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Virtual Fieldtrips

Virtual Fieldtrips. Travel within your Classroom. What is it? Is it like a Webquest ? How is it different from a Webquest ? How do I use it? Looks like work…….but is it? . A WebQuest defined by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University:

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Virtual Fieldtrips

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  1. Virtual Fieldtrips Travel within your Classroom

  2. What is it? Is it like a Webquest? How is it different from a Webquest? How do I use it? Looks like work…….but is it?

  3. A WebQuest defined by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University: "an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that students interact with comes from resources on the Internet."

  4. A Virtual Fieldtrip, (VFT) takes you someplace. … basically on a guided tour, virtually.

  5. Kim Foley Bernie Dodge _________ = ___________ Tramline & Webquest Virtual Fieldtrips

  6. A virtual field trip is a guided exploration through the Web that organizes a collection of pre-screened, thematically based webpages into a structured online learning experience. (Foley, 2003) Sounds like a lesson plan, yes?

  7. At its best, a VFT is a real time guidedfield trip that is supported by interactivepages on the Web that have been selected by educators and arranged in a "thread" that teachers and students can follow in lineal or broad searching. The live links with experts on-site in real-time is a key aspect in creating a "real" experience for students.

  8. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=2507464n&tag=api CBS News shows how videoconference capability can create a ‘real-time’ personal experience for students.

  9. There are a number of different formats used for VFTs. On A web search you will find thousands of trips. Some trips simply consist of a list of links on one web page. Other trips use some type of navigator (or buttons) to move through the tour. Virtual Classroom Field Trips Virtual Field Trips. Take a Field Trip · Create a Field Trip · Visit Related Sites. Comments or questions to: resources@uen.org · Utah Education Network.www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/ - Tramline - the Virtual Field Trips Company, Home of TourMaker Software Includes virtual science tours on nature topics. Includes related educational resources.www.field-trips.org/ - Tramline Virtual Field Trips Join a VFT discussion list - for educators devoted to the topic of Virtual Field Trips in education. Printable list of the field trips and descriptions. ...www.field-trips.org/trips.htm - Show more results from www.field-trips.org

  10. Virtual Field Trips for the Classroom or Home at Internet 4 Classrooms Find Virtual Field Trips for Students and Children at Internet 4 Classrooms, internet resources for teachers and students, children and parents.www.internet4classrooms.com › Links for K-12 - Cached - Similar Virtual field trip Jun 21, 2009 ...VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS SITE · VIRTUAL FIELDTRIPS · VIRTUAL NYC ZOOS · VIRTUAL SAFARI · VIRTUAL SCHOOLHOUSE · VIRTUAL REALTIME TOURS ...www.techtrekers.com/virtualft.htm - Cached - Similar Field Trip Archive - HomeworkSpot.com Hop aboard the HomeworkSpot.com bus for a virtual field trip.www.homeworkspot.com › Field Trip - Cached - Similar Virtually Hawaii: Virtual Field Trips This part of Virtually Hawaii provides what we call "Virtual Field Trips", which take you on different tours around the islands. ...satftp.soest.hawaii.edu/space/hawaii/virtual.field.trips.html - Cached - Similar

  11. Some resources for you:

  12. For VFT: visit Tramline http://www.field-trips.org/trips.htm For a free trial-download of Tramline, tour-maker software: http://www.tramline.com/tm/download.htm Or, your VFT could be created as a website. Free tutorials for Fireworks, Flash, Dreamweaver, PhotoShop and Web design: http://www.entheosweb.com/tutorials.asp Visit TeacherWeb for a free 30 trial. But….. Most commonly used: PowerPoint

  13. Two very useful sites: SitesForTeachers.com Kathy Schrocks’ site

  14. How is a VFT used? • To simulate a field trip • To reinforce learning before or after an actual field trip • To utilize the WWW for extending a learning experience • To synthesize a learning experience • To encourage collaborative learning. Think the buzzword: differentiated learning!!

  15. To simulate a field trip: • Go where you have no time or access to go. • Offer the field trip experience when funds or scheduling make a field trip impossible. • Encourage students toward independent use of technology.

  16. Reinforce learning before or after an actual field trip • Preview what students will see and learn before an actual fieldtrip. (motivation) • Focuses students toward what you want them to notice. (objectives) • Engage students by piquing their curiosity, and stirring up anticipation of what they will experience. • Check for understanding through the VFT after the actual field trip. (synthesis)

  17. Utilize the WWW by extending a learning experience via related sites. • Teach students to do web searches • Use search engines to find specific content • Google • Yahoo • Yahooligans (recommended for students) • Teacher-guided , constructed searches

  18. Search Tips: • Use specific search words, most important word first. • Use quotes to find sites that include the full word or phrase • Check spelling • Don’t’ use articles: a, an and the • Don’t use plurals.

  19. Synthesize the field trip experience by offering a wrap up virtual experience • E-pals • Create a travel brochure • Create a travel journal • Can you add to this list?

  20. Encourage collaborative learning. Group students to create commercials encouraging visitors to the site of their fieldtrip Create think-pair-share activites. The ways are endless for each discipline…… you are the expert….!

  21. Time to design… The steps:

  22. The workflow: Keys to success: be organized! save your stuff!

  23. Check out these VFT’s online: You might find some useful; or you could use these as exemplars to design your own.

  24. Create rubrics, grade scales

  25. Webquest workflow: • Compare/ what can we borrow for our VFT? • Introduction • The Task • The Process • Resources • Evaluation • Conclusion • Teacher Notes**

  26. Feel free to communicate on a personal level to your students. Feel free to list notes to yourself as you are designing. You can always cut/paste later into a document/folder.

  27. Let’s take a look at a Virtual Fieldtrip!

  28. Let’s share….in what ways might you make use of this tool? Come forward and add to the list.

  29. Thank you for coming!

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