Children
Below you will find several samples of applications we’ve created for childhood learning. Please feel free to contact us to add your own samples.
Graphic by Curtis Sayers
This illustration is taken from an application Funderstanding designed to teach children about projectile motion. Quite simply, the kids learn by experimenting and seeing: They manipulate the parameters, then they watch what happens. In this particular sequence, children can change the underlying conditions (for instance, they move the cannon or adjust the angle), then they get to see the impact their changes have on the projectile.
In a more traditional curriculum, children would merely be given a formula to study and word problems to solve using the formula.
Graphic by VRI
This screen is taken from an application designed to teach children about conflict resolution. In this scene, the learner must help resolve a conflict with an angry girl over who owns a soccer ball. The students’ guide, Obie, appears in the background. This program is currently being designed and produced by Virtuous Reality Interactive (VRI).
VRI is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping other non-profit organizations with their interactive media needs. VRI is staffed solely by volunteers.
Graphic by VRIThe Lakota Teaching Project is an integrated, experiential, education project that combines classroom learning with website research. This educational tool was created for Lakota (Sioux) Middle School students to help them gain a better understanding of their culture. Working within the provided curriculum, students use the website to learn about their past and present. After they’ve done their research, the students then build their own home pages reflecting their interpretations of Lakota culture. This project was developed by VRI and Lakota educators.
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