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Virtual Fieldtrips
Travel within your Classroom
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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?
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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."
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A Virtual Fieldtrip, (VFT) takes you someplace. …
basically on a guided tour, virtually.
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Kim Foley Bernie Dodge _________ = ___________
Tramline & WebquestVirtual Fieldtrips
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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)
Sounds like a lesson plan, yes?
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At its best,
a VFT is a real time guided field trip that is supported by interactive pages
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.
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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.
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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 TripsVirtual Field Trips. Take a Field Trip · Create a Field Trip · Visit Related Sites. Comments or questions to: [email protected] · Utah Education Network.www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/ -Tramline - the Virtual Field Trips Company, Home of TourMaker SoftwareIncludes virtual science tours on nature topics. Includes related educational resources.www.field-trips.org/ -Tramline Virtual Field TripsJoin 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
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Virtual Field Trips for the Classroom or Home at Internet 4 ClassroomsFind 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 - SimilarVirtual field tripJun 21, 2009 ... VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS SITE · VIRTUAