Davis’ Cardboard Pioneers
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Davis’ Cardboard Pioneers

By Atlanta Jewish Times February 17, 2016, 4:02 pm Edit
Davis Academy middle-schoolers test out the Google Cardboard viewer.
Davis Academy middle-schoolers test out the Google Cardboard viewer.

Second- through eighth-graders at the Davis Academy took virtual field trips Wednesday, Feb. 10, using the Google Cardboard viewer through the Google Expeditions Pioneer Program.

A Google representative gets user feedback from Davis Lower School pupils.
A Google representative gets user feedback from Davis Lower School pupils.

Davis students visited places such as Spain and Israel and experienced 360-degree panoramas and 3D images with the virtual reality delivered by Cardboard and a smartphone. As beta testers, the students then gave Google representatives feedback on the product.

“The Google reps, who visit many schools, shared specifically how impressed they were with our students for their respectful behavior and thoughtful insights and with our faculty’s professionalism and creative plans for the Google tool,” Davis Head of School Amy Shafron reported to parents.

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