Virtual Reality Lesson Plan
Technology: VR—thanks, Google!
Link to Proficiency: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://poly.google.com/view/2zS_ree1brE&sa=D&ust=1541706845269000&usg=AFQjCNF3X7b0KNgsFHxp0lquJ7NDpkBPIw
Targeted Learners/Content area: I imagine that I would use this with a class in the 8th-10th grade range for an ELA class that covers Southern literature and slavery in the United States (most likely a fusion class with Social Studies).
Lesson objectives: This VR expedition offers a window into what slaves’ lives were like if they happened to be owned by someone in Britain, rather than in America. Often, when we read literature about slavery in the United States or about the ongoing ramifications of that time in American history, we get a little myopic about all the slaves who didn’t reside in the U.S., or who were trafficked by other countries. Sometimes, those enslaved peoples’ lives were different than those of American enslaved people due to disparities in legal systems or cultures and ideologies. This lesson would, I hope, broaden my students’ perspectives on what slavery looked like around the world, and how different nations approached such an awful system in different ways.
Lesson context: I think I’d have my student do this exploration during the last part of a unit, after they’ve read a good amount of Southern literature and become familiar with what slavery was like in the Americas. I would want them to be able to compare the systems and identify the differences and similarities between them, to be able to make judgments and share opinions on the topic to get the most out of the expedition.
Goal of technology use: The goal of using this technology would be to help expose students to new perspectives on slavery, and to allow them the chance to see artifacts and images from Britain that they would never be able to see otherwise.
Brief description of how technology will be used with students: Two students would likely share a pair of cardboard goggles while they worked through the expedition. They would each be assigned different questions to which they need to find the answers, and would have to report back to one another about the information they recorded at the end.
Link to Proficiency: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://poly.google.com/view/2zS_ree1brE&sa=D&ust=1541706845269000&usg=AFQjCNF3X7b0KNgsFHxp0lquJ7NDpkBPIw
Targeted Learners/Content area: I imagine that I would use this with a class in the 8th-10th grade range for an ELA class that covers Southern literature and slavery in the United States (most likely a fusion class with Social Studies).
Lesson objectives: This VR expedition offers a window into what slaves’ lives were like if they happened to be owned by someone in Britain, rather than in America. Often, when we read literature about slavery in the United States or about the ongoing ramifications of that time in American history, we get a little myopic about all the slaves who didn’t reside in the U.S., or who were trafficked by other countries. Sometimes, those enslaved peoples’ lives were different than those of American enslaved people due to disparities in legal systems or cultures and ideologies. This lesson would, I hope, broaden my students’ perspectives on what slavery looked like around the world, and how different nations approached such an awful system in different ways.
Lesson context: I think I’d have my student do this exploration during the last part of a unit, after they’ve read a good amount of Southern literature and become familiar with what slavery was like in the Americas. I would want them to be able to compare the systems and identify the differences and similarities between them, to be able to make judgments and share opinions on the topic to get the most out of the expedition.
Goal of technology use: The goal of using this technology would be to help expose students to new perspectives on slavery, and to allow them the chance to see artifacts and images from Britain that they would never be able to see otherwise.
Brief description of how technology will be used with students: Two students would likely share a pair of cardboard goggles while they worked through the expedition. They would each be assigned different questions to which they need to find the answers, and would have to report back to one another about the information they recorded at the end.