Simulations

Google Street View: Explore natural wonders and world landmarks

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, app, AR & VR Tools, English, Fine Arts, Free, Not Subject Specific, Post Secondary, Resource, Simulations, Social Studies, Teacher Use | Tagged with 360 Camera, 360 degree image, 360 images, interactivity, lesson planning, multimedia, resources, storytelling, streetview, virtual reality

Google Street View is a fun way to create your own 360 panoramic pictures and to engage in a 360 experience of places shared by others. Here is an example: Google Street View can help students visualize and understand the world around them. By using Google Street view, students have the opportunity to explore, collaborate and […]

Augment: designing and customizing your own augmented reality

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, ADST, app, AppliedDesignSkillsTechnologies, AR & VR Tools, English, Fine Arts, Free, Not Subject Specific, Post Secondary, Presentation, Resource, Simulations, Teacher Use | Tagged with apps, augmented reality, engagement, interactivity, makerspace, multimedia

Augment is a tool to design and integrate Augmented Reality (AR) into your classroom. There are three components included: the Augment app, the Augment Manager and the Augment Desktop. The Augment app allow you to visualize 3D Models via the camera on your mobile devices. The Augment Manager is used to upload and manage various […]

Google Expeditions Pioneer Program

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, app, AR & VR Tools, English, Free, K-3, Not Subject Specific, Resource, Simulations | Tagged with field trip, google cardboard, iPad, multimedia, smartphone, tablet, virtual reality

Imagine being able to take students on a field trip without leaving the classroom. With the Expeditions Pioneer Program, teachers lead a guided virtual reality tour of a range of places such as museums, wonders of the world, and even some otherwise inaccessible places like the deep sea or the surface of Mars! With the […]

Google Cardboard – DIY Guide and some VR Apps

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In short, Google Cardboard is an affordable piece of Virtual Reality (VR) headgear that welcomes its users to simple yet eye-opening VR experiences. Following just a few easy steps, anyone with a smartphone (and a few free VR apps, of course) can now explore the VR content shared by creators worldwide. As the name suggests, this […]

Simulations for Science and Math

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PHET, from the University of Colorado, Boulder, is an online repository of interactive simulations and lessons for the Science and Math classroom. Teachers can create a free account and begin to use PHET after confirming their account via email. free, open resources teacher account required requires download to play sims widely used in educational institutions […]