VR in School

READING INTERVENTION: Happy Places (Student Age 11 -14)Oak Run Middle School, New Braunfels, Texas We have students in our reading intervention classes, as well as English Language Learners (ELL), who struggle with test anxiety. I put together what I called a “Happy Places” lesson of places and things in the ClassVR Portal that they could [...]

MATHEMATICS: Lines and Angles (Student Age 14-15)Franklin High School, Livonia, Michigan "To begin this sequence of learning, we reviewed posters on different angles and lines to remind the students about key terminology. Then, we explored angles and lines around the classroom to enable students to have a tactile, first-hand experience of these concepts. Afterwards, we [...]

How All Saint's College solved a problem for The Salvation Army using ClassVR Immersive IT is the Australian and New Zealand Distributor for ClassVR, the award-winning Virtual and Augmented reality solution. All Saints’ College, Perth is one of Australia’s leading independent Anglican coeducational schools. From Pre-Kindergarten to Year 12, All Saints’ believe in creating learning environments [...]

SCIENCE: Investigating Cells (Student Age 14-16)Irmo, Richland, South Carolina "At our high school, the Digital Integration Specialist (DIS), Susan, co-planned with a STEM biology teacher, Rebecca, to determine what videos and/or photos would be best to use. Because this was designed to review cells with students, we found and imported a 360 video of an [...]

SOCIAL STUDIES: The Plight of Refugees (Student Age 10-11)Yonkers Public Library, Yonkers, New York The students were learning about conflict in different countries and watched the documentary “I’m Not Leaving”. The following week, Carl Wilkens came to the school to visit and with the students discussed the documentary and the themes which featured in the [...]

The Integration of VR into Teaching and Learning at ESMS Secondary SchoolESMS Secondary School, Scotland "Virtual Reality is no longer inaccessible, unaffordable or unattainable. Neither is it a figment of science fiction, or merely a gaming accessory; its relevance in education is pertinent and hugely valuable. A fundamental cornerstone of my role as Head of [...]

KINDERGARTEN: Submarine Inquiry (Student Age 5 -6)Kinnwood Central Public School, Ontario, Canada Our students’ next inquiry was to learn about sea creatures. We left out books, pictures and provocations / learning invitations. They discovered different types of water transportation, such as submarines and how marine biologists research aquatic habitats. Some students requested to go scuba [...]

GEOGRAPHY: Comparing Australia (Student Age 14 -15)New Braunfels High School, Texas "Prior to viewing the Australia VR, students labelled a map of Australia and analyzed climographs of various cities in Australia. We wanted to explore and experience Australia in as much detail and depth as possible. The idea behind using ClassVR is to bring a [...]

SCIENCE VR CASE STUDY: Digital Cell Models (Student Age 6 -12)Hartwell Elementary, CPS, Cincinnati, Ohio "This lesson can be done as enrichment or as a technology extension within the science curriculum. It is used to support the visual and conceptual understanding of cells and their organelles while adding a tech and design element. Students should [...]

PHYSICS VR CASE STUDY: Magnificent Desolation (Student Age 9 -13)Inspyro "Beautiful, beautiful, magnificent desolation’ Buzz Aldrin’s description of his impression of the lunar surface is not as iconic or as remembered as Neil Armstrong’s ‘one small step...’ As a child, I watched the moon landings and was in awe of the astronauts, bouncing around the [...]