Virtual Field trips are a fun and inexpensive way to explore a different place of the world! Whether is be going back in time, outer space, or visiting the wonder microscopic world! It provides many of the same benefits as a real life field trip would.
To help educators save time, we've chosen these 10 virtual field trips based on their relevancy, depth and quality of resources, and potential for student excitement.
Skype can be used in the classroom to collaborate with other classes, no matter where they are, find guest speakers and invite them into your classroom, and ake a virtual field trip anywhere in the world.
Skype in the classroom is where teachers and Skype other classes with there students, have a guest speaker, as well as go on a virtual field trip. A virtual field trip is nice especially when it won't be cancelled due to bad weather like other field trips.
This is a virtual field trip. On this website you can tour different aspects of Colonial Williamsburg. There are many different portals to navigate through to broaden students' knowledge of this history topic.
This is a virtual field trip. On this website you can tour different aspects of Colonial Williamsburg. There are many different portals to navigate through to broaden students' knowledge of this history topic.
This is a lesson plan sites where teachers can create a "classroom" for their students to access. Teachers can post quizzes, articles, virtual field trips, etc. for their students.
This is a lesson plan sites where teachers can create a "classroom" for their students to access. Teachers can post quizzes, articles, virtual field trips, etc. for their students.
This virtual field trip website allows students to explore a forest. During the "trip" students can learn about the environment of this forest and specific process that occur to keep it alive. This virtual field trip would be great to do on a SmartBoard where students can feel like they are in the forest themselves.
A site to connect you to many resources for virtual field trips. Some included resources enable students to have 360 degree views of cities and interactive museums.
This video is a quick introduction to Wikis. It explains their purpose and how they can be used. It uses teachers planning a camping trip as an example of how it can be used.
This article explains how Skype classroom can broaden your students horizons. You can connect to classrooms all around the world or participate in virtual tours/field trips.
Pearson gives great detail as to why teachers should use virtual field trips which falls into the category of educational websites or resources used in the classroom. Not only does this help the teacher collect their resources but it also helps him or her save the sources and share with others in a creative fashion.