Budget cuts won?t let you take your students on a trip this year? Can?t afford to miss valuable class time? See the world from your classroom using virtual field trips. Explore the types of virtual field trips available and utilize tools to make the experience a great one for your students.
A rubric has been included to help guide you through the collection of all the artifacts you will need to share as evidence of completing the module. Also, the rubric is an assessment tool to be used by the designated personnel in your school district to whom you will submit your completed work for CEU credit.
Files
PDF - Using Virtual Field Trips in Your Classroom Module Rubric
Preparation:
1. What is a virtual field trip?
The term virtual field trip can mean a variety of things. For the purposes of this module, we will define it as a cybertour. As cybertour implies, students would tour a specific place using Web resources.
2. Traditional versus Virtual
Open the attached file "Traditional versus Virtual" and review.
3. What makes a great virtual field trip?
Just like in the classroom, a great cybertour is the result of careful planning. Download and review "What Makes a Great Virtual Field Trip? A Checklist for Success."
1. Visit the NC Zoo at http://www.nczoo.org
2. Browse the Photo Gallery, and then link to Educator Resources at this address: http://www.nczoo.org/education...
3. Select three activities from this page that you can use in the classroom. List and describe the three activities in the space provided below. Remember to print a copy of your work for documentation.
4. If you had students create a class database, what questions might you have them to use the database to answer? If you aren't sure, visit http://www.ncwiseowl.org/kscop...
5. Complete the Kathy Schrock virtual field trip evaluation available at http://school.discovery.com/sc...
Activity 2
Two Aquarium Tours
1. Visit The Waikiki Aquarium Tour at http://www.waquarium.org.
2. and the Sydney Aquarium Virtual Tour at http://www.sydneyaquarium.com.... .
3. Describe what you like most and least about each tour.
4. How might your students benefit from these online experieinces?
5. Complete the Kathy Schrock virtual field trip evaluation for each of these tours available at http://school.discovery.com/sc...
Respond to the question, "How much is too much?" in regard to virtual field trips.
Exploration:
1. If you could take a field trip with your class, where would you go?
2. Locate an online place.
3. Develop a lesson plan and the necessary materials. Use the planning questions below to guide you.
a. Where would you like to go?
b. What would you like the students to learn while they are there?
c. What objectives from your SCOS does this meet?
d. How much time do you have?
e. What technology resources will you need? Will one computer be sufficient or will you need the lab?
Implementation:
Submit evidence of the implementation of your virtual field trip lesson. Also, complete a short reflection about the implementation of this lesson.
Appendix:
Additional Resources
Cited Works
Cromwell, Sharon. "Take a museum field trip--without leaving your classroom!." ...
NC Zoo: North Carolina Zoo: Wild Possibilities Web site. 1998. North Carolina Z...
Schrock, Kathy. " Evaluation of virtual tours." Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educa...
