The post for today is about virtual field trips. We are looking at the 7 Wonders of the World and the students are able to view natural wonders. Many students will never get the opportunity to travel the world and view all these amazing natural beauties. With the use of virtual field trips, our students can explore a multitude of natural surroundings from the comfort of the classroom. The benefits of virtual tours are great- little to no cost, explore the trip on any time frame and no worries about field trip accidents! I was drawn to this particular link because I have always dreamed of visiting the Northern Lights. In this virtual trip, I can view this spectacular light from anywhere in the world. The website that led me to this particular trip also gave me a great idea. We can create our own virtual field trip anytime we go to a place. An interesting idea would be to allow my students to create a virtual field trip using prior personal vacation pictures (scenery, no faces) or adventures from the classroom. We could tie this in to reading, by integrating ELA with "Oh the places you will go" by Dr. Seuss.
Mrs. J
I like using virtual field trips to allow the student a chance to see places around the world. When we had passport week, I could have told the kids about the Sydney Opera House but they would not have fully understood the beauty of it. I used a virtual field trip and got oohs and auh's. This field trip lead to questions the students would not have ask if they would not have saw the video.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome. In today's schools, field trips do not happen often, but we can surely bring it into the classroom. It's a great way to have a student-centered classroom and get them engaged in what's going on. Great post of information.
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