Everyone would love to travel the world but with the Google Expeditions Pioneer Program, one can already do that without the need to pack bags. Recently, the Christ the King School (CKS) in Burlington welcomed Expeditions team to their campus to let the students try the high tech way to travel the globe.
The teams are visiting selected schools around the world which include those in United States, New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, and Denmark.
One of the 30 schools in Vermont to try the Google Expeditions is CKS wherein they were given a complete Expeditions kit. This kit is what the teachers need to take their students on a journey anywhere they like. The teachers were trained by the Google Expeditions team leader before they let their students try the virtual reality field trip.
The teachers used a tablet to simultaneously let the entire class see the same view at the same time. While the students took the virtual tour, the teachers provide them some information about the areas they are visiting.
Expeditions are “a virtual reality platform built for the classroom” which is designed to “immerse students in entirely new experiences,” Burlington Free Press reported.
A user will merely need a simple and inexpensive Google Cardboard virtual reality viewer as well as a smartphone. Using these, the students of Christ the King had a rare opportunity to visit the Great Wall, Jerusalem, and Yellowstone. They were also able to get face to face with robots, see the Seven Wonders, landed on the Moon, and even explored the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island.
Meanwhile, Park View School in Morton Grove also had the chance to try the Expedition and students had a great experience using it.
"It doesn't compare to looking at a photo because it actually brings scenes to life by transporting them to the location and making them feel like they're there," said Linda Kruk, an associate of the school's technology department, according to Chicago Tribune.
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