A total 'hot' topic these days is Virtual Reality (VR), and why not? VR can take you to places all over the earth, stars and even transport you back in time. Consider seeing Mars, viewing the inside of a space shuttle, seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa, take a road trip up the Appalachian Trail or wander back to 1255 and see the Tower of London and get a true sense of it's culture. For fun, take a virtual roller coaster ride, walk among dinosaurs, experience a real-feel ghost story or be in the midst of a world class soccer tournament. All these are possible with a viewer, an app and a sense of adventure.
Viewers are aplenty these days. Google Cardboard (https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/), the re-emergence of ViewMaster (http://www.view-master.com/en-us) and many others are very affordable options. Since a phone, iPod Touch or other such devices are used, I like the viewers that enclose the device for total protection versus those that simply hold it in place, but this is a personal preference.
There are also many Apps for the journey or for fun game time as well. And many are Free! Here's a few of my favorites:
Google Cardboard (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-cardboard/id987962261?mt=8)
Google Street View (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-street-view/id904418768?mt=8)
VR Roller Coaster for Google Cardboard (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vr-roller-coaster-for-google/id1076483949?mt=8)
Wish: I would like a complete package with a great viewer, a device and amazing apps, at an affordable price, for a class set of 30! It seems these days, they come separate where each item is very costly. I'm keeping my fingers crossed!
