Google Cardboard & Google Expeditions

Heather Mosher

Google for Education Certified Trainer

Southridge School - South Surrey B.C.

Senior Technology Leader & Senior Mathematics Teacher

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Session Slidedeck:

http://bit.ly/2pPJnsY

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Email: hmosher@southridge.bc.ca

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Twitter:

@MsHeatherMosher

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Website:�https://sites.google.com/southridge.bc.ca/msheathermosher/home

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What is Google Cardboard?

Google Cardboard is a cost-effective VR viewer available for purchase through Google.

More viewers are available to purchase

Other viewers made of plastic, paper or nylon and for different sizes of devices.

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To ensure it works with Google �Cardboard, look for this icon.

More details about Google Cardboard can be found here: https://vr.google.com/cardboard/

Image taken from: https://vr.google.com/intl/en_ca/cardboard/get-cardboard/

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What is Google Expeditions?

Google Expeditions is an App that allows teachers to lead the class on an adventure in a collaborative, discussion-based environment. The teacher is able to guide the experience and all students are able to experience the same VR scenes.

Student Owned Devices (BYOD)

Available at Google Store

• Student Virtual Viewers
• 1 Teacher Device
• Students & Teachers need to be on the same network and allows Peer-to-Peer connections:�Router or Connectify Hotspot 2017

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Google Expedition Kits

Available at Best Buy for Education for class size of 10, 20 and 30 students.

• Student Devices
• Student Virtual Viewers
• 1 Teacher Device
• Rapid chargers
• Router
• Case

Google Cardboard (Google Store)�https://store.google.com/search?q=cardboard

Google Expeditions Kit Information (Best Buy): http://www.bestbuy.com/site/bestbuy-education/googleexpeditions/pcmcat748302046351.c?id=pcmcat748302046351&utm_source=ExpWeb&utm_medium=web

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Virtual Field Trips

Google Expeditions

Why Use Virtual Fieldtrips?

• Places too far to travel to for a field trip.
• Places outside of the universe.
• Internal body parts.

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Possible Field Trips: Google Sheet

Examples

Biology

Human Anatomy Series

• Respiratory System
• Circulatory System
• Nervous System
• Skeletal System
• Muscular System

Social Studies

Monuments

• Aztec & Mayan Ruins
• Underwater American Samoa
• Gettysburg National Military Park
• US Monuments

Earth Science

• Ecosystem of Borneo
• Polar Bears and the Arctic Ecosystem
• Antarctica

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Examples

Womens Studies

• NASA’s Modern Figures
• Female Firefighters in the FDNY
• Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Womens Rights
• Monumental Woman, Pam Elam

Space

• Fly with NASA’s Juno Mission to Jupiter
• International Space Station
• To the moon with Google Lunar XPRIZE

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Dinosaurs

• American Museum of Natural History
• Meet the Dinosaurs
• Fossils
• Dinosaur Walk at Melbourne Museum

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Teacher Led - iPad with Expeditions App

• Teacher content to share with students

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• Highlight materials for the students

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• See how many students are looking at the item

Place your screenshot here

Teacher Led - iPad with Expeditions App

• Teacher content to share with students

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• Highlight materials for the students

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• See how many students are looking at the item

Place your screenshot here

Teacher Led - iPad with Expeditions App

• Teacher content to share with students

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• Highlight materials for the students

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• See how many students are looking at the item

Place your screenshot here

Student Device in Cardboard - Apple or Android

Student devices showcase two images that while in Google Cardboard put them into a new world to discover.

Place your screenshot here

https://www.google.ca/edu/expeditions/#how-it-works

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Benefits of Virtual Learning Environments

Discussion

Concept & Content

Physical Location

Other Great Apps

Google Street View

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Search the Globe

Example - Eiffel Tower

Other Great Apps

Cardboard Camera

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Create and Share your images

Take a picture and create a virtual scavenger hunt

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THANKS!

Any questions?

You can find me at

• Twitter: @MsHeatherMosher
• Email: hmosher@southridge.bc.ca

Other Viewers

Beyond Google Cardboard