Virtual Reality is an up-and-coming technology these days. You can by VR technologies and use that at home, in your workplace, but can you use them in school? There are multiple ways VR came be integrated into school, and more importantly each grade. I think virtual reality could easily be used in courses such as history, and science. You can go back in time with the usage of Virtual Reality, which is such a cool and interesting concept.
I found this really good article, https://elearningindustry.com/pros-cons-using-virtual-reality-in-the-classroom, which discusses the Pros and Cons to using Virtual Reality in schools. When I originally thought about this topic I personally could not produce any cons. I think VR would be extremely engaging for the students and make it a lot more fun for them to learn. They might actually be excited to come to class. The article points out how expensive VR really is. Bringing Virtual Reality into schools could cost thousands of dollars. Another strong negative is that it lessens human interaction. I think this is actually becoming a very prevalent problem in 2017. Kids and teenagers alike are very disconnected from the world because of the internet and all the new technologies and applications coming out each and every day. However, I do think VR would be very helpful in the classroom if it was used properly and for limited amount of time.
Through some research I found this video on YouTube about a school in Canada using VR in their classrooms. The teacher explains that VR makes instructing students easier and more interact. They want to participate and they want to be involved in the lesson. I never thought about how it could be used in math to depict measurements easier. Virtual Reality apparently helps to shorten the length of time is takes for students to learn things. One of the teachers claimed that he was able to teach his students a lesson in 2 class period rather than weeks, etc. Virtual Reality might be the next step to better 21st century learning.