Teachers and students create their own 360-degree VR content using free apps like Google Street View¶

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Description¶

The article recommends that teachers with moderate technology skills create VR experiences for their students using basic apps available on mobile devices. Applications like Google Street View, "a free website/app designed for 3d and 360o viewing and picture taking," let teachers or their students create their own 360-degree images, which can then be viewed on a phone or computer or inserted into a virtual reality headset such as Google Cardboard.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

Most available websites and applications for 360-degree viewing have a built-in capability to connect with VR devices; the created image must be activated on the mobile device.

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

K-12 students and their teachers

Target Learning Goals¶

Creating and viewing immersive content connected to literacy topics

Examples¶

Key Sources¶

Pilgrim, J. M., & Pilgrim, J. (2016). The use of virtual reality tools in the reading-language arts classroom. Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 4(2). https://portal.issn.org/resource/ISSN/2374-7404

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`title`	`Teachers and students create their own 360-degree VR content using free apps like Google Street View`
`description`	`The article recommends that teachers with moderate technology skills create VR experiences for their students using basic apps available on mobile devices.`
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