Virtual Field Trips

A virtual field trip is a guided exploration through media where students can learn about a subject without physically leaving school. These field trips enhance the curriculum by allowing the students to experience places, ideas, or objects beyond the constraints of the classroom. Not only can teachers and students take a virtual field trip online, but they can actually visit a location, take pictures or video footage and create a virtual field trip using applications such as PowerPoint, Keynote, iMovie, or MovieMaker. This version of a virtual field trip is more flexible and can incorporate the personality of the creator rather than a rehearsed tour guide. They are easy enough to create that your students could share their holiday trip with the class.

There are many websites devoted to taking virtual fieldtrips. Take some time to visit a few to experience a virtual field trip first hand!

• Tramline
• http://www.internet4classrooms.com/vft.htm
• http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/
• http://www.theteachersguide.com/virtualtours.html

Video

Blog

http://www.techsavvyed.net/?p=41

References

http://www.tramline.com/abouttram.htm

You Tube Video- http://youtube.com/watch?v=un-K9bIQVOM

Quiz Yourself!

Q: T/F Students leave school for a virtual field trip.

A: F

Developers of this page

Current group members: Rachel and Holly (Jan 09)

All Editors and Writers: Jeremy (Spring '08), Heather B & Heather L (Fall '08) Rachel and Holly (Jan 09)