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| (Slide from a lecture by Dr. Devra Davis at Melbourne University, November 2015) |
safetechforschoolsmaryland,
4 December 2015
So…my forth grader came home today talking excitedly about something he did at school. He has been under the water, seen the Coral reef, entered a submarine and an “old airport”, although it was difficult to really understand why this last one was interesting.
“Wait…Did you see pictures?” I said.
“No, Mom- more! You could see them behind your head!” he said.
I went online to Google and found the name of this new school adventure he had gone on… “Google Expedition” it was called. Details had been in an email from the teacher but I had not paid much attention. How cool: the kids wear a virtual reality visor that allows them to travel to far away places right from the classroom.
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“Wait…Did you see pictures?” I said.
“No, Mom- more! You could see them behind your head!” he said.
I went online to Google and found the name of this new school adventure he had gone on… “Google Expedition” it was called. Details had been in an email from the teacher but I had not paid much attention. How cool: the kids wear a virtual reality visor that allows them to travel to far away places right from the classroom.