Virtual and augmented reality has become an incredible tool and resource for education and learning. One of my favorite applications of this technology is its use for virtual field trips. Field trips can be an amazing opportunity for students to learn more about the world in an engaging and exciting format. Yet field trips are often expensive and difficult to set up. Plus there are always restrictions on distance.

However, with the use of virtual reality and augmented reality, students can participate in digital field trips from within the school itself. Without evening have to leave school grounds students can explore museums, monuments, and more from anywhere across the globe.

Advantages of Augmented and Virtual Reality.

By being able to visit locations around the world. It also allows students from classes in different countries to collaborate and visit the same locations virtually despite massive distances. Students from different countries can learn about each other’s country and its history together by visiting important landmarks and museums, collaborating in a way that would be impossible without virtual or augmented reality.

This article 5-Minute Film Festival: Teaching With 360-Degree Videos provides a few basic examples of augmented reality field trips that can be used for education. While these examples are fairly simple compared to more advanced augmented reality or virtual reality, they help provide an entry point for teachers interested in including this type of application in their classrooms. Some of the field trips included in the article are a virtual guided tour of pairs, An interactive view of the solar system, and a view of a Romaleosuarous.