Virtual reality, augmented reality, and virtual field trips all have many uses within the classroom.
Virtual reality and going on a virtual field trip allow students to study a subject that is hard to teach in a classroom. For example, a teacher could show the class how sea life works by immersing them in a virtual ocean. In stead of just pictures, the students could see how the animals all interact with each other. It would also be a much more engaging way to teach a specific topic. Students would be much more interested and excited to learn about something they get to look at and manipulate on their phones instead of read about in a text book. Augmented reality would allow students to discover things all around their classroom. The teacher could come up with an augmented reality scavenger hunt for the students to find the topics they will be learning about. This would also let the students have a chance at being creative. The students could each come up with their own realities and everyone could make their own little world inside the classroom. Virtual tools allow the teacher to meet the students where they are at. Children now-a-days are growing up with this technology. They will be using it in the future and need to learn how to use it now. Before, kids would play outside and socialize face to face. Now, kids can do crazy things with computers, phones, tablets, and more. Simply put, they are growing up in a different world, and we as future teachers, need to prepare them for it the best we can.
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