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zSpace - THE NEXT BEST VR AVAILABLE!!!

I know that I have blogged before about zSpace.  zSpace is a virtual reality "system" that is Windows based, it is preloaded with curriculum and apps, and you need the "special" glasses to see and view the 3D components of it and I T  I S  A M A Z I N G!  I feel it has been a LONG LONG time since I have been BLOWN AWAY by something technology wise.  Don't get me wrong,  I have seen a TON of really cool and neat things that I LOVE LOVE and that I share and want to learn more about - BUT - zSpace BLEW ME AWAY!!!  AND, the BEST part, EVERYONE that was here to demo the unit yesterday was ALSO BLOWN AWAY:)!!!  There is NO way to describe it, but our Superintendent, Mr. Loeslie said last night when mentioning it to the school board, "It's like trying to describe fireworks on the 4th of July - the WOW factor doesn't hit until you see it in person, have the glasses on, and are interacting with the system."  TRUTH!!!





We would love to get some systems (maybe 10 - fingers for sure crossed here) into our schools and have our teachers start using them!  There is a ton of curriculum, but the most powerful that I saw is the Science and Technical learning areas - again others are there, but these were POWERFUL, and since it's a STEAM based system, that would make sense why!  I can really see these systems working perfectly with a Makerspace if your school has an area for that as it fits perfectly into that "higher order critical thinking" topic.

WOW - If you are AT ALL interested in this - please contact me and I can you get you in touch with the company - or our contact - WOW!!!

Happy Tuesday all,
Mrs. I:)

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