world.

5. Top Subjects to Benefit with VR
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Top Subjects to Benefit with VR
Science
82%
Social
Studies
81%
History
81%
Arts
60%
ELA
54%
Engineering
49%
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6. Google Expeditions
Google Expeditions enable teachers to bring students on virtual trips to places like museums, underwater, and outer space.
Get the Google Expeditions App
Google Expeditions for Android
Google Expeditions for iOS

7. Materials Needed 1 Teacher device Android or iOS device
Student device(s) Android or iOS device
Google Cardboard or
Head Mounted Device
WiFi

8. Starting an Expedition
Open the Expeditions App on the teacher device.
Choose “LEAD” on the App
Sign In using your Google account.

9. Choose an Expedition Scroll through the available
Expeditions, or click the Search icon
at the top right and type in what
you are looking for.
Tap the expedition to download and
Begin.
THEN set up your student devices.

10. Fold Google Cardboard together and place the device in flap.
Set up for Use
Fold Google Cardboard together and place the device in flap.

11. Set up for Use
Take a headset and slide out the device tray.

12. Set up for Use - Cont. Place the device in the tray with the
camera facing right.
Open the Expeditions app
on the student device and select your
class.

13. Setup for Use - Cont.
When the “Waiting for Teacher” screen appears, center the line in the tray, and snap it back into the headset.

14. Using Expeditions.
When you select a lesson, it is downloaded to the student device.
After the content is downloaded, you will see a checkmark to indicate it is ready.
**After you have downloaded content, the teacher device is ready to lead a group through that lesson.

15. Using Expeditions When the download is complete,
click “Play” to start the lesson
for your students.

16. Using Expeditions Use the text to assist you in
leading the Expedition.
Example questions are provided
for each scene and divided into
Beginner, Intermediate, &
Advanced categories.

17. Using Expeditions Points of Interest can also be selected.
The points will be
circled in the scene,
and an arrow will
guide the students to
that point.
*NOTE: Smiley Faces will indicate where each student is currently looking.

18. List of Available Google Expeditions.
Explore and Have Fun!
List of Available Google Expeditions.

19. Other Notable Educational VR Apps

20. NearPod VR
With Nearpod VR, students can experience the world through virtual field trips to faraway places.

21. YouVisit VR YouVisit takes students on virtual college tours.
Whether it is the cost or the distance of traveling or scheduling the time that is prohibitive, students now can take advantage of this app to visit a college.

22. Discovery VR
Discovery Channel Virtual Reality app for iOS and Android experiences provides an opportunity for students to interact with content in a completely new way!

23. New York Times VR
New York Times are using VR as a way to tell stories and bring news content to life. viewers experience the sights and sounds of places around the world.

24. VR Lessons by ThingLink
VR Lessons by ThingLink is a collection of interactive, 360° image and video journeys on a variety of topics including science, language, and arts.
***iOS app only
$4.99

25. PGSD Classroom VR Set VR Cart 25 Student iPods preloaded with app
1 Teacher iPad preloaded with app
25 Head Mounted Displays (HMD’s)
Container for HMD’s
***Teachers must sign PGSD VR Policies and Procedures before they can check out the set.

26. Estimated Cost of Classroom Set

27. Final Thoughts on VR
While virtual reality is still a work in progress, it presents enormous possibilities to complement classroom and online learning to understand subject materials better and make learning more interactive and fun. So strap on that headset and dive into the world of virtual reality in the classroom!

28. Wrap-up
Questions, Comments??
@jmsteer
Thank You!!