{"id":4583,"date":"2025-02-20T17:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/?p=4583"},"modified":"2025-02-20T17:18:58","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:18:58","slug":"equity-vr-virtual-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/equity-vr-virtual-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"How to leverage virtual reality (VR) to build equity in education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-are-the-benefits-of-vr-in-education-to-promote-equity\"><strong>What are the benefits of VR in education to promote equity?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For teachers looking to use virtual reality (VR) to promote equity in education, there are several key benefits. Firstly, VR breaks down barriers by providing equal access to immersive learning experiences, regardless of students&#8217; backgrounds or locations. Additionally, it fosters hands-on experience and experiential learning, helping students better understand complex topics. VR caters to diverse learning styles, making it easier to <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/personalizing-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">personalize instruction<\/a>. Additionally, it encourages collaboration and teamwork among students, improving communication skills. Overall, VR in education offers the potential to enhance learning and create a more <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/creating-equitable-classrooms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">equitable classroom<\/a> for all students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Who-was-Rosa-Parks-VR-Field-Trip.gif\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"342\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Who-was-Rosa-Parks-VR-Field-Trip.gif\" alt=\"Who was Rosa Parks lesson VR activity\" class=\"wp-image-28427\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New to Nearpod? <\/strong><em>Teachers can sign up for free below to access the resources in this post and create their own interactive lessons. School leaders can schedule a call with an expert to unlock the full power of Nearpod for schools and districts.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/signup\/?role=teacher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teachers: Sign up for free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/go.nearpod.com\/admin-form-blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Administrators: Schedule a call<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nearpod-s-virtual-reality-vr-field-trips\"><strong>Nearpod&#8217;s Virtual Reality (VR) Field Trips<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virtual Reality is one of my favorite <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nearpod<\/a> features. It\u2019s exciting and engaging and brings a real-world aspect to lessons that wouldn\u2019t be possible otherwise. Students all come from different backgrounds and enter school with different life experiences, but VR lessons can fill in those gaps and provide students with meaningful experiences that achieve equity in schools.<\/span> VR headsets are not needed since students can access these immersive learning experiences on their own devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VR-Field-Trips-National-Parks.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VR-Field-Trips-National-Parks-1024x426.png\" alt=\"National parks VR lessons on Nearpod\" class=\"wp-image-28449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VR-Field-Trips-National-Parks-1024x426.png 1024w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VR-Field-Trips-National-Parks-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VR-Field-Trips-National-Parks-768x319.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/VR-Field-Trips-National-Parks.png 1402w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/t\/nearpod-vr-F146040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Explore VR lessons<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-leverage-virtual-reality-vr-to-build-equity-in-education\"><strong>How to leverage virtual reality (VR) to build equity in education<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are 3 ways you can use Nearpod VR in education to build equity and engage your students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-build-background-knowledge-to-bridge-learning-gaps\"><strong>1. Build background knowledge to bridge learning gaps<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I teach kindergarten in sunny, warm Florida, so my students have lots of experience with warm weather and sunny beaches. However, every Fall when we learn about the changing seasons, my students usually have no idea what this looks like. This is the perfect opportunity to introduce <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/t\/nearpod-vr-F146040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearpod VR lessons<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> my students can have this experience. For example, when we read books about picking apples, I\u2019ll first do a Nearpod VR lesson using a 360 photo from an apple orchard so they can see and imagine what picking apples would be like. Or, when we study leaves changing in science, I\u2019ll take them on a virtual field trip to a New England forest where they can <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>see <\/em><\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the different colored leaves falling from the trees.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/t\/vr-states-and-territories-F26525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VR States and Territories<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> lessons are also fantastic ways to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/using-nearpod-build-background-knowledge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">build background knowledge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially when these places are settings of books you\u2019re reading. For example, if you\u2019re reading a book set in Alaska, but you teach in Oklahoma, the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/t\/social-studies\/8th\/getting-to-know-alaska-L37683722\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Getting to Know Alaska<\/a>\u201d lesson would be the perfect way to give students a basic understanding of what it\u2019s like there through using VR in education. These lessons also focus on the history of these locations and the features that make them unique, so all students can gain a deeper understanding without ever having to leave the classroom.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-04-at-2.02.00-PM-min.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-04-at-2.02.00-PM-min-1024x572.png\" alt=\"Autumn VR experience on Nearpod\" class=\"wp-image-18554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-04-at-2.02.00-PM-min-1024x572.png 1024w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-04-at-2.02.00-PM-min-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-04-at-2.02.00-PM-min-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-04-at-2.02.00-PM-min-500x279.png 500w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-04-at-2.02.00-PM-min.png 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Getting-to-know-Alaska-lesson-VR-activity.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Getting-to-know-Alaska-lesson-VR-activity-1024x633.png\" alt=\"Getting to know Alaska lesson VR activity\" class=\"wp-image-33278\" width=\"368\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Getting-to-know-Alaska-lesson-VR-activity-1024x633.png 1024w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Getting-to-know-Alaska-lesson-VR-activity-300x186.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Getting-to-know-Alaska-lesson-VR-activity-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Getting-to-know-Alaska-lesson-VR-activity-1536x950.png 1536w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Getting-to-know-Alaska-lesson-VR-activity-2048x1267.