Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Virtual Reality

I think that virtual reality can really help in education today. One its taking something students enjoy in gaming and turning it into educational purposes. It also can give them a real life situation that they can get meaning from and also learn from it.

We already know it can help in flight simulators helping pilots learn how to fly. It also is successful teaching students how to drive. One Of the main fields though that it can help is in the medical field. At first it was said that virtual reality would never be able to be used in the medical field. However, it has shown to be effective in certain areas and is now being used more frequently. This can give medical students a 3D image that can effectively help them learn.

It also would be great for virtual reality field trips, ones that students would never be able to go on otherwise. In addition, it can be used for math and science. There are critics out there though that don't agree with virtual reality in education. They say students can't effectively learn from it. Overall, I feel that it gives students motivation in your classroom to learn because they enjoy using it and get a lot of meaning out of it.

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