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FIGURE 4.6
guide view of a google
expeditions tour showing
scene and accompanying
script with various levels of
questions

CreatIng LearnIng JourneYS

educator stories

DAVID LOCKETT is an IT, robotics, and STEM facilitator at Edward W. Bok Academy in
Lake Wales, FL.
In an era of digital devices, many students have an opportunity to learn with ar and Vr
technology. Digital technologies can now transform textbooks into interactive ebooks.
Virtual-reality-based experiences can instantly transport students across continents,
and complex functions and mechanisms can be visualized with interactivity. Vr allows
students to interact and experience in a dynamic and engaging way. most students
learn by doing. Vr provides an experience to anchor instruction paired with new learn-
ing modalities. with Vr, students are inspired to discover and create for themselves.
Students now have an opportunity to learn by creating things, thus transforming the
way educational content is delivered and received. the potential and promise of aug-
mented and virtual reality connect students with people, places, and experiences they
would typically be unable to access.

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