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BioDive is an immersive virtual reality experience where middle and high school students are marine biologists studying the delicate ecosystems of venomous marine snails. Throughout their expedition, students discover abiotic and biotic factors that impact marine biodiversity.
Concepts taught: Biodiversity, Energy Pyramid, Producers/Consumers, Conservation, & Scientific Investigation
Some students have used BioDive in Spanish by using Chrome's translate feature. To use this, students can right-click on the page and select "Translate to language...". The first time this feature is used, it may say "Translate to English", which once you click on will give you options to select other languages.
You can send an e-mail to info@killersnails.com. We also encourage you to fill out this message form to help us record detailed responses.
A computer, Chromebook or tablet with a current browser for the online digital journal.
For the VR experiences, you will need either:
Teachers will need to register for an account on Killer Snails Accounts and create a classroom for their students.
Either an Android device running a minimum of Nougat (7.0) or an iPhone 6 running at least iOS 9. The device also needs to be wi-fi enabled.
Note:
For students who don’t want to go into VR or for students with visual impairment.
Clicking on "Toggle VR" turns the VR into a full screen experience. Students still move the device to get a full screen 360 view without the headset and move forward by touching the screen.
To access BioDive and Killer Snails Account, you will need a computer or mobile device with a current web browser with Javascript and Cookies enabled. We recommend recent versions of Chrome or Safari.
NOTE: Safari 9 or less and all versions of Internet Explorer are NOT supported.
1 Mbps or better (broadband recommended). VR devices will need internet access via Wi-fi in order to connect to Killer Snails Accounts and the product being used.
In order for BioDive to function properly, you must have Javascipt enabled in you browser.
To enable Javascript in your browser:
about:config, and press Enter.javascript.enabled.javascript.enabled and click Toggle. JavaScript is now disabled.For more information you can also check out Enable JavaScript.
Most browsers have spell checking enabled by default, but in order to check:
For more information you can also check out Enable JavaScript.
To make the text larger, enlarge the page to the full screen. You can also enlarge the text by using the Zoom feature in your current browser.
In order to avoid phone overheating, make sure to close out of all other apps and to turn off text messaging before going into VR mode.
Students will be addressed with the names they used in their Killer Snails account.
To ensure the text is clear, line the phone up with the center line, as pictured below.
Please check with your school or district’s IT department to ensure that they unblock the following domain:
killersnails.com
They should not limit it to just the www prefix (ie: www.killersnails.com) since other subdomains will also be accessed by different products. For instance, to login to Killer Snails Account, you will need access to accounts.killersnails.com. For BioDive, you will also need access to biodive.killersnails.com.
We would be happy to speak with your IT department to help assist with this process- please contact us at info@killersnails.com
If you log into Killer Snails Account, look for the logo of the experience you wish to make a class for, and click on next to it. You will be prompted to choose if you wish to use Google Classrooms or not. If you select yes, you can import your existing Google Classes here, and if you select no, you can enter a name for your class, create a password, and click on to create a class.
You can manage your classes by logging in to your Killer Snails Account. You will be able to remove or add students to existing classes, delete classes, download student answers, or create new classes.
When you log into your Killer Snails Account, click on the class to get a list of students. If a student has logged into their account, you will see next to their email address. If not, then they will have a next to their email.
To remove students from a class, log into your Killer Snails Account and select the class in which you want to remove your student. Click on the . You will be asked to confirm the deletion. If the student had started working in the class, the seat will not be returned.
If you log into Killer Snails Account, and click on your class, you will be able to add students to an existing class by clicking the button. Fill out their information and click on the button.
If a student is removed from a class, and is not enrolled in any other Killer Snails classes, then their data will be deleted from our database, in accordance with FERPA guidelines.
Following FERPA guidelines, once the subscription ends, all data will be deleted within 45 days of the contract ending. Upon request, Killer Snails can provide a spreadsheet of de-identified student responses for teachers.
You can create an account at Killer Snails Account register page. Fill out the information and click on “Register”. Once complete, you will receive an email to verify your account.
To reset your password, you will need to log out of Killer Snails Account, and follow the link to Killer Snails Account forgot password page. Enter your email, and you will be sent a link to change your password.
All account information is stored in a database and is encrypted.
Emails are used for log-in purposes only. Only teachers that have added students to their classes will be able to see the email addresses of their students. Emails will not be used for any marketing purposes.
Your email will be used as the username for you to log into Killer Snails Accounts or any product that uses a Killer Snails Accounts login, like BioDive’s Digital Journal. The accounts are linked to individual emails so if students move they can keep their account.
BioDive is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards. You can view the BioDive Lesson Plan (middle school) or BioDive Lesson Plan (high school) for more details on which standards are addressed.