Augmented and Virtual Reality: In The Classroom

     AR and VR, both are technology experiences which can be incorporated into the classroom, but what are they? AR or augmented reality is a computer generated image that presents itself in real time through a device. VR stands for virtual reality, a piece of technology that transforms your space into a completely new reality. Both of these things can be useful in the classroom, such as incorporating lessons on global goals. We can take for example, AR being used, and design a computer generated image to show off what it would look like if the students’ spaces are polluted, falling into the lesson of global goal 13, climate action.

    Students are able to experience these by using applications that allow them to engage, such as Youtube 360, which focuses on virtual reality elements. By allowing students to see the world around them, it might give them better insight on their lessons. There are even videos such as virtual museums and tours! These lessons are very important to show off as they can help with teaching, and student understanding when they aren’t able to visualize different lifestyles/environments.