Thursday, October 1, 2020

Technology Hardware Blog 4

 The Oculus is a VR (virtual reality) platform that according to the Oculus website brings "high-end VR experiences to more PCs across a spectrum of configurations." Students can play games and have interactive experiences through the headset and controllers. The whole room can turn into a VR experience. The newest version of the Oculus does not need to connect to a computer allowing for a broader VR experience. 


Oculus VR headset 

There are several educational applications for the gaming system. There are art games like Let's Create Pottery and Color Space. Students can also exercise for PE with Guided Tai Chi, several sports games, and several dance games. Guided Nature lets students see different landscapes and the animals that inhabit them and create the weather which would be beneficial in a science classroom. House Flipper incorporates math, science, and careers. Immersed Coworking and Spatial give students opportunities to collaborate and work on projects together. The screen shot below shows just a sample of the educational games that are available.

Examples of educational apps 


In the RAT model, this technology would serve as "Technology as Transformation"(Hughes, 2019, p.2)  because the Oculus is transforming how students interact with the information learned. Students can see the Anne Frank house, into space, or the bottom of the ocean which is making new content available to the students. The VR experience meets students where they are. Student engagement will increase because of the interactive experiences. As technology transforms the learning experience, students will engage with the content and each other in ways that were not possible before the VR headsets.  Students can also interact with each other virtually creating collaborative work spaces. Students can also complete virtual research about many topics from all content classes. All of these will enhance the "student learning process" (Hughes, 2019, p. 2) 
 

Educational resources 

1. Oculus Educational Resources

2. Benefits of VR in the Classroom

3. 10 Best Oculus Education Apps



References:

Hughes, J. E. (2019, December 09). R.A.T. Model. Retrieved October 01, 2020, from https://techedges.org/r-a-t-model/

Oculus Rift. (n.d.). Retrieved October 01, 2020, from https://www.oculus.com/rift/

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4 comments:

  1. Aly HendersonOctober 2, 2020 at 8:55 PM

    WOW. This is unreal. The Anne Frank house! I thought it was so cool when I could show my kids the virtual tour but to allow them to walk through it. How neat. Does it have something to connect to feet to tell when someone is walking? Maybe that could be the next upgrade! So cool. Thanks for sharing. :)

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  2. UnknownOctober 2, 2020 at 9:33 PM

    This sounds absolutely amazing! Virtual Reality is definitely a way to open up opportunities for our students that we couldn't have imagined when we were in school. Touring the Anne Frank house through VR is an experience I wouldn't want to pass up!

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    1. UnknownOctober 2, 2020 at 9:33 PM

      I don't know how to make my name show up on these comments... sorry! This is Kristen Taylor. :)

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  3. Off the Beaten ShelfOctober 3, 2020 at 10:08 PM

    I am not familiar with Virtual Reality platforms. I also chose the R.A.T. model. I didn't know that the students can interact virtual with one another to create a product to share. This is a very exciting piece of technology and the uses seem vast.

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