Virtual Reality in the Classroom

The two common citation styles used in the Education discipline are APA and MLA. However, your professor may have a different preference as to what information they expect in citations. 

When to cite:

• any image or video you plan to use in a scholarly work (e.g. in print or from the web) should be cite

Visit this citation guide for more information. 

How to cite ONLINE VIDEOS:

Last Name, F.M. [Producer]. (Year, Month Day). Title of video [Video File]. Retrieved from URL

Example: 

[Google]. (2017, August 30). Chasing Totality: A Solar Eclipse VR Experience [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvO4VGBi518.

How to cite ONLINE PHOTOS:

Photographer's Last name, First initial. (Date of composition - if unknown use n.d.). Title of work. Museum or collection, City. Retrieved date of access, from complete URL.

Example:

Moiseenko, D. & Sedov, S. (2017, March 17-28). Antarctica Biennale 360-degree Arial Panoramas. AirPano.com, Antarctica. Retrieved Friday, September 8, 2017, from http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Antarctica-2017.

How to cite ONLINE VIDEOS:

Focused person, if needed. "Episode, if needed." Title of video, other contributors, version, number, publisher, publication date, URL.

Example: 

Chasing Totality: A Solar Eclipse VR Experience. Google, August 30, 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvO4VGBi518.

How to cite ONLINE PHOTOS:

Photographers' name. Title of work. Date of composition, URL.

Example:

Dmitry Moiseenko & Stas Sedov. Antarctica Biennale. March 17-18, 2017. http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Antarctica-2017.

• When creating a citation, provide the information you known and include “unknown” for any information that cannot be located
• Cite the original source of images found on Google, rather than google.com
• Use a citation management tool like RefWorks or Zotero to manage your sources (View this comparison chart to find the best one for you)