Google launches Expeditions so teachers can take students on VR field trips

Google I/O's jam-packed opening keynote on Thursday included a cool surprise: A new VR initiative called Expeditions that lets teachers take their students on virtual field trips to places they might not otherwise be able to visit.

Expeditions is a software and hardware kit teachers can sign up for online that works with existing phones and Cardboard, the simple virtual reality viewer Google sells for $10-plus online. Once they receive their kits, getting set up should be a simple three-step process, enabling teachers to take students on one of the ready-made virtual tours Expeditions will launch with, which includes the Palace of Versailles Read more...