Virtual Reality on a Budget Tuesday, February 6 8:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. Room 9C Capacity: 90
Virtual Reality on a Budget Dr. Bruce Ellis @DrBruceEllis bellis@tcea.org
@DrBruceEllis #TCEA @GoogleVR #VirtualReality #Gsuite #fourthgrade #4thgrade Tweets are encouraged!
Agenda Define virtual reality Differentiate virtual reality from augmented reality Review articles & resources to explore Identify how it can be used in the classroom Create offline document that can be converted to VR Use Google Cardboard app to create VR with photos Crowd$ource idea$ of VR activities in the classroom
What is virtual reality? Virtual reality is an artificial environment that is created with software and presented to the user in such a way that the user suspends belief and accepts it as a real environment. On a computer, virtual reality is primarily experienced through two of the five senses: sight and sound. http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/virtual-reality
Virtual Reality vs. Augmented Reality
How can virtual reality be used in the classroom?
Articles & Resources to Explore How One Teacher Got Started With Virtual Reality in the Classroom https://goo.gl/k6dwv4 10 Reasons To Use Virtual Reality In The Classroom https://goo.gl/gluw3f Cultivating New Levels of Student Engagement through Virtual Reality https://goo.gl/4mbi4q 5 best practices for VR in the classroom https://goo.gl/wg7z6g Virtual Reality for Education https://goo.gl/pkbauw
VR Headset $800+ Ricoh Theta S $350 Google Cardboard $5-$90
Panoform Offline online creation process Go to panoform.com and print out one of the grids Draw/illustrate/write on the grid Take a photo of the grid and upload to the panoform tool on their website View it with Google Cardboard googles
Panoform You have 20 minutes to create your own panoform work and view it Draw/illustrate/write on the grid Take a photo of your finished grid Upload to http://tcea.panoform.com/tool/ View it with Google Cardboard googles
How can you use panoform in the content areas?
What is Google Cardboard?
What is Google Cardboard?
Cardboard Viewer + Phone + Cardboard App = FUN!*
*Do not use this app while driving, walking, or otherwise by being distracted or disoriented from real world situations that prevent you from obeying traffic or safety laws.
Cardboard Camera Take beautiful panoramic photos with depth and sound you can see and hear in VR. No sign-up or account required. View photos in virtual reality using Google Cardboard https://goo.gl/aymgmq https://goo.gl/66ynma
Cardboard Camera You have 20 minutes to create your own Cardboard Camera work and view it 1. When recording, slowly turn to the right to capture your surrounding. 2. Record audio while you are capturing your photo 3. It will save to your camera roll. Tap the photo and then the cardboard icon to view it in VR form. 4. Share your VR via Twitter with #TCEA or #TCEAVR https://goo.gl/aymgmq https://goo.gl/66ynma
360 YouTube Videos https://www.youtube.com/360 Immerse yourself in a unique music setting Experience virtual roller coasters Be a quasi daredevil And more!
Google+ Community https://goo.gl/r6zw7v
Selecting Cardboard-Compatible Apps Has Cardboard symbol on app icon Says it is Cardboard compatible Shows dual screen image/video
Crowd$ourcing Idea$ Working in small groups, review an app and then brainstorm how it could be used in the classroom. Each person enters at least one idea via the form. Each idea you enter gives you a chance to win a doorprize! https://goo.gl/y4onw6
Crowd$ourcing Idea$ View the spreadsheet for ideas on using Google Cardboard in the classroom. https://goo.gl/uqbcai File Make a Copy to save a copy of the spreadsheet.
Crowd$ourcing Idea$ Let s draw a name from the list of submissions for a door prize!
What do you see as your next steps?
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