Virtual & Augmented Reality

School & District Management Virtual Reality and Children: 'We Just Don't Know That Much,' Report Finds
Parents see educational potential in VR, but they also worry about the potentially negative health effects, according to a new survey from Common Sense Media.
Benjamin Herold, April 4, 2018
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Special Education Immunizations and the Impacts of Virtual Reality: Two New Findings on Autism
New studies on autism offer insight into the parts of the brain associated with social challenges for students on the autism spectrum and how pervasive myths about the causes of autism could put children and their families at greater physical risk.
Sarah D. Sparks, March 29, 2018
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4 min read
Triston Dunkerson, center, uses a VR viewer to go on a virtual field trip to a rainforest during a class at Chapelwood Elementary School in Indianapolis last spring.
Triston Dunkerson, center, uses a VR viewer to go on a virtual field trip to a rainforest during a class at Chapelwood Elementary School in Indianapolis last spring.
AJ Mast for Education Week-File
IT Infrastructure & Management Virtual Reality for Learning Raises High Hopes and Serious Concerns
Technology companies are making a push to integrate virtual reality into K-12, but experts are raising concerns about how it might affect children.
Benjamin Herold, February 8, 2018
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7 min read
Researchers, working with a Buffalo public charter school and a digital media company, use a 360-degree virtual reality camera to shoot classroom scenarios with real students. The scenarios are meant to help preservice teachers practice classroom management.
Researchers, working with a Buffalo public charter school and a digital media company, use a 360-degree virtual reality camera to shoot classroom scenarios with real students. The scenarios are meant to help preservice teachers practice classroom management.
Brett Carlsen for Education Week
Teacher Preparation How Virtual Reality Is Helping Train New Teachers
The technology offers a middle ground between college classwork and a real K-12 classroom, experts say.
Liana Loewus, September 5, 2017
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7 min read
Science Facebook Giving Virtual-Reality Kits to Every Arkansas High School
As part of the Techstart program, 360 Arkansas high schools will receive classroom kits including computers, cameras, and Oculus Rift headsets.
Benjamin Herold, August 28, 2017
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2 min read
Classroom Technology Augmented, Virtual Reality Yet to Gain Traction in K-12, Survey Finds
Just 5 percent of U.S. teachers say they are currently using augmented- or virtual-reality technologies in their classrooms, according to Project Tomorrow.
Benjamin Herold, April 20, 2017
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Education Opinion Virtual Reality Could Transform Education as We Know It
In this piece, I discuss the potential for virtual education to transform the field of education as we know it.
Matthew Lynch, April 3, 2017
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3 min read
Curriculum Virtual Reality-Equipped School Bus Lets Students Tour Mars
What would it feel like to take a bus tour across the surface of Mars? Some middle school students will have the chance to find out.
Liana Loewus, August 19, 2016
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2 min read
Teaching Opinion Understanding the Syrian Conflict: Blending Virtual Reality and Virtual Exchange
What if we could take students to visit war-torn nations like Syria? Virtual reality is now allowing for these powerful experiences!
October 13, 2015
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4 min read
Teaching Virtual-Reality Sharks in the Classroom
First Sharknado, now this: An educational virtual-reality program about sharks is in development, although VR devices have been slow to market.
Benjamin Herold, July 24, 2015
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2 min read
Classroom Technology Oculus Rift Virtual-Reality System Weighed by Higher Ed. Institutions
The educational possibilities of the Oculus Rift virtual-reality headset continue to garner attention, although the potential still far outpaces the reality.
Benjamin Herold, October 15, 2014
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1 min read
Aaron Gonsalves, a student at the Jackson School, a school for special-needs students in Victoria, Australia, tries out the Oculus Rift virtual-reality system. The school is using the system to provide short, structured lessons to support instruction.
Aaron Gonsalves, a student at the Jackson School, a school for special-needs students in Victoria, Australia, tries out the Oculus Rift virtual-reality system. The school is using the system to provide short, structured lessons to support instruction.
Luis Enrique Ascui/AP for Education Week
Special Education Oculus Rift Fueling New Vision for Virtual Reality in K-12
After decades of false starts and unkept promises, makers of virtual-reality technology could be ready to give students a new and potentially powerful way to learn.
Benjamin Herold, August 26, 2014
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8 min read
Students on an EcoMOBILE Scientific Discoveries field trip work with handheld devices that prompt them to make observations about organisms at a pond, classify organisms they observe, and collect and compare water samples.
Students on an EcoMOBILE Scientific Discoveries field trip work with handheld devices that prompt them to make observations about organisms at a pond, classify organisms they observe, and collect and compare water samples.
Courtesy of EcoMOBILE
School & District Management Mobile Apps Make Field Trips More Interactive
With "augmented reality" technology, teachers can transform a pond or an empty lot into a vibrant classroom.
Sarah D. Sparks, May 14, 2013
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4 min read
Technology Page
Special Education Virtual Reality Researchers Target Special Ed. Classes
Technology Page A computer program designed to help diagnose and treat attention deficit hyperactivity is one of a number of emerging virtual reality technologies tailored for youngsters with disabilities.
Lisa Fine Goldstein, September 18, 2002
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