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Visiting Yosemite with Classroom VR

November 14, 2018September 24, 2016 by Richard Allaway

This post is the culmination of a period of research. It was prompted by a teacher’s request for her class (Year 7) to experience Yosemite National Park to stimulate discussion of it’s wonder and the part water has played upon forming the landscape. Our school has a BYOL policy and (most) students have smartphones. We … Read more

Problem: I would like to create a ‘Google Expedition’s type experience in my classroom

March 3, 2018December 20, 2015 by Richard Allaway

As a geography teacher I want to take advantage of the teaching and learning opportunities that VR in the classroom presents. I teach the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Geography course and part of it is teaching ‘Extreme Environments’. As we discuss glacial landscapes and the processes that are forming them I want to ‘take’ the … Read more