More than ever, educators realize the importance of bringing virtual, augmented, and mixed reality technology into their classrooms for learning and creation. Studies show that when implemented properly, AR/VR can dramatically improve educational outcomes in core content areas and future-ready initiatives. …

As we come to the end of 2021, and the talks of metaverses and digital objects permeate everyday discussions surrounding the near future, Merge gives you a look into next year’s digital world as one you can touch and hold with your hands. Around this time last year, we announced…

Teaching science remotely offers unique challenges, and Merge EDU provides resources for teachers to effectively teach students online. From digital teaching aids you can hold to our standards-aligned activity plans and STEM projects, distance learning has never been more engaging. “What’s fabulous about all of these tools is that…

By Jaime Donally Have you ever run across a concept that was difficult to explain without using a picture, video, or an object to connect the dots? I can remember my first year teaching 6th grade math and drilling my students over and over again that the total sum of…

Teaching aids have been around forever, because students learn better when they can hold and inspect physical objects. This is especially true for science and STEM concepts since they tend to be abstract and complex. …

Merge provides an effective alternative to physical teaching aids. Every student can access digital teaching aids that help them learn science at home or in the classroom. Powerful, visual and hands-on Science Simulations Teach science effectively with simulations your students can touch, hold and interact with. …

by Kevin Merges, Ed. D. (Real person — last name is pure coincidence.) As futuristic as the technology seems, augmented and virtual reality have been around for a while. The first VR invention can be traced back as early as 1838, when Charles Wheatstone invented the stereoscope. Since then, AR/VR…

Merge, a market leader in AR, launches a brand new experience for Instagram Camera, just in time for the holidays. …

Merge, the leader in AR for K-12 education, announced today they have expanded their AR solution to Facebook’s Spark AR platform. Merge Cube will now be available within Instagram camera. Starting today, content creators and educators are able to bring touchable digital objects into Reels, Stories and Instagram instantly. …