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Virtual reality is being used increasingly in classrooms to immerse students and provide new learning experiences. Through VR headsets, students can observe 3D simulations and historic artifacts. While VR can motivate students and allow new perspectives, it also faces challenges of cost and managing the new technology. Teachers must consider student safety and their own training needs for VR integration.

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Virtual Reality - Assignment 7

Virtual reality is being used increasingly in classrooms to immerse students and provide new learning experiences. Through VR headsets, students can observe 3D simulations and historic artifacts. While VR can motivate students and allow new perspectives, it also faces challenges of cost and managing the new technology. Teachers must consider student safety and their own training needs for VR integration.

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VIRTUAL REALITY IN THE JESSICA MARTINEZ

CLASSROOM
What is Virtual reality?

Virtual Reality is an experience which occurs


within a 3D (Three Dimensional) world . The
way they’re used is through a headset with two
lenses, and a 360 display to freely look around
the area.
How it is used in the classroom

They are now being used


It has begun to be used in
especially in STEM education
the classroom to emerge
because governments here
students and give them
and in other countries they
opportunities to see new
see the benefits of how
experiences virtually.
engaging it is.

With VR students can solve


formulas in 3D, and in history
classes they can observe
antique artifacts and how
people then were able to
view them
Pros:
VR environments can
help motivate
students on
Help dedicating more time
on focusing on their
learning tasks.

Students can
Complete complete assignments
in new perspectives.

Students can work


with personal coaches
and view lessons
Work virtually that
accommodate to their
needs.
Cons
It is expensive to include this
It can be difficult for teachers to
emerging technology into the
manage this new technology in
schools along with training
the classroom.
teachers on how to use it

For teachers it can also have


issues relating to safety such as
including who monitors students
in virtual environments, VR users
feeling unwell while using
headset, and it being a new shift
for students and educators
Article on Virtual Reality

Video on Virtual
Reality in the
Classroom
•America, F. (2019, September 9). AR & VR in
the Classroom [Video]. YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJFcb4-olw
s&feature=youtu.be

•Park, H., Nasr, Z., Thong, L. P., Johnson, R., &


Cooper, G. (2019). Using virtual reality in the
Classroom: preservice teachers’ perceptions of
its use as a teaching and learning tool.
Cited Sources Educational Media International, 56(1), 1–13.
https://doi-org.ezproxy.library.csn.edu/10.1080/
09523987.2019.1583461

•School of Education - American University.


(2020, June 10). Virtual Reality in Education:
Benefits, Tools, and Resources. School of
Education Online Program.
https://soeonline.american.edu/blog/benefits-of-
virtual-reality-in-education

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