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-connect-students-to-the-real-world\"><strong>2. Connect students to the real world<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the classroom, students are most engaged when lessons connect to their own lives or the real world. Teaching <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/social-emotional-learning-nearpod\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">social and emotional learning skills<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a huge passion of mine, and this is the perfect place to incorporate real-world situations. If you\u2019re&nbsp;teaching your students about self-assertion, why not immerse them in a real-life environment with virtual reality in education to help them practice this skill? Use the <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/t\/general\/8th-grade\/selfassertion-L36539937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Self-Assertion<\/a> lesson to help students assess when to assert themselves and practice techniques for advocating for themselves.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In these <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/t\/vr-explorations-F985\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nearpod Exploration lessons<\/a>, students analyze<\/span> their VR experience and look<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the world through a critical lens by completing the corresponding graphic organizers, collaborative discussions, and polls. This way, when students do encounter a situation where they need to use that skill, they will have a tangible experience to draw upon.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Self-Assertion-lesson-slide.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"633\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Self-Assertion-lesson-slide-1024x633.png\" alt=\"Self-assertion VR lesson slide\" class=\"wp-image-33287\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Self-Assertion-lesson-slide-1024x633.png 1024w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Self-Assertion-lesson-slide-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Self-Assertion-lesson-slide-768x475.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Self-Assertion-lesson-slide-1536x950.png 1536w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Self-Assertion-lesson-slide-2048x1266.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Self-Assertion-lesson-VR-activity.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Self-Assertion-lesson-VR-activity-1024x646.png\" alt=\"Self-assertion VR in education example\" class=\"wp-image-33288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Self-Assertion-lesson-VR-activity-1024x646.png 1024w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Self-Assertion-lesson-VR-activity-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Self-Assertion-lesson-VR-activity-768x484.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Self-Assertion-lesson-VR-activity-1536x969.png 1536w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Self-Assertion-lesson-VR-activity-2048x1292.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those teaching secondary grades, <a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/t\/vr-college-tours-F993\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nearpod&#8217;s College Tours lessons<\/a> are also fantastic and include universities from not just the United States, but the world! Instead of just telling students about preparing for the next step, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">show them<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! These campus tours show students different areas of the university and foster discussions about what features they like and if they\u2019d like to attend school there. This builds equity in education<\/span> as it allows any student to explore campuses without the limitation of travel. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a student like me who attended college out-of-state, VR education would have been incredibly helpful when I was applying and visiting with my parents.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-04-at-1.33.27-PM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-04-at-1.33.27-PM-1024x501.png\" alt=\"VR College Tour lessons\" class=\"wp-image-18519\" width=\"751\" height=\"366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-04-at-1.33.27-PM-1024x501.png 1024w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-04-at-1.33.27-PM-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2022-02-04-at-1.33.27-PM-500x245.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-build-engagement\"><strong>3. Build engagement<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/student-engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Engagement<\/a> is key in the classroom. You could have the most worthwhile content, but if your students aren\u2019t engaged, they\u2019ll never know it. Sometimes our \u201cusual\u201d just gets a little stale for students. But in the several times, I\u2019ve done VR lessons with my class, I have never once heard a \u201cDo we have to?\u201d or a \u201cThis is boring\u201d. They are all smiles and 100% excited to be learning.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While some of my VR lessons are self-made, the Nearpod VR lessons are ready-to-use and beautifully connect your content standards to virtual reality. For example, in the lesson <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/t\/social-studies\/3rd\/empires-ancient-egypt-L38854226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Empires: Ancient Egypt<\/span> lesson<\/a>,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> students can use what they know about patterns to analyze the Egyptian pyramids and see where a pattern may have been used.<\/span> This is especially helpful for students who are visual learners, further promoting equity in education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best part of these Nearpod VR Explorations lessons is that they are all high-quality, research-based, and created with best practices in mind to ensure that they are just as educational as they are engaging.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pyramids-of-Giza-VR-Field-Trip.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pyramids-of-Giza-VR-Field-Trip-1024x640.png\" alt=\"Egypt VR lesson\" class=\"wp-image-24929\" width=\"644\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pyramids-of-Giza-VR-Field-Trip-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pyramids-of-Giza-VR-Field-Trip-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pyramids-of-Giza-VR-Field-Trip-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pyramids-of-Giza-VR-Field-Trip-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/nearpod.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Pyramids-of-Giza-VR-Field-Trip-2048x1280.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/t\/nearpod-vr-F146040\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Explore VR lessons<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-start-using-nearpod-s-vr-field-trips-to-build-equity-in-education\"><strong>Start using Nearpod&#8217;s VR Field Trips to build equity in education<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Virtual reality and augmented reality technologies have the power to revolutionize education systems by creating immersive virtual environments that promote equity and equality among students. VR technology transports students to entirely virtual worlds, both of which can bridge gaps in access to resources and opportunities. By integrating VR and AR into educational practices, educators can provide all students with equitable learning experiences, regardless of their backgrounds or circumstances. These technologies have the potential to transform traditional education systems into inclusive environments where every student can thrive and succeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope you and your students enjoy exploring the world with VR in education! There are plenty of lessons ready to go in the Nearpod library and plenty more 360 Cities photos for you to use to create your own. Happy Exploring!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>New to Nearpod? <\/strong><em>Teachers can sign up for free below to access the resources in this post and create their own interactive lessons. Administrators can schedule a call with an expert to unlock the full power of Nearpod for schools and districts.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/nearpod.com\/signup\/?role=teacher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teachers: Sign up for free<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/go.nearpod.com\/admin-form-blog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Administrators: Schedule a call<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bridge gaps in access to resources and opportunities for students with VR in education. 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