Virtual Reality | Tech & Learning

Best VR and AR Systems for Schools

By Luke Edwards

Get the best augmented reality or virtual reality system to enhance your school experience

How to Transition to Virtual Learning from Video Learning

By Ellen Ullman

UMass Boston is increasing its virtual learning capabilities

How It’s Done: Using Google Expeditions and Tour Builder

By Sascha Zuger

Google Expeditions can be used to take students on virtual field trips around the world without leaving their homes

Edtech in Action: Virtual Reality Field Trips

By Angie Raquepaw

T&L Leadership Summit attendee Angie Raquepaw shares how Pickerington Local School Districts uses virtual reality for field trips

Boy in blue shirt looks through virtual reality goggles

zSpace Augmented and Virtual Reality Learning Platform Sales Climb

By TL Editors

Today at TCEA 2020, zSpace Inc., zSpace announced a 100% sales increase in Texas of its augmented and virtual reality learning platform.

How It’s Done: Tech’s Gone Country - AR/VR in Rural Ed

By Sascha Zuger

One rural district opened the world to their students using augmented and virtual reality elements to enrich core subjects and prepare them for the future.

Students adding protons and neutrons to an atom nucleus in the MEL Chemistry zSpace makerspace

zSpace and MEL Science Partner to Bring Chemistry Concepts to Augmented and Virtual Reality

By TL Editors

Today at the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC), zSpace Inc. and MEL Science announced a partnership to bring MEL Science’s curriculum-based chemistry courses to zSpace’s augmented and virtual education platform.

Two kids wearing virtual reality headsets point upward

Five Tech Trends That Are Predicted to Fall Somewhere in Between Success and Failure

By Steven Lahullier

This list contains a variety of trends that did not meet expectations but also did not completely flop.

Real photo combined with virtual characters: man vs dinoasaur

CoSpaces Edu: Excellent Learning Tool for Advanced Students

By TL Editors

CoSpaces Edu makes coding 3D virtual reality worlds engaging and accessible.

5G with wireless symbol and icons of connectivity over world map.

How is 5G Set to Change the Classroom?

By Catherine Ellis/TechRadar

Faster, smarter and more interactive – a new generation of learning

Vive Studios’ Latest Production, T. Rex: Skeleton Crew, Launches On Viveport Infinity

By TL Editors

Created in collaboration with the American Museum of National History for its major exhibition, T. Rex: The Ultimate Predator allows users to interact with the exhibit experience in their own homes.

HoloLAB Champions Brings Virtual Reality Chemistry Lab to Classroom

By TL Editors

HoloLAB Champions is a virtual reality (VR) chemistry lab experience, presented in the form of a game show

Young woman looks through virtual reality goggles.

Streaming VR with a Participant and Their Experience with Green Screen

By Micah Shippee

What’s more engaging is to stream both a participant in the experience and the VR.

Screenshot of the Round Church in Vermont

Google Tour Creator: Kids Build Their Own Virtual Field Trips

By TL Editors

Tour Creator is a website by Google that allows teachers and students to create tours for VR (virtual reality) or in a web browser.

TechRadar Selects: The Best VR Apps for Education

By TL Editors

Many suggest that VR could absolutely transform education altogether, largely by making education much more immersive for students.

CDI Technologies Partners with ClassVR to Offer Classroom-Ready AR/VR Kits

By TL Editors

“ClassVR addresses this challenge by providing teachers with easy-to-use, affordable AR/VR kits that come with everything needed to get started," said Erez Pikar, CEO of CDI.

Interactive 3D Models Teach Biology, Geometry, and More

By TL Editors

Lifeliqe, pronounced "Lifelike," is a learning and productivity platform using over 1,100 interactive 3D models, incorporating elements of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR).

Notre Dame cathedral, illuminated at night

Today's Newsletter: Tragedy Illuminates the Power of Virtual Field Trips

By Steven M. Baule

Even with the flashing lights of the fire apparatus showing in the video, we can visit the remains of the Cathedral of Notre Dame via this Digg video.

Building VR Experiences to View in the Oculus Go App @oculus @cospaces_edu

By Micah Shippee

The challenge for fields focused on learning and training is to leverage these technologies to achieve meaningful objectives.

AR/VR Application — The Future Meets the Classroom of Today

By Sascha Zuger

The stuff of science fiction can now be a reality in today’s classrooms.