ERIC Number: EJ1115405
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 4
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The Future of Virtual Reality in the Classroom
Vance, Amelia
State Education Standard, v16 n3 p40-42, 44 Sep 2016
As state boards of education and other state policymakers consider the future of schools, sorting fad technology from technology that accelerates learning is key. Virtual reality (VR) is one such technology with promise that seems unlikely to fizzle. Hailed as potentially transformative for education and still in the early stages of application, VR has seen new developments over the past two years that have tipped it into the column of technologies that schools could begin to adopt now.
Descriptors: Computer Simulation, Electronic Learning, Educational Technology, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Mathematics Instruction, Science Education, Computer Oriented Programs, Scaling, Faculty Development, Educational Policy, State Policy
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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