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Google Expeditions is a virtual reality teaching tool that lets you lead or join immersive virtual trips all over the world — get up close with historical landmarks, dive underwater with sharks, even visit outer space! Built for the classroom and small group use, Google Expeditions allows a teacher acting as a “guide” to lead classroom-sized groups of “explorers” through collections of 360° and 3D images while pointing out interesting sights along the way. There are over 500 expeditions available with more being developed all the time, and you can even sign up make your own ! Students can explore the Great Barrier Reef, International Space Station, Mars, major museums and almost anywhere on our planet. Here are some basic setup instructions. You can buy kits from EdTech resellers. Basic Setup Instructions: Power on Teacher Tablet Sign in with a G Suite for Education account that was set up for the device (recommend not using personal or teacher account for this. Ask your Google Admin t...

Virtual Reality (VR) is one of the newer technologies moving into the classroom. Google Cardboard and Google Expeditions are the two most popular, but here are some more great VR apps for education: (these are links to the Google Play store, but they all have iOS versions also) Cardboard (free) Cardboard puts virtual reality on your smartphone. The Cardboard app helps you launch your favorite VR experiences, discover new apps, and set up a viewer. Try out a set of included demos as well • Earth: Fly where your fancy takes you on Google Earth. • Tour Guide: Visit Versailles with a local guide. • My Videos: Watch your videos on a massive screen. • Exhibit: Examine cultural artifacts from every angle. • Photo Sphere: Look around the photo spheres you've captured. • Arctic Journey: Fly alongside Arctic terns, create your own flower garden, relax under the northern lights and more. Expeditions (free) Google Expeditions is a virtual reality teaching tool that lets you lead or join immers...