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Virtual Field Trips

Virtual Field Trips. Making Your Own or Re-inventing the Old. www.fhslibrarymedia.wikispaces.com. June Chandler Fairview High School Cullman County jchandler@ccboe.org june.chandler@wallacestate.edu. What is a virtual field trip (VFT)?.

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Virtual Field Trips

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  1. Virtual Field Trips Making Your Own or Re-inventing the Old

  2. www.fhslibrarymedia.wikispaces.com June Chandler Fairview High School Cullman County jchandler@ccboe.org june.chandler@wallacestate.edu

  3. What is a virtual field trip (VFT)? • Wikipedia states that a virtual field trip is a guided exploration through the Web that organizes a collection of pre-screened, thematically based web pages into a structured online learning experience. (Foley, 2003) • Guided exploration of any online learning experience

  4. What are virtual field trips? • Virtual field trips (VFTs) started appearing around 1995 (LEARNZ), but greatly grew in popularity starting around 2000. LEARNZ is a virtual field trip programme for New Zealand Schools. • The VFT was seen as a way to organize the educational potential of the internet in a coherent, appropriate fashion, particularly for primary and secondary education.

  5. What are virtual field trips? • A VFT can contain a selection of topic-specific web pages that are strung together into a grade-targeted, organized package. Often these types of VFTs are provided by commercial distributors.

  6. Why use Virtual Field trips? • Support the curriculum • They are virtual • Modify them for your needs • Promote your Library Program • Students enjoy them and they are informative • Funding issues

  7. Virtual Field Trips? • How could a virtual field trip enhance the learning experience, expand the thinking process, or meet the needs of different learning styles?

  8. Underwater Life

  9. Outer Space

  10. Virtual Field Trips? • What elements of its design make it a successful classroom adventure?

  11. Virtual Field Trips? • User directed but teacher guided • Extend, expand and enhance • Self-paced or teacher guided (whole group) • Plus, many other

  12. VFT — Resources • CA Home schooling: http://ldshomeschoolinginca.org/vft.html • Internet4Classrooms: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/vft.htm • Home Schooling: http://home-educate.com/fieldtrip.shtml • Scholastic: http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/ • Tramline: http://www.field-guides.com/index.htm

  13. Bibliography • ALSDE E-Learning Program—Designing Virtual Field Trips • Foley, K. (2003). The Big Pocket Guide to Using & Creating Virtual Field Trips (3rd ed.) • Templates Wise.Com

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