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The comprehensive virtual tour allows the visitor to take a virtual, self-guided, room-by-room walking tour of the whole museum. The visitor can navigate from room to room either by using a floor map or by following blue arrow links connecting the rooms. Camera icons indicate hotspots where the visitor can get a close-up on a particular object or exhibit panel.

The comprehensive virtual tour allows the visitor to take a virtual, self-guided, room-by-room walking tour of the whole museum. The visitor can navigate from room to room either by using a floor map or by following blue arrow links connecting the rooms. Camera icons indicate hotspots where the visitor can get a close-up on a particular object or exhibit panel.

"The Virtual Field Trip is a field trip that students and teachers take via the Internet. A great benefit of this activity is that it utilizes technology tools to help students visualize and understand subject matter through exploration and active learning. It's also a great way to "travel" without leaving your classroom! Look for sites with QuickTime VR, which allows you to view panoramic views of your virtual field trip location. Visit our recommended links, which may inspire you to create your own virtual field trip. You can also find thousands of Virtual Field Trips by doing a Google search online."

Virtual Tours through some of the ancient world's marvels.

'You can literally get IN [a Google[ map. It's a phenomenal way to explore with your students (or on your own!). Just pick a location you're learning about, scout it out before hand and let loose. Here are a few different approaches you can take. . ."

"Now, the museum is offering high-tech help to lost explorers -- via its very own app for iPhones and other mobile devices. The app turns the phones -- and iPads or iPod Touch devices -- into a guide to the museum's twisty corridors. Don't have an iPhone? You can borrow an iPod Touch from the museum to use the app."

"The Soweto '76 3D Interface is a unique, three-dimensional archive interface that allows visitors to easily guide themselves through a 3D re-creation of the township, combining both education and exploration as they learn about the places, people, and past of Soweto."