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Engaging Students with Immersive Learning Experiences – SULS0159
Are you struggling with student engagement? In this episode, Kasey chats with augmented and virtual reality expert Jaime Donally. Jaime shares tips and ideas for engaging students using immersive learning experiences (AR, VR, and XR) and free lesson plans and resources from Verizon Innovative Learning HQ. This amazing platform offers free immersive learning content, tailoredContinue Reading
5 Augmented and Virtual Reality Creation Tools for Students
5 Augmented and Virtual Reality Creation Tools for Students This guest post was written by Brian and Jennifer Cauthers. Inside this post are 5 augmented and virtual reality creation tools for students! Imagine holding the solar system in your hand and being able to walk around the planets. Would that have helped you to developContinue Reading
The Ultimate Teacher Gift Guide 2017
Find the Perfect Gift for Every Teacher on Your List! It’s that time of the year again! It’s time to show the teachers in your life a little love. That might be a colleague, a friend, your child’s teacher, an administrator, or even something for yourself! The 2017 Ultimate Teacher Gift Guide has a littleContinue Reading
8 Tips for a Google Expeditions Pilot [infographic]
Lessons Learned from a Google Expeditions Pilot Below are 8 Tips for a Google Expeditions Pilot from Heather Kilgore, an Instructional Technology Coordinator for Commerce ISD in Commerce, Texas, where she shares the lessons learned from their Google Expeditions pilot program. As we all begin to find ways to bring Google Expeditions, Google Cardboard, and other virtualContinue Reading
The Ultimate Google Cardboard and Expeditions Resource Guide
The Best Google Cardboard and Google Expeditions Resources for Teachers! I’ve been curating everything I can find to help teachers learn about Google Expeditions and Google Cardboard, and I have created the Ultimate Google Cardboard and Expeditions Resource Guide for Teachers. I am not an expert on virtual reality or Google Cardboard and Expeditions, butContinue Reading
17 Things for Teachers to Try in 2017 (Infographic and FREE Download)
17 Things for Teachers to Try in 2017 [Tweet “17 Things for Teachers to Try in 2017 #SUL #edtech”] 17 Challenges for Teachers in 2017! 2017 is upon us, and there are so many new and exciting advances in technology coming our way. I always geek out learning about the latest gadgets, but I especiallyContinue Reading
How to Choose a Virtual Reality Device for Your Classroom
Choosing a VR Headset and Smart Device for Your Classroom – Part 3 *This post is sponsored by Samsung. All thoughts and opinions are my own.* Now that we have covered virtual reality and Google Expeditions in Part 1 of this series, and how to apply these ideas to the classroom in Part 2, let’s explore theContinue Reading
How to Use Virtual Reality and Google Expeditions in the Classroom
Virtual Reality in the Classroom – Part 2 *This post is sponsored by Samsung. All thoughts and opinions are my own.* Virtual Reality has the power to transform the future of learning. By giving students an interactive, three-dimensional learning environment, we have the potential to reach learners in ways previously never conceived. For a closerContinue Reading
Getting Started with Google Expeditions and Virtual Reality
Bring Google Expeditions and Virtual Reality into Your Classroom – Part 1 *This post is sponsored by Samsung. All thoughts and opinions are my own.* You’ve heard the hype, but are you ready to bring virtual reality or VR to your classroom? Getting started with Google Expeditions and virtual reality can sound complicated, so I’ve decidedContinue Reading
16 Things Teachers Should Try in 2016 [infographic]
[Tweet “16 Things for Teachers to Try in 2016! #edtech #gafe #googleedu”] [Tweet “16 Things for Teachers to Try in 2016! #edtech #gafe #googleedu”] What are your goals for 2016? There are so many new and exciting things to try both in and out of the classroom. So I put together a list of 16Continue Reading
Google Spotlight Stories: 360º Immersive Stories for Android and iOS
Google Spotlight Stories Explore interactive stories that take students into a fully 360-degree immersive environment that doesn’t require a special VR viewfinder. These stories are viewable on both iOS and Android devices, and coming soon to YouTube! This app is something you really have to see to believe! Install the app on your phone (iOS orContinue Reading