Taking My Classroom to TOKYO - Spoiler Alert! AR&VR

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     Hey guys, I am greeting you from Tokyo.

    I am just kidding my friends, I can't take my whole class to Tokyo. I am too poor to do such a thing. But, we all can take our classrooms wherever we want without paying those plain tickets. How? We will use that big power we all carry around in our pants: telephones.

This image is created by Google Gemini (Nano Banana Pro).

    All right, I will quit joking now. As we all aware internet changed everything in these days. With the help of AR&VR we can visit anywhere in the world by watching 360° videos, images or street views. So why don't we integrate this to our language classrooms? Today I am showing you the way of doing that, leave a comment if you want to share your ideas.

    For instance, simulating the whole world in a 360° view known as virtual reality (VR) while augmented reality (AR) is mixing the virtual objects with the real world. For language learners, these tools can serve as perfect tools to take to your classroom to somewhere else or bring some things to your classroom like a virtual 3D lion model.

    Me and my group were already interested in Japan culture. So we immediately choose Tokyo as our destination. Then we had a brainstorm and watch tons of videos to find some quality 360° videos. Afterward, we used Canva to create a visually appealing and engaging worksheet that outlines and guides our virtual tour. For the final project we wanted to give our students a little space, so we created a very detailed and well-structured final project guide that provides our students two beautifully designed, engaging options. We think being able to make a choice on what they are going to do will jump-up our students motivation a lot.

    I personally believe that since almost every high school student owns a smartphone, we can make a good use of them. These tools have the potential to turn passive learning into an active, fun experience. However, we must be really careful. For entry-level students (A1/A2), since these kind of activities can be too difficult for them to deal with. If the tasks are too complex, students might feel overwhelmed, so proper scaffolding is essential.

Here check my group members blogs: Naz Emanetoğlu – İremBeyazıt – Nurefşan Çakır

    Check here to access the assets: ASSURE Lesson Plan & The Worksheet & The Final Project Guideline 

Thank you for reading and stay tuned for next one!

 

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