Virtual Reality in Every Classroom — No Headset Required

Explore and create : Creation lab

Sunday, November 29, 7:45–8:35 am PST (Pacific Standard Time)

Dr. Monica Burns
Promote curiosity and build background knowledge with virtual reality this school year! With virtual reality you can honor a "tasks before apps" mindset as you use virtual reality resources to strategically address instructional goals. Learn how to curate VR activities in any subject area.

Audience:	Teachers, Technology coordinators/facilitators, Library media specialists
Skill level:	Beginner
Attendee devices:	Devices required
Attendee device specification:	Laptop: Chromebook, Mac, PC Tablet: Android, iOS, Windows
Participant accounts, software and other materials:	Having Internet access is essential. I will suggest using tools like Google Sites and Adobe Spark Page for website creation as well as content hosted on YouTube and other video hosting sites.
Topic:	Augmented, mixed & virtual reality
Grade level:	PK-12
Subject area:	STEM/STEAM
ISTE Standards:	For Educators: Designer Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs. Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.
Additional detail:	Session recorded for video-on-demand

Proposal summary

Purpose & objective

The purpose of this session is to address the following objectives: attendees will be able to (1) identify where to find free and low-cost virtual reality resources, (2) determine when and why virtual reality can be used during instruction, (3) curate resources that are strategically aligned to learning goals

Outline

- overview of Virtual Reality classroom use cases
- introduction to spotlight tools
- virtual exploration of tools with content area connections
- activity to curate resources connected to learning goal
- goal setting and Q&A

Supporting research

Tasks Before Apps: Designing Rigorous Learning in a Tech-Rich Classroom (ASCD)
Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality (Corwin)

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