Virtual Reality Headsets

3 types:

  • virtual reality – wearing a headset
  • augmented reality – viewing a display but being able to see through it
  • extended reality – placing a smartphone in front of your eyes

Playstation VR

  • connect with physical education
  • super engaging and novel
  • hands-on learning

Meta Quest 2

  • Librarium – online library; you can make your own flashcards
  • Hand physics lab
  • Nanome – chemistry
  • Star chart
    • gives a “comfort level” for each activity
    • immersed, spatial

Virtual Field Trips

  • ex. going to the zoo, visiting Mt. St. Helen’s, Space Station tour

Can include:

  • decorating your classroom
  • “Field Trip Friday’s”

Supplemental Supports:

Benefits:

  • You are able to go where you may not be able to go otherwise.
  • Inclusive – physical limitations are an issue