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Google Arts and Culture 9 VR Tours You'll Love

https://artsandculture.google.com/story/mwJiZHf_Y7FfLg

As I started researching more about Google Expeditions and picturing all of the possibilities in my classroom, I realized that I would need to learn more about Google Arts and Culture, as Expeditions was discontinued as of June 30th this year and rolled into Arts and Culture.  What a loss for me! Many of the features and expeditions mentioned in the articles listed on the class website do not seem to be available any longer now that Expeditions has moved to Arts and Culture.  This website was a good starting point to help me get acquainted with the Arts and Cultures feature.  I began with the virtual reality tour of the Temple of Juno, which then led me to other ancient Roman sites that connect directly with my curriculum including sites and artifacts of the Punic Wars. It was great to be able to click around and see the landmarks from different angles and travel down the pathways around the temples.  I still was left wondering how a VR headset would handle the clicking to move around...so I ordered a cheap headset that would be compatible with my phone. Hoping to have my questions answered soon, and I'm looking forward to exploring.  Allowing students to be able to explore a historic site through virtual reality would help to connect learners and pique their interest.  Using the VR, rather than just the computer screen, would create so much more of an immersive experience, rather than one that was cluttered by the surroundings of the classroom.  In addition to the virtual reality experiences of Arts and Culture, there are other supporting articles, images, museum collections, and more! 


Later, I did find that one of the best ways to search for specific virtual reality experiences, was to just Google it! As it turns out, there are many 3D/VR videos created for YouTube.  Simply Googling "vitual reality Ancient Egypt" produced quite a few videos that would be great for my classes.  Some are narrated tours of tombs where the user can look around different areas as they are shown in the video, and others are videos set to music, or silent.  The key thing that made these videos different, was the ability to have a 360 degree view during each scene in the movie simply by turning the phone, or dragging on the computer screen.  



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Jennifer Moylan ●  484.977.7210, ext. 3711

6th Grade Social Studies, Element Team


Perkiomen Valley Middle School West

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  1. AnonymousJuly 21, 2021 at 1:54 PM

    Jen, I too found 3D/VR videos on youtube. I was amazed on how many. I lost track of time just wondering. You will have to let me know how the headset that you purchased works out. Melissa

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