Bobbie Bicknell Coray, Reporter
Rich Civic Times
RANDOLPH, Utah. January 16, 2018. Virtual history field trips to sites of the
American Revolution have been enjoyed by the students of Texie Johnson, Rich Middle
School history teacher. She attended The
Rural Schools Conference where she saw
the technology. She used tech money to
buy 24 IPods and cardboard Google virtual
reality boxes. The publisher, Houghten
Mifflen, has apps that show the actual
sites in 3D. For example, a student can
see the path of Paul Revere’s ride much as you would experience it in
person. One can see how wide or small
the trail or see how little distance there was between the Rebels and the
British at the Old North Bridge where the first shot was fired. The world history app shows Roman ruins and aqueducts.
The board enjoyed working with the technology and complimented Johnson on her efforts to bring history to life.
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