HTC Vive

The Vive Pro leverages enhanced audio and incredible optics to deliver superior STEM instruction with a constantly growing library of VR content. It’s set to revolutionize the way you teach in the 21st century! Now, it’s a part of our store as well, joining other big names in educational VR solutions.

VR is making its way into the educational sphere, empowering students to explore previously unreachable destinations and interact directly with virtual objects. A few weeks ago, I experimented with the Oculus Rift virtual reality system, and this time I got to try out the HTC Vive—just another perk of working at Eduporium!

To be honest, it’s been quite a while since any one technology has had as much potential in the classroom as virtual reality is wielding right now. In fact, it has monumental potential in all sorts of avenues, like healthcare, military operations, and entertainment, but we’re really interested in its implications on education.

As time goes by, virtual reality is becoming more than an insanely cool way to play video games or watch movies. It’s helping train STEM professionals and prepare people for the workforce and some of the common uses that could soon be a regular part of virtual reality. It’s also an effective instructional tool across K-12.

Virtual reality is coming. And, it’s coming quicker than most of us realize. Even in education, virtual reality is finding its way into the classroom and offering students the chance to explore learning with a technology that’s unlike anything else. With its immersive capabilities and incredibly vivid graphics, VR is poised to disrupt education.

We had a crowd that was larger than expected at Café Escadrille in Burlington, MA and tons of immersive learning in the form of presentations and virtual exploration. Attendees included educators and industry enthusiasts made up of VR experts and novices who all shared the same passion for exploring this technology.

We’ve been working hard perfecting our skills, as you can see above, and we’re ready to put on a great event. Come sample some of the best virtual reality headsets, including HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, and more at our FREE hands-on workshop and networking event! You’ll learn from expert speakers and get to try the headsets.

Its potential is enormous and the learning opportunities it helps create are astounding. Some teachers, however, shy away from trying it because they assume that it’s too complicated or too expensive. The truth is that it’s outrageously easy to use and extremely affordable—even for educators. So, does VR have a future in K-12 classrooms?