As a lover of the outdoors and advocate for virtual reality, I run through this dilemma quite often: Why go outside when you can virtually experience places in the comfort of your own home? This came up once again when I recently viewed VRSE’s Waves of Grace experience.

Elizabeth Reede and Larissa Bailiff of Techcrunch.com have an interesting view on what needs to happen with virtual reality and education. They point out many different uses and the fact that quality VR is becoming more affordable for schools. Check out their article.

Virtual reality is coming and its not for the faint of heart… or the sedentary.

While the virtual reality market is growing in leaps and bounds it won’t translate to the K-12 classroom for a few more years. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get excited about VR!

For schools interested in jumping on the virtual reality (VR) bandwagon Google has a program for you. Google Expeditions Pioneer Program is a free program where schools can apply to test out a VR experience using the inexpensive Google Cardboard.