Bring Agriculture to Life with Virtual Reality JESSICA JANSEN DANIELLE MEYERSICK OREGON AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM FOUNDATION
Bring Agriculture to Life with Virtual Reality
JESSICA JANSENDANIELLE MEYERSICK
OREGON AGRICULTURE IN THE CLASSROOM FOUNDATION
Welcome! Before we get started…
• Download the following apps on your phone:• Google Cardboard*• Google Cardboard Camera • Google Expeditions • Google Street View
• No phone? No problem! We have a few to share.
Workshop Overview
• Definitions and prior experience with virtual reality
• Overview of technology
• Applications for agricultural experiences
• Try it out!
What is Virtual Reality (VR)?
• Interactive computer-generated experience, taking place within a simulated environment
• Virtual Reality is:• Believable• Interactive • Explorable• Immersive
What is Virtual Reality (VR)?
• Types of Virtual Reality • Immersive
What is Virtual Reality (VR)?
• Types of Virtual Reality • Immersive• Semi-immersive
What is Virtual Reality (VR)?
• Types of Virtual Reality • Immersive• Semi-immersive • Non-immersive
Virtual Reality in Education
• Visualize and manipulate things you cannot see in the real world
• Exploration of perspectives
• Explore dangerous or limited access locations
• Promotes different learning styles and teaching methods
Tools of the Trade
• Headset
• Phone
• Headphones
Where to Purchase
• Best Buy kits
• Field trip VR
• Amazon
• Build your own kits
• Cardboard
Google Apps
• Cardboard
• Street View
• Expeditions
• Arts and Culture
• YouTube: 360 Channels
Storytelling and News Apps
• New York Times VR
• Jaunt VR
• Within
• Google Spotlight Stories
• ABC News
• USA Today
• Littlstar
VR and Agriculture
• Get Licked by a Cow in Ireland
• Harvest Corn in Illinois
• Tour Rooftop Farms in Brooklyn, New York
Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom
• Eleven 360 videos
• Interactive Map
Try it out!
• Get a cardboard viewer
• Scan the QR code on the side with your phone
• Place your phone screen facing you in the cardboard
• Put rubber band around your phone to secure
• Close flap with Velcro
Create Content• Mobile Devises
• Google Cardboard Camera• Aurasma• Thinglink VR
• 360 Camera • Ricoh Theta• Samsung Gear 360• Nikon Key Mission 360 • Kodak PixPro 350
Additional Resources• When VR Meets Education
• 5 Ways to Use Aurasma in the Classroom
• Nearpod VR (Integrated lessons)
• 100 Virtual Tours
• VR in Education
• Presentation with great subject-area ideas