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Veative: A In Class VR Experience
By Alex Sellitsch Veative connects students with virtual reality, all within the classrooms. This VR experience can be used in K-12 classrooms, that allow the students to get emersed in various learning situations. There are so many different virtual settings students (and teachers) can choose from. These learning scenarios can range from a prokaryotic cell…
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Virtual and Augmented Reality
I chose to research the Veative virtual reality system. This headset is already pre-loaded with content for learning purposes and the students have access to over 550 modules. This is meant for grades as low as third and can go all the way up to college students. There is a voice control option for children…
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Virtual Reality
Virtual reality is an interactive computer technology that is three-dimensional. Virtual reality is so successful because it allows for its users to interact and visit places around the world without ever having to leave your home. One of the virtual reality tools that I found interesting was Google Earth Tours. I found this tool interesting…
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Blog Post 9-Changemakers
Sheila Godfrey After reading about Changemakers, I did a little exploring, and I came across WeTeachers: Trauma-Informed Practice, which I found very interesting. Teachers can select this category and take different courses for free. There are eight different learning modules including topics such as bullying, poverty, and diversity and inclusion. Before getting into those modules,…
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Blog Post 10: Augmented and Virtual Reality
For this blog post, I researched Google Earth Tours in the elementary setting. With the use of Google Earth Tours students are able to become global citizens because they are not only able to communicate with other classes from the places we explore. They also get the opportunity to see the differences between cultures and…
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Optimal Mental Health Cards
After researching and exploring WE.org, I found one particular activity that I would like to include in my future classroom. There are numerous great resources on this website, but I decided to look into the Optimal Mental Health Cards. Throughout the PDF, there are different yet important discussion questions. The discussion questions give students a…
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Setting Goals
Students in the classroom should be encouraged to follow their dreams and come up with goals that they want to strive for. As an Educator, it is our responsibility to encourage our students to work for their goals, and do everything in our power to help make their goals become a reality. Understanding a student’s…
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Trauma-based Teaching: Making Marks on Mental Health
Addressing mental health and well-being in the classroom invites warmth and love without even trying. Kids feel welcomed and recognized by creating normalcy around the way they feel and why they feel that way. Each child comes from different backgrounds and are on different mental journeys. As teachers we need to take into consideration the…
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Impact of Social Media on Youth
The resource that I explored on the We Virtual Learning Center was the Impact of Social Media on Youth. This Tedx Talk by Katanu Mbevi explains how when social media is misused it can have an impact on mental health and destroy one’s self-esteem. The stress that youth face on these platforms are sharing the…