Are We There Yet Exploring the World Without Leaving the Classroom

1. Are We There Yet? Exploring the World Without Leaving the Classroom Virtual Field Trips Moore Elementary School Dr. Martha Taylor, Principal Misty Willis, Tech Lab Teacher Revised 2010

2. Why a Virtual Field Trip? No need to collect permission forms No crowded bus rides and expensive fuel costs No students getting left behind Travel on your own schedule Travel to any place on earth or beyond Travel through time {past, present, and future}

3. Kindergarten Social Studies Destinations American symbols: The Statue of Liberty, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, and White House Introduce maps (drawing of a place) and globes (model of the Earth) Discuss the land and water features shown from above in smaller size Explore the street address, city, county, state, nation, and continent in which students live

4. 1st Grade Social Studies Destinations Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans Mountains, deserts, valleys, plains, plateaus, and coasts Cultural and geographic systems associated with Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clarke with Sacagawea, Harriet Tubman, Theodore Roosevelt, George Washington Carver North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia

5. 2nd Grade Social Studies Destinations Regions in Georgia where the Creeks and Cherokees lived Cultural and geographic systems associated with James Oglethorpe, Tomochichi, and Mary Musgrove, Sequoyah, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jimmy Carter and Georgia�s Creeks and Cherokees Major topographical features of Georgia: Blue Ridge Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau Major rives of Georgia: Ocmulgee, Oconee, Altamaha, Savannah, St. Mary�s, Chattahoochee, and Flint

6. 3rd Grade Social Studies Destinations Cultural and geographic systems associated with Paul Revere, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, Mary McLeod Bethune, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Thurgood Marshall, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Cesar Chavez Major rivers of the United States: Mississippi, Ohio, Rio Grande, Colorado, Hudson Greece Equator and prime meridian Appalachian and Rocky Mountains

7. Where the American Indians settled with emphasis on Arctic (Inuit), Northwest (Kwakiutl), Plateau (Nez Perce), Southwest (Hopi), Plains (Pawnee), and Southeastern (Seminole) Physical features in the United States: Atlantic Coastal Plain, Great Plains, Continental Divide, the Great Basin, Death Valley, Gulf of Mexico, St. Lawrence River, Great Lakes Man-made features in the United States: New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Erie Canal Culture and geographic systems involved with native American groups, early explorers, early colonies, military battle sites, and territorial expansion 4th Grade Social Studies Destinations

8. 5th Grade Social Studies Destinations Grand Canyon, Salton Sea, Great Salt Lake, and the Mojave Desert Chisholm Trail, Pittsburgh, Gettysburg, Kitty Hawk, Pearl Harbor, and Montgomery, AL Slave trade Geographic factors influencing industrial location in the United States after the Civil War Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, the Atlanta Campaign, Sherman�s March to the Sea, and Appomattox Court House Panama Canal Emigration to the United States, the Dust Bowl Political maps before and after World War I & II Civil Rights marches USSR, China, Korea, Cuba, and Vietnam

9. Finding a Virtual Field Trip An Exercise in Not Reinventing the Wheel

10. Search Engines

11. Private Companies .Com and .Org Sites With Lots of Virtual Field Trip Resources

12. Google Earth Satellite images Roads Terrain Political maps 3-D buildings Ground level photos View of the sky Online Exhibitions Online Activities

13. National Geographic TV Programs Videos Games Lesson Plans Atlas Activities Stories

14. http://www.efieldtrips.org/ eField Trip Journal Virtual Visit Ask the Experts Live Chats With Experts 25 Trips and Counting

15. http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours Hundreds of Destinations Historical Figures Government Offices Museums Cities Natural Wonders

16. http://www.field-guides.com/trips.htm http://www.harcourtschool.com/hss/index.html

17. http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/by-grade.shtml http://www.pppst.com

18. The Government Online Tools and Resources from National and State Exhibits

19. http://www.loc.gov/index.html American Memory Project Exhibits Maps Documents Pictures Audio Videos

20. National and State Parks http://georgiastateparks.org/ http://www.nps.gov/ Natural Landscapes Science Connections Historical Landmarks Online Images Distance Learning

21. The Smithsonian Institute Education Page Podcasts Access to 16 Museums and Galleries

22. Public Broadcasting Beyond Radio Beyond Television Into the Classroom

23.  http://pbskids.org/buster/index.html Blog Games Songs Recipes Video Clips Viewers� Postcards

24. GPB United Streaming Videos Sound clips Clip art Discovery Atlas Quizzes Lesson plans

25. Unpacking the Suitcase Why Have We Been Doing All This?

26. Next Steps for New Destinations How do these sites help your students? What GPS can you teach more effectively using virtual field trips? PERFORMANCE TASK Choose a GPS Find a virtual field trip Be ready to represent your grade with a great example from this week�s web site

27. To infinity and beyond� Happy Traveling!