Tag: fieldtrips

  • Good News for Educators: Apple’s App Store has Google Expeditions and Cardboard Camera

    In some long awaited news, Google has finally released Google Expeditions and the Cardboard Camera app on iTunes. Finally, what seems like a vast majority of public schools and their teachers can now access the wonders of virtual field trips. Yes, there are already apps like Nearpod that are out on…

  • Google Expeditions for all!

    Google Expeditions is now open to the public so any teacher can try their hand at leading a field trip in virtual reality.

  • Virtual Field Trips continued: First Impressions of Google Expeditions Beta

    I finally got the Google Expeditions beta test working and led a few others through a virtual reality (not 3D though) field trip. Fun for students and some helpful features for teachers make this a great beginning for VR in schools.

  • Virtual Field Trips: Should schools go outside anymore?

    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.

  • Google Expeditions: A chance to get virtual reality into your classroom

    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.