Virtual+Field+Trips+and+Tours

=**Virtual Field Trips**=

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A virtual field trip (VFT) is a standards-based activity that allows students to visit any place in the world or beyond the world on the Internet rather than traveling to an actual place. =====

Tips on Creating Your Own Great VFT

Extensive List of Virtual Field Trips for Various Subject Ares from Simple K-12

====Virtual Field Trip of My Favorite Virtual Field Trips Using TrackStar ====

List of free Virtual Field Trips from Tramline [[file:Tramline.doc]]
[|Teacher Created Virtual Trips for All Subject Areas]

[|Elementary Example of Using Glogster Edu to create a virtual field trip for students]
[|More Educational Examples of Glogs]

Secondary Example of a Glog on the American Revolution


 * ====[|Blabberize]====
 * ====[|Fotobabble]====
 * [|Voki]
 * [|Glogster Edu]
 * Step-by-Step Tutorial

More Virtual Field Trip Links Corina's VFT Delicious Links

=Virtual Tours=

[|100 Virtual Tours You Don't Want to Miss]

﻿How to Create a Virtual Tour with Google Earth [[file:GoogleEarthHowToVFT.pdf]]
Google Earth User's Guide [| http://earth.google.com/intl/en/userguide/v5/ug_findplaces.html#addresses]

[|Google Earth for Each Subject Area]

Google Earth and Discovery Streaming (formerly United Streaming) http://www.google.com/educators/p_earth_discovery.html

Google Earth 5 can be downloaded for free at http://earth.google.com/

Google Maps: **[|http://maps.google.com]**


 * Google Art Project http://www.googleartproject.com/**

Bing Maps (requires IE) http://www.bing.com/maps/

[|View and/or Create 360 degree Panoramic Tours with Photosynth]

[|360 degree tours of Utah]

Corina's Favorite Virtual Tours

[|Tie it all together: Using Google Earth, Discovery Streaming, and Glogster]

=[|Web Cams]= [|Penguin Cam] Polar Bear Cam Ape Cam Panda Cam [|Elephant Cam] [|South Pacific Barrier Reef Cam] [|Otter Cam] [|Gator Cam] Shamu Cam

[|Amazing Animal Webcams] (in LiveBinders) Animal Cams from the National Zoological Park

=**Assignment Ideas **= ====﻿A good way to keep students focused during the VFT is by preparing a study guide to be completed throughout the trip. ====
 * ====Have a general outline and spaces to fill in the information they find ====
 * ====Make it look like a trip itinerary ====
 * ====Include destinations, places to visit, things to look for (like maps, food, money, climate, etc), and even dates ====
 * Design a scavenger hunt

At the end of the trip, have students organize and assimilate what they’ve learned. Have them create:

 * ====Brochures ====
 * ====Newsletters ====
 * ====Online poster using [|Glogster Edu] ====
 * ====Podcasts (Vocaroo is a free, easy voice recording tool) ====
 * ====Travel log, journal, or blog ([|Kidblog] is a free, safe blogging platform for teachers and students) ====
 * ====Newscasts using iMovie or Movie Maker ====
 * ====Educational websites such as a Wiki, Track Star ====
 * ====Multimedia presentation such as VoiceThread ====
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">[|Interactive Timelines]

Other Resources

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Collaboration with Other Schools
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