Virtual Tours and Fieldtrips

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• Who?
• What?
• Where?
• When?
• Why?
• How?

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WHY?

• To motivate students
• Easy way to integrate technology into subject
  areas
• Provides access to enriched educational resources
• Encourages independent and cooperative learning
• Easy to work into classroom timetable
• Can be part of a home school link
• No travel costs
• No bad weather concerns
• Its fun )

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HOW?

• Bookmark the site
• Enter the URL manually
• Add a link to your webpage
• E-mail the page to your students

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WHO?

• Students K-12
• Individuals
• Partners
• Care Partners
• Groups - jigsaws
• Whole class

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WHEN?

• Anytime
• Open 24 hours
• Stay as long as you like!

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WHAT ?!!!

• Servers may be down
• Sites may require special plug-ins
  (Shockwave, Realaudio, Quicktime)
• The site may have disappeared
• Dead Links
• Others

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WHERE?

• Virtual Field Trips
• Virtual Museums
• Virtual Tours
• Virtual Exhibits
• Webcams

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ANIMALS

• The Virtual Zoo
• An African Safari
• Field Trip - Sharks
• Webcams

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• Nine Planets
• NASA Space Shuttle
• Mission to Mars

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Sharks Field Trip

Though sharks have been around
for millions of years,
which shark
was discovered just in 1976?
Which is the
largest shark? Do all
sharks attack humans? How
many teeth
does a shark have? In
which part of the world are
sharks
found? Do sharks float?
Are there more fatalities
from
shark attacks or bee stings? Did
you know that shark's
immune
systems could provide clues to
human health?

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WEBCAM
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