Cathy Larsen, Davis District, Technology Integration Center Supervisor - Traffic was much slower today, but I left early and arrived in plenty of time for an 8am meeting. #utedchat
Hey #utedchat this is Nikki with the EdTech dept for Granite School District. Got to work early today so, maybe I need to fear of bad weather to get me to work on time.
Howard. Math Science middle school at full inclusion campus. Silicon Valley. The commute was rough. It rained a bit. Was cloudy. I hate clouds. I think it was really cold - like 50. Did I say I hate rain. Oh, I'm originally from Los Angeles. #utedchat
A1: I would go to see all the plays, concerts, ballets, & shows that I can't justify buying a plane ticket to go see but want to experience "live." #utedchat
Q1. I would go to Spain, part of my work as an Immersion Program teacher is to share my culture with my students.But sometimes there are things that you can not describe with words.
VR is perfect to show all of this to them
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A1: I would like to check out Italy, Australia or New Zealand. These are all places I want to travel to and I think it would help to be somewhat familiar with the locations first. VR would help with that.
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A2 So many of our students are lacking context and background knowledge. What more real way to provide that support than with a virtual experience? #utedchat
A1- I'd go to all the cold places I've always wanted to see, but will never visit because they are cold. :) I'd love to see the polar ice caps. #utedchat
A2: I think VR experiences would allow students to visit places and experience things they would otherwise not ever get to do. I think it would also enhance their observation and creativity skills. #utedchat
A2 There are so many benefits to VR. The biggest is that right now it's a huge hook for students- and anything that grabs the "tough" kiddo is huge. Next is the financial benefit- eventual no-cost field trip #utedchat
We have always looked for having the students experience the learning and with VR our students experience the learning with all of the senses.
They are completely immerse in the learning
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I like that you brought up questioning. Being in a virtual reality spot allows us to see things we may not have noticed (or questioned) if it were on film or a still picture. #utedchat
I love this idea. I too have taught foreign language and you can't always teach students culture from a book. VR would be a great way for students to make connections with people from other parts of the world and see how they live. #utedchat
A2 The benefits of using VR in the classroom is that it exposes students to different cultures and environments that most students will not get to see otherwise. #utedchat
Yes, It is so useful.
Before I started using the VR in my class, I struggled to be able to find activities to promote the empathy, and now I can spark this learning without leaving my classroom.
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A2: I think the VR experience requires users to engage and pay attention. We live in a world of multi-tasking & rarely give our full attention to 1 thing, so VR gives them a rare opportunity to focus 100% on what is in front of them. #utedchat
A3 As we develop online programs and move further down the blended spectrum, we are having more and more conversations about interpersonal skills. I'm a little unsure VR could support too much in this area. #utedchat
For those of you wanting more #ARVRinEDU after tonight's #UTEdchat, just know there is a chat on this very subject every Wednesday. from 7-8 pm Mountain Time.
A3: Math computation - Ss need to practice writing. Reading - eye strain. One of my Ss played with our VR for a while and blurred her eyes for a bit. Writing. #utedchat
A3. If they can actually go some place, I don’t think it would be appropriate. I’ve used it in ela, science, social studies. I’m not sure how you would use it in math. #utedchat
Thanks for sharing. My students love a VR trip. We just took a VR to a courtroom and juvenile detention center this week to explore the setting of our novel, Monster. I think it helps the students "see" how the setting affects tone and mood. #utedchat
Also, a couple of cautions with ARVR - first, the need for safety students. You don't want everyone wearing headsets and bumping into each other. Second, the need for options. Some kids get motion sick. Also, bandwidth can be a problem, so test! #UTEdchat
Also, beware the student cooties - it's important to have a plan for sanitizing devices between use... #UTEdchat Nothing insurmountable, but definitely a consideration - especially with pink eye.
A3 I don’t feel there is an area of study that VR would not be applicable. Being creative in your teaching, no matter the subject, allows you to use VR. Basic elementary example... Going on a shape hunt in VR for geometry. #utedchat
A3: I can't think of an area of study where it would be inappropriate, but I wonder how @misterlarsen would feel if I went into my own VR during our next staff meeting... #utedchat
A4: Oops, my previous comments jumped the gun. Bandwidth. Student cooties. Motion sickness. Safety students (working in partners so someone is keeping them from falling over, walking into walls, etc)... #UTEdchat
Q4: In the VR I’ve used we’ve had to use smartphones. Not as big of a deal for junior and high school... but elementary... it’s an issue! Elementary schools just don’t have access to those size devices. #utedchat
A3-Good points about adverse affects, what about special ed kiddos, autism spectrum? For some it would be ideal, some, a nightmare, how to include?
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A4 Lack of knowledge on the part of the teacher. I am really interested in using it, but haven't had the opportunity to learn how. There's an intimidation factor for many educators. #utedchat
A4: Cost. Lack of a quick creation tool. Having a screen on your face for lengths of time. Novelty - contriving activity to use the tech vs using the tech to accomplish legitimate learning goals. FYI I'm all for jumping into VR/AR... #UTedchat
There are a ton of creative ways to get around this but cost is still a barrier. It has drastically been improved with how many students have phones, however. #utedchat
I did a presentation on this for my District in August. Maybe I can bring a few things to our next @HSG_UT convening to share? On the side of course - I'm not using it in the classroom much yet. @downrightdave probably knows/does more. @JaimeDonally has a good book too. #UTEdchat
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@vb_kristin, @HSG_UT, @downrightdave, @JaimeDonally
A4 As many have mentioned cost, I love the idea of having older kids work with younger kids in a peer mentor project. Have the teens bring their phones for the devices. Love the idea of learning with one another. #utedchat
True! We don't often have classroom sets of smart phones. Because of this in our PD when we talk about VR, we do some activities that will work on both phones and computers - like Google Street View. #utedchat
Again, the Anne Frank house tour is free and awesome, loved Star Chart which I paid for too. It gives your students a whole different perspective on what places are like. Instead of seeing them on a screen they are taken there in immersive experiences #ARVRinedu
Q5 No doubt, Apollo 11 was my favorite app on the #OculusGo! While I did pay $4.99 to download it, it was worth every penny. How could this type of experience affect history instruction? #ARVRinEDUhttps://t.co/wZARNXaUoM
I tried merge cubes and I was a little uncertain but the kids helped me. I am glad I didn't pass on them because I was intimidated. They loved them. #utedchat
I love the descriptions of learning with VR tonight. Immersed, experience, participate, engaged. This is the way education should be discussed! #utedchat
I like that, and I also love the 360 video content all the major networks are producing now too! You can put students in the place where news is happening to look around during a report. #UTEdchat
A5 Visiting other cultures is a huge experience for our students. They need to experience other cultures to inform the way they interact with people. #utedchat
#utedchat A5: I would take my students to the Amazon basin to see the beauty but also the destruction. With VR, I don't have to worry about snakes and spiders.
I'm actually using AR more these days. We''re learning cospaces with the merge-cube add on. I'm looking forward to using Google Earth Studio. I got the beta but I've been busy. #utedchat
A5 When I was teaching fourth grade, I would have loved to have taken my students to some of Utah’s state parks. This would have covered standards in science and Utah History. #utedchat
A5: I would love to take students in the studio of a children's book illustrator via VR. I think seeing an artist at work and being involved in that process allows kids to better understand how the sausage gets made. And children's book illustrators are awesome. #utedchat
Q5 Wow! I would love to take Ss to historical sites they will never actually get to (or will be gone too soon). Under water, space, anywhere... #utedchat
A5 - I wondered if there could be a VR experience to let Ss see what it's like to be in someone else's shoes. Someone less fortunate, someone with low self confidence. I wonder how they would react? #utedchat
A6 Many of our students only see life in their neighborhood. VR could show a student's experiences in different cultures, conditions, or choices. #utedchat
#utedchat A6: Going and seein the living conditions in other areas would help increase empathy for other people and hopefully increase student appreciation for their own circumstances.
A6: Visiting different countries, different places, different cultures give students the opportunity to leave their community and realize that there are many different life styles and cultures.
Travel = Open your mind
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A6 Taking students through a VR experience could increase student empathy by allowing them to see areas of the world that do not have the same rights, freedoms, and experiences that they have. #utedchat
A6. Sometimes when the SS solve real-world problems, they are very far away from the reality that surrounds these problems.
Taking them to the place where these problems are will help them to understand better their reality and solve them in better ways.
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This content already exists. Check out this one, from a Syrian Refugee camp. Includes 360 videos and the option to explore different stories: https://t.co/TmJRD7qRKp#UTEdchat
A6: I have been reading Refugee by Alan Gratz & the story of a boy attempting to escape Syria is really moving. Would love to use VR as a way for students to see destruction of Syria & empathize with those that have had to leave their homes and are seeking new ones. #utedchat
A6 I agree. Even taking them to places from the past, like the Holocaust Museum or the 911 Memorial might help them empathize events of the past. #utedchat
We were studying erosion and landforms so our ranger showed us around and talked with us about their landforms and how they were formed many years ago 😊
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I've used a couple of excellent 360 videos by news organizations to take my students on the Hajj to Mecca. An experience most will never have any other way! #UTEdchat
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@alberto_hrv, @DaniKSloan, @joannamonson
Thanks for the fantastic discussion tonight. So fun to have a big crowd tonight. We know @joannamonson can bring the people! Be sure to join us next week when @DeborahGatrell1 leads the discussion. #utedchat
