How K-8 Teachers Are Using Virtual and Augmented Reality in Classrooms Today

March 1, 2020

Despite the challenges associated with using VR and AR in the classroom and the dearth of research in this area, teachers have been able to integrate these technologies into their curricula in successful and innovative ways. The Joan Ganz Cooney Center queried 15 pre-K to grade 8 teachers through questionnaires and interviews to learn more about how they use VR and AR in their classrooms.

Following are snapshots of how three teachers are using virtual and augmented reality in their classrooms. All teacher names in the snapshots are pseudonyms. The snapshots include some of the challenges these teachers have had to overcome as they implemented these technologies in their curricula too.

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