Virtual Reality (VR) has the potential to significantly enhance global collaboration by breaking down barriers of distance, being more engaging, and educational, and enabling greater productivity. VR enables users to feel as if they are physically present in a shared virtual environment. This presence can facilitate more effective communication among team members spread across the globe, leading to better understanding and collaboration. It also enables realistic simulations and immersive training environments, making it an ideal tool for global collaboration in education. Individuals from different parts of the world can access the same training modules or simulations simultaneously, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing. It can recreate office environments in virtual space, allowing remote workers to feel more connected and engaged with their colleagues. Shared virtual workspaces enable collaboration on projects in a more immersive and interactive manner.

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A campaign and supportive resource that stuck out to me and that I plan on using in my future classroom is issue cards. There are different topics to discuss that pertain to social and environmental along with multiple others to bring awareness and generate a grand discussion amongst the teacher and students. The issue cards have discussion questions that give specific questions to help students critically think about an answer that gets them to understand the issue on a deeper level. Some of the issues mentioned include cyberbullying, environment, discrimination, poverty, etc. 

The first tool that I found intriguing was EasyReader because it gives you access to over 40 libraries for free. When you use it you have the flexibility to read your own way. It’s available to use on a wide range of devices like iPhones, iPads, tablets, Amazon Fire Kindle, etc. 

Clips are the second tool I found and with this application, you can create and share videos with cool effects, and tons of language options. Teacher scan creates e short video to introduce a class project or give instructions to a substitute teacher. It’s a great way for students to practice creativity and presentation skills.

Read&Write is another great tool to use in the classroom because it’s a text-to-speech extension. It helps students of all abilities access texts and improve their skills. There is a screen mask feature that darkens most of the page other than a horizontal line that the student controls. It helps to keep students focused on one line at a time. The simplify feature gives students control of font size, spacing, and color contrast.

National Geographic Kids is about providing numerous high-quality visual learning tools that focus on the natural world and on world cultures. Some standouts include features like Funny Fill-Ins games; video series like Weird But True!, Best Job Ever, and Try This!; deeper dives into topics such as Native Americans, African American Heroes, and Women Heroes

Google Meet is another great accessibility tool for students because you can have video meetings with people inside or outside your classroom. This application has a live caption, record captions, transcripts, keyboard shortcuts, and screen reader features to enhance your learning experience.

The sixth tool I found is Loom which is a tool that allows you to create, present, and assess with effortless interactive screencasts. You can record audio, video, browser windows, or entire screens in a Chrome extension or mobile app. This app has feature walkthroughs, it’s great to be able to just share a link or embed a video without having to worry about file organization and storage, and it’s much easier to share films with other teachers.

The lat accessibility tool that I believe is most helpful is Action Blocks. It makes your routine easier with customizable icons on your Android home screen. Action Blocks can be customized to perform anything the Assistant can do in a single tap, such as calling another person, watching your favorite show, controlling the lights, and more.

The hyperdoc I chose is about a middle-level math lesson that emphasizes group work. The hyperdoc started off by explaining the warm-up and a couple of questions for the students to figure out themselves. I like how structured and well-thoutghout the hyperdoc is. It has every little detail from start to finish. Every section is a different color to differentiate between the topics. It’s easy on the eye and simple to follow. My favorite part of this hyperdoc lesson is the “Show What You Know section”. It’s a section to showcase a fun favorite. It gives the teacher the chance to understand what the students are good at and what they enjoy the most when learning a certain lesson.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1V8-WYcYiATVVabVlWQh5BQJwsCPwHDl9r9oYENtuu70/edit

The secret Annex of Anne Frank during the holocaust when Anne and her family stayed in hiding for over two years to stay away from the Natiz. This virtual museum allows visitors to explore the entire annex with a 360 view from top to bottom. Along the way, it gave specific fun facts about Anne and the rest of the members who were hiding in there. For example, Anne’s first kiss, Peter’s bike, where they kept money and how they were running low on money, etc. It gave me the impression that I was living in that time period and going through what it was like to be hiding away in such a small, remote place. The images displayed were realistic and conveyed the true aesthetic of living in that kind of setting, demonstrating the value and usefulness of this tool in helping people comprehend and picture the idea of hiding and being in a crowded place for an extended length of time with limited resources. https://www.annefrank.org/en/anne-frank/secret-annex/