Google Cardboard, Copter drone, Theta camera and 360 Youtube

Google Cardboard  and new Youtube 360 video feature are working well together. I predict it will be big thing next year in education, at least Finnish education,  because we start officially our Virtual reality glasses and learning project 2015 -2017. Google Cardboard is almost free, and school can buy good 360 camera amount of 300 €.  

Just order Google Cardboard, unbox like i my last Google Cardboard post, use Cardboard and Android app, go to 360 video channel, click Cardboard icon and just look over your shoulder. If you dont have Cardboard, you can see the video with Chrome Browser. On the left side of to video is a guide panel to look around. 

We started our project beforhand this summer with Ricoh Theta 360 camera. Kuopio classical school principal Jukka Sormunen with students printed in spring 3D copter with Minifactory 3D printer. Little practice and after five crash downs Principal himself taped Theta camera and flew and shoot 360 video. We will buy a few drones with video cameras during this project. 

Use Chrome browser or Google Cardboard to look this video. 

Google Cardboard v 2.0 unboxed

I ordered Google Cardboard v 2.0 from I AM CARDBOARD and package has arrived. So lets unbox. 

A Box

Cardboad headset 

Ready to use. Took about two minutes. 

Add your phone inside 

                 Tutorial from Kevin the Tech Ninja

 

Check our Virtual reality glasses and learning project 2015 - 2017 Start officially at August 2015 

Virtual Reality 360 Cameras

One main goal in new four high school  Virtual reality headsets and learning project 2015 - 2017 is to produce 360 videos by students and teachers to Samsung Gear VR or Google Cardboard. We start with Ricoh Theta but there are many virtual reality cameras coming to the market. We also follow development of these products. Do you know any other good 360 cameras we could use in this project?

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Top Virtual Reality Stories

Yes, im back on blogging again, thanks for inspiring virtual reality development.  Last post was about our Virtual Reality Glasses and Learning - project 2015 - 2017 which starts in August. I just unboxed my very own Samsung Gear VR and testing it tomorrow. There are lots of good up to date articles and i will post them from now on weekly in my blog. 

Top articles:

Top 10 Best Virtual Reality Headsets

Virtual Reality Ecosystem Map

Google Cardboard 
Google Cardboard makes virtual reality a thing for the masses
How to get started with Google Cardboard
Google Cardboard Vs. Samsung Gear VR
Top 20 Google Cardboard apps you can download

HTC Vive
HTC Vive
HCC Vive vs. Cardboard Vs Gear VR

Youtube 
Google Introduces 360-degree YouTube ads

Virtual Reality Glasses and Learning - project 2015 - 2017

Virtual reality has taken huge steps in past two years from 3D and augmented reality to virtual reality glasses. Developers like Oculus Rift, Samsung Gear VR, Sony Project Morpheus, HTC Vive, Microsoft Hololens , Google Cardboard bring virtual reality glasses available to consumers at 2015 - 2016.

This project is funded by Finnish National Board of Education. During years 2015 - 2017 four high schools from Muurame,  Jyväskylä and Kuopio cities develop and test new virtual reality glasses in learning. 

Project main goals:

1. Experiences of virtual reality as learning environment.

2. Offer 360 video production skills and tools for high school teachers and students

3. Share current and future potential of virtual reality developers like Oculus Rift, Sony, Samsung, Google, Valve and Microsoft to all levels of Finnish education system

4. Test virtual reality possibilities in high school subjects (history, geography, biology, sports, arts . . .), team learning and entrepreneurship studies.

5. Test virtual reality as new tool used marketing schools.  

6. Organize high school level national virtual reality game event together with students and teachers

7. With together our company partners Samsung Finland and Edutukku test Samsung Gear Vr virtual reality learning environment.

8. Google Cardboard testing in classroom

We want to build global learning network with schools and companies interested in virtual reality glasses. If interested in collaboration, please contact us in Twitter or this blog comment section.

Contacts:

Teacher and Coordinator @ilotimo

Coordinator and Principal of Muurame high school @apuustin

Company developer, Principal of Kuopio classical high school @sormuju

All tweet about education technology and virtual reality in English

Resources: 

My virtual reality Twitter list 

Virtual Reality VR  Scoop.it

Hashtag #virtualreality

Mirroring Android, Win, iOS-devices in Byod classroom

Im working now in Byod project and our first job is to make some tests about mirroring Android, Win, iOS-devices in Byod classroom.

This first video mirroring Windows and Android devices. Windows 8-tablet and Samsung Note 3 smart phone and Samsung 10.1. Note tablet. Devices need Miracast support. We use wireless Netgear to mirroring those devices. 



Mirroring Android and Windows in Byod classroom.

12.5-13.5. Visit in Denmark 1:1 schools

I had great opportunity to visit in three 1:1 schools in Denmark at 12.5-13.5. After three hours of sleep i let photos do the most talking. 

First school was VUC Haderslev students 18+. New huge building look like a modern museum. They talk about Learning Lighthouse

Our next visit Parkvejens skole in Odder. Municipality of Odder is famous of its iPad 1:1 solutions. Next slide photos tell you some basic ideas related 1:1. 

 Our last visit was in Copenhagen Ørestads high school. This school has been leading digital leaning environment developer in among Denmark high school. All students has lap top and iPad. Also Android and Windows about 10%. In this byod-system they use Google Drive as learning platform.  1100 students in that school.