Virtual+Field+Trips

Virtual Field Trips

Do’s

Select a trip that has a clear connection to what you are studying in class. Be sure each student has their AUP Internet Use Agreement signed before they can participate. Plan ahead for your trip: -teach a preparatory lesson before the online trip -preview the site -provide step-by-step tasks to accomplish -consider a treasure hunt checklist for students to follow -perhaps have students gather text and images to make a scrapbook -state a measurable objective for your culminating activity Be sure your VFT is in your lesson plans Place a time limit on the trip Be the tour guide - help students pace themselves Consider using a projector and touring as a class Consider pairs or small groups if students work on their own View all monitor screens in use from one vantage point. Be responsible as the chaperone while your class is online. Always be able to see the students’ screens. Use the History folder to see where a browser has been Extend the experience to word processing, desk top publishing, and multimedia presentations Follow through on a plan of assessment for completed student work Have at least one follow-up lesson after the trip

Don't

Allow students to wander online on their own Present the site without knowing it in detail Go on a trip without classroom preparation ahead of time Use VFT's as an unstructured use of free time Complete a VFT and have little or no follow-up - help kids make those connections to their learning!

Tips by:

http://surfaquarium.com/IT/vftguide.htm

My Favorite Virtual Field Trip Link

I have used: http://www.efieldtrips.org/ I like this website because it is very kid friendly. They even have an efield trip journal you can print. Students can complete it as they go through their field trip. Check out the Available Efield trip button to see the list of topics.

A hotlist of Virtual Field Trips http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listvirtualgr.html#cat1

Colonial Williamsburg http://www.history.org/History/teaching/sample/adventure.cfm

Teachers Guide http://www.theteachersguide.com/virtualtours.html

Vicki Blackwell’s Internet Guide for Educators http://www.vickiblackwell.com/vft.html

Kentucky Educational Electronic Field trips http://www.ket.org/trips/

internet4classrooms http://www.internet4classrooms.com/vft.htm

Apple Learning Exchange http://ali.apple.com/ali_sites/ali/vft.html http://reliableanswers.com/hs/virtual_geography.asp#virtual
 * Virtual Geography**

Exploratorium : the museum of science, art and human perception http://www.exploratorium.edu/

Galesburg Augusta Community Schools http://www.gacsnet.org/primary_tech.asp#Virtual

http://oops.bizland.com/vtours.htm
 * An OOPS Virtual field trip**

Windows into Wonderland (Yellowstone National Park) http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/