Education Blog by https://padlet.com/darschewskiangel67/wynqsx12qy29 Made with happiness! en-us 2019-02-08 19:21:11 UTC 2024-05-24 19:09:04 UTC hello@padlet.com Summary darschewskiangel67 https://padlet.com/darschewskiangel67/wynqsx12qy29/wish/329374751 This podcast was fascinating! Vicki Davis interviewed a teacher from L.A. named Stephen Sato and he talked about VR and how it's helpful in a school setting. He said it's helpful for doing things that are either dangerous or impossible. For example, going back in history. He went to a museum in L.A. where he had the opportunity to follow a holocaust survivor to Auschwitz. He described the experience as "very powerful and immersive." The survivor was there in real time walking with and talking to him and the terrible things that him and the other Jews had to endure (the crematory, gas chambers/showers, the fields, seeing his sister for the last time on the train, and much more). The experience sounds amazing but apparently there are only a few museums in America that offer that simulation. He also talked about how it could be helpful in getting practice in the more dangerous fields such as welding (can also save the school money which is always a plus). He said there should be a time limit of 5 minutes so every student is able to get the opportunity (only so much you can fit into 45 minutes). He even teaches a VR elective which sounds great. Again, I loved the podcast. Made me want to experience VR.

VR Podcast]]> 2019-02-08 19:23:02 UTC https://padlet.com/darschewskiangel67/wynqsx12qy29/wish/329374751 Why is this topic relevant to education today? darschewskiangel67 https://padlet.com/darschewskiangel67/wynqsx12qy29/wish/329398307 I sort of covered this in the summary but VR is relevant to education today because it gives the students an opportunity to experience things that aren't possible using a textbook. It makes dangerous and impossible, possible. You can experiment with dangerous chemicals knowing that you won't actually get harmed. You can see in real time what the Japanese went through with the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima or what the soldiers went through in WWII. The windows of opportunity are endless and in 5 years horizon hopefully VR is integrated into the school system. 


VR Transports Students Back to the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Attack


]]> 2019-02-08 20:18:25 UTC https://padlet.com/darschewskiangel67/wynqsx12qy29/wish/329398307 Why is this important to me? darschewskiangel67 https://padlet.com/darschewskiangel67/wynqsx12qy29/wish/329400615 This is important to me because I'm very interested in the idea of VR. I've never experienced it (even with video games). I wish it was around when I was younger, or even in high school. I am a kinesthetic  learner and this would've helped me retain the information a lot quicker. I hope that by the time I am an educator or at least by the time my children are in school that this is going to be more popular than it is now. I'm sure we are going to see an increase in standardized test scores and grades overall if we do! ]]> 2019-02-08 20:24:45 UTC https://padlet.com/darschewskiangel67/wynqsx12qy29/wish/329400615