Monday, February 29, 2016

Start Accessing VR Now!

 
I have acquired 2 View Masters allowing students to engage in Virtual Reality (VR) learning experiences.  All you need is a viewer, a smart phone (usually a 5 or later depending on model), and VR apps, most of which are free.  Below is a listing of the VR apps I have found categorized by topic.  Click on the hyperlinks for a description of each app.  If you are interested in using these with your students or finding a VR experience that suits your curriculum, please contact me and we will set it up.

History
WWII Dog Fight Simulation
Mausoleum of Helena
View-Master Destinations (Acropolis, London, and Chichen Itza)
Ancient Egypt (multiple available apps)
Colosseum (in Cool Tour app)
War of Words (also could be a literature experience)

Science
Planetarium
In the Cell
In the Brain
Liftoff (SpaceX Simulation)
Molecule

Miscellaneous
Discovery (Let's Go Places, Mythbusters, Secret Space Escapes, Wildlife, Survivorman, Planet, etc.)
Flight Simulators
Driving Simulators
Jaunt (variety of content, including news events, such as Syria)
Unimersiv (variety of content)
Orbulus (variety of places)
Star Wars
Art Gallery





Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Learning at the OETC16





A few weeks ago, a group of Vermilion Teachers from each building attended the Ohio Educational Technology Conference, or OETC, in Columbus.  We learned about STEM resources, useful apps, tech tools, and everything in between.  Below is a shared Google Sheet with some of our takeaways from this major yearly conference.  I was privileged to present a session on grading add-on apps for Google docs. 

Our Takeaways
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XpO3VcEV6UIvaADC0vlcyjKpX8Fnxw-UhHfxKjygL3g/edit?usp=sharing


Me Presenting at the #OETC16 (& my session resources linked below)