Help me give my students VR Goggles so they can take virtual field trips all over the world.
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My Students
Students at my school are creative and tech savvy. While many come from countries around the world, they don't necessarily have a wide world view. This is especially true when it comes to their prior knowledge of the Holocaust in Europe.
Our students are a diverse group, but don't necessarily have the means to travel the world to learn about culture and history; bringing that to them via Virtual Reality would be impactful.
We've recently subscribed to a service which offers Virtual Reality content; the 7th grade teams would like to use a VR unit about the Holocaust as part of their annual Holocaust Unit.
My Project
Every year, our 7th grade students study the Holocaust to learn about the historical causes and effects of how governments interact on the world stage. We are fortunate enough to have a local survivor come to share her experiences with our students, which is quite powerful. However, these experiences are almost unimaginable without the context of the places and people she describes. We have access to a virtual reality tour of a concentration camp in Poland, but to have the full impact, we need D-scope Pro Google Cardboard VR Goggles.
With the D-scope Pro Google Cardboard VR Goggles, students will feel as if they are in the concentration camp as they walk, virtually, in and out of the hospital facilities and sleeping quarters that the Jews were relegated to.
Bringing the abstract knowledge of this historical event to life, virtually, will help develop the students' understanding of this tragic page in the history of our world. In addition to the history content, the teachers also focus on developing tolerance on a broader scale. The idea of putting yourself in someone else's shoes can be tough for this age group to do. However, having such a concrete experience using the D-scope Pro Google Cardboard VR Goggles will help develop that empathy that can prevent history from repeating itself.
More than half of students from low‑income households
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