ISTE 2017: Virtual Reality in the Classroom of the Future

Educators see huge potential for virtual reality as a robust teaching tool.

<p>Amanda Youngblood, Instructor, Windermere Preparatory School</p>

<p>Gabriel Yanagihara, Video Game Programming, 'Iolani School</p>

<p>Heather Kilgore, Instructional Technology Coordinator, Commerce Independent School District</p>

<p>Michael Fricano II, Technology Integration, 'Iolani School</p>

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<li>​Classroom applications of virtual reality may range from vocational training to global travel.</li>
<li>As virtual reality evolves, students will have more opportunities to create and share their own immersive content.</li>
<li>Educators see great potential for virtual reality to expose students to new experiences and new ways of learning.</li>
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