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Virtual Reality In Classrooms

How is Virtual Reality used in the classroom?

Virtual reality is used to be able to enhance all student learning and engagement. Virtual Reality in education can transform the way that educational content is delivered. It also seems to works on the premise of creating a virtual world that is either real or imagined and allows users not only see it, but also interact with it through a virtual system in the classroom.

What are some of the benefits of using VR in the classroom?

1- Provides outstanding visualizations that aren’t possible in the traditional classroom.

2- Creates interest.

3- Improves the quality of Education in different fields.

4- Increases student engagement

*There are many different benefits of using virtual reality/learning in the classroom with students, but the ones above are the main ones I read about.

What is Gear VR? – The Samsung Gear VR is a virtual reality headset that had been developed by Samsung Electronics, in collaboration with Oculus VR, and manufactured by Samsung. The Gear VR headset also includes a touchpad and back button on the side, as well as a proximity sensor to detect when the headset is turned on and activated.

This video explains how virtual reality helps and benefits students

Virtual reality contributes as a successful global collaboration because it helps students be able to practice motions, seeing objects in front of them move. It also provides an experienced anchor to the instruction that teachers can’t duplicate in another way. The virtual reality doesn’t really end up taking place of anything, but instead it gives the students an immersive experience they wouldn’t be getting if this type of technology wasn’t put in place or created. It gives students the opportunity to see places they never been to, explore things in the classroom virtually, and much more. Teachers use Google Earth VR, Google expeditions, and other virtual reality types.

https://www.amd.com/en/corporate-responsibility/technology-classroom

https://xd.adobe.com/ideas/principles/emerging-technology/virtual-reality-will-change-learn-teach/#:~:text=Virtual%20reality%20can%20be%20used,but%20also%20interact%20with%20it.

Above are a couple links that talk about the virtual reality in classrooms and how it is useful and successful in schools for the students.

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