Microsoft has introduced Visual Studio (VS) Code for Education, a new computer science instructional platform that takes students beyond beginner coding …
Virtual Reality • Augmented Reality
Imagine trying to calculate wind speed while standing in the midst of a hurricane! Students can do such math calculations …
XR Foundations Academy, a program of XR Terra, prepares students in middle school and high school with skills to begin creating meaningful virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) experiences for themselves and their communities.
Coursera has announced the addition of several ChatGPT-powered tools to its learning platform, including a virtual coach that has the capability to give feedback, answer questions, summarize learning materials, and provide career preparation.
ImmerseMe offers solo language practice in virtual reality. In each lesson, students will find themselves in a 360-degree photographic image filmed on location in a place where their language of choice is spoken.
Students grab their safety goggles and set out on a chemical-burning, liquid-stirring, camera-whirring competition in HoloLAB Champions, a free virtual reality lab practice game show.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City invites students to explore the color of ancient art in augmented reality.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a tireless advocate for racial equality, working classes, and the oppressed around the world. Tap these resources throughout the year to help students learn about MLK’s significance to American culture and history.
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, Georgia, is a museum and cultural institution that connects the US civil rights movement to human rights challenges today.
To immerse, or not to immerse? Shakespeare’s plays written in the late 1500s and early 1600s have received all kinds of digital makeovers in the 21st century. Two current efforts designed by academics for use in teaching draw on extended reality tools that invite users to actively participate in scenes from works such as Romeo and Juliet.