[aisle] Experience with VR Headsets

Tonya Tjarks ttjarks at emsd63.org
Thu Feb 6 09:13:31 CST 2020


We have a class set of Google Expeditions as well. See the pictures for how
we store them (the cases are in a corner of the Makerspace).

Tonya Tjarks
Apollo School
Des Plaines

On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 12:45 PM Atalece M Bird via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We don’t have those headsets, but we do have headsets that are powered by
> android phones. We have a good number and the phones have no sim card and
> have a log in that the district provided. They are used with a router and a
> tablet for a closed network. I use google expeditions with them and have
> been working on teaching the teachers. I want to get it to where they can
> checkout the kits.
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> Students have headsets at their tables and they need to leave them open so
> I can see the phone is still in the headset when they line up to leave.
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> They are great in terms of variety of things we can do with them and they
> really help bring things alive. I love taking students on tours of cells or
> going to different places.  I also appreciate there is no strap to worry
> about lice with.
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> --Ata Bird, MSLIS
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> SDMS Library Media Specialist
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> *From: *AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> on behalf of
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> *Date: *Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 12:01 PM
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> *Cc: *"Pantle, Holly" <PantleH at charleston.k12.il.us>
> *Subject: *[aisle] Experience with VR Headsets
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> Does anyone have any experience using and housing VR headsets? We are
> thinking of applying for a grant to get the following model. However, I
> wasn’t sure about their durability? How have you implemented them in the
> classroom?
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> https://www.bestbuy.com/site/oculus-32gb-stand-alone-virtual-reality-headset/6212949.p?gclid=CLyE8PujgecCFemXxQIdoQ0PoQ&gclsrc=ds&loc=1&msclkid=b42085b8f64b1a32158ddba436bb0d1f&ref=212&skuId=6212949
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> Ms. Holly Pantle
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> Library Media Specialist
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> Charleston Middle School <http://www.charleston.k12.il.us/cms/index.html>
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