Google Cardboard and 360⁰ Images

At the Geo Teachers Institute there was a lot of talk about virtual reality, the new Google Expeditions, and 360⁰ images (also referred to as photospheres). These resources are a great way to bring the world into you classroom.

Students can go on virtual field trips to places all over the world. 

Google Street View is an app that can be downloaded on smartphones and tablets. Students search for locations, view images that have been uploaded by other Google uses, and feel like they are actually there! How cool is that? Students can visit historic sites, monuments, famous landmarks, landforms, and other cities. 

To view these 360⁰ images, download Google Street View, and search for a locations. If an image is available it will pop up on the bottom of the screen. Theses images can be viewed with a 360⁰ viewer such as Google Cardboard or View-Maker by Mattel.

If you don't have a viewer, simply click on the "compass" icon on the Street View screen and enjoy the view.

You can also take your own 360⁰ images using your iPhone. I plan to teach my students how to do this so they can take their own 360⁰ images when they are out with their families and bring them back to share with the class.

Have fun capturing 360⁰ images!