Baltimore City Public School System issued the following announcement on June 2.
STEM-focused labs feature 3D printers, virtual reality headsets, and fast computers
It’s a real-world challenge that employees in the gaming industry face: “Create a virtual reality video game.” But in Holabird Academy’s Verizon Immersive Media Lab, it’s just one of many high-tech, hands-on projects engaging students in new technologies.
Developing a game is the kind of project students dream of having, and their enthusiasm is clear as they get to work - coding, programming, building worlds and fun gaming experiences. Want to play? Check out one of the games, made by Holabird Academy 6th grader Carlos Torres-Anguiano, called The No Jumping Game!
rojects like this are possible through grants from Verizon Innovative Learning, supporting four City Schools in creating Immersive Media Labs: Baltimore Design School, Holabird Academy, Graceland Park Elementary/Middle School, and Walter P Carter Elementary/Middle School. The grants funding these labs supplement the $1.6M grants each school received in 2020 from Verizon to enhance and expand interest, engagement, and performance in STEM-related learning.
Installed over the last year, the labs feature 3D printers, virtual reality headsets, 360-degree cameras, phones for VR use, computers, and sphero robots - all infusing learning with problem solving, hands-on creation, and STEM experiences. Every 6th through 8th grade student at those schools has daily access to the labs. The grants also provide professional development for educators, helping them leverage the lab’s resources in their teaching.
Original source can be found here.
Source: Baltimore City Public School System
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