Language Students Take Classmates on Virtual Reality Tours
“Show and tell” has taken on new meaning with a virtual reality (VR) assignment in Ian Eatock’s Grade 9 Modern Languages class. Last spring, his students experienced each other's March Break vacations through first-hand, immersive tours curated and narrated in French and Spanish by their classmates.
This was the first time that Crescent students created VR experiences as a class project. The resulting VR tours (created with the ThingLink interactive video tool) were personal and unique. Students shared their own experiences and held a major stake in the final product, resulting in authentic language learning.
“The virtual reality assignment was a lot of fun,” says student Noah Behar, who is now in Grade 10. “Every student shot a 360° image from somewhere that they travelled during March Break. It was incredible to see some of the places that my classmates visited, from tropical beaches to the busy downtown streets of San Francisco. I would definitely recommend this assignment.”
Eatock says students will create similar projects in the future, keeping the classroom context relevant and fun. Crescent’s new technology ecosystem, now in development, will support this personal and engaging approach to learning.
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“The virtual reality assignment was a lot of fun,” says student Noah Behar, who is now in Grade 10. “Every student shot a 360° image from somewhere that they travelled during March Break. It was incredible to see some of the places that my classmates visited, from tropical beaches to the busy downtown streets of San Francisco. I would definitely recommend this assignment.”
Eatock says students will create similar projects in the future, keeping the classroom context relevant and fun. Crescent’s new technology ecosystem, now in development, will support this personal and engaging approach to learning.
