Augusta, Maine – The Maine Department of Education (DOE) and the Maine State Library are teaming up to host a Virtual Reality Immersive Expo for educators on June 19th from 10:00am – 4:00pm at the Maine State Library.
Attendees are asked to register for the expo in advance at no cost.
The event is being held to help facilitate an awareness about new and emerging education tools, and to see and hear from some of the Maine schools, and higher education institutions who are currently using virtual reality in their classrooms.
Among the schools presenting is York School Department who has run over 50 Google Expeditions through the 16-17 school year. Using the tool, teachers are able to take students on virtual field trips to locations all over the world and beyond. They report that students rave about the trips, and the new perspectives they gain from the experience.
Other presenters include software companies such as Apple Inc., HP Inc., zSpace and more that offer virtual reality education tools which provide students with a more immersive learning experience, access to new places and resources, and a deeper learning of complex concepts.
There will be booths located in the atrium of the Maine State Library in addition to 30 minute presentations throughout the day. Educators are encouraged to attend at any time from 10:00am to 4:00pm.
Find a list of presenters below, along with a link to the presentation schedule. The presentations will also be live streamed on the Maine DOE Facebook page.
Visiting presenters:
- zSpace
- York School Department
- Bates College
- University of New England (UNE)
- Nearpod
- HP Inc.
- UMaine
- Thomas College
- Maine Math and Science Alliance
- Mount Desert Island High School
- ThingLink
- Apple Inc.
- HistoryView
- USM – CI2LAB
For more information contact: Rachel Paling at 207-624-6747 or rachel.paling@maine.gov