Woodstock Union High School and Middle School (WUHS/MS) is giving students new ways to learn through virtual reality (VR) and now has rooms dedicated to VR.
For the 2021-2022 school year, using funds from the Elementary and Middle School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER), WUHS/MS purchased 30 VR headsets and a learning program called Prisms VR. Virtual reality is a computer-generated, three-dimensional image or simulation of an environment in which people, using special electronic devices such as helmets with built-in screens or gloves with sensors, can experience what appears to be a realistic or physical environment. can interact in any way.
Prisms VR is a learning platform that offers new ways to learn about math subjects like algebra and geometry by solving real-world problems through hands-on experiences in VR. It also provides a unique way for teachers to better gather data on where students are struggling and how they are performing across subjects.
Windsor Central Supervisory Union (WCSU) Superintendent Sherry Sousa learned more about the study program on a trip to Ithaca Public Schools, which inspired the school to purchase the study program. “During that journey, [Sousa] I met Anurupa Ganguly, CEO of Prisms VR.Sherry [Sousa] We were so impressed with Anurupa and Prisms VR that they booked us for a demo when we returned home.Raphael Adamek, WCSU Director of Technology and Innovation, said:
Shortly after the demo, Adamek explained that the program impressed teachers and ultimately made the decision to purchase both the program and the headset.
Read more in the February 2nd edition of Vermont Standard.
