Virtual & Augmented Reality in Education

YouTube 360

By Mackenzie Regan

With technology ever expanding and growing, we must learn to utilize these tools to the best of our ability. They can be helpful when we know how to use them the right way, and hurtful when not. As a future educator, I want to do my best to use technology is an appropriate and relevant way, because I know that it is not going anywhere.

One tool that I have recently learned about is called YouTube 360. This tool allows for creators to film in all 360 degrees of an area. It can be a great tools for virtual field trips, say to a zoo or history museum. I found this great link here that gives some insight on how one may use this tool with their students, 360 Video in Class.

This interactive and immersive tool can be used through virtual reality or even just a mobile device. One thing that it definitely contributes to is Global Collaboration. It gives us a whole new way to explore and learn about places globally that are not easy to access from where we live. Understanding other people, cultures, ideas, and places can help us become better Global Collaborators. 

Overall, this is a great immersive tool that could not only improve the classroom, but help us collaborate globally in ways we could have never thought possible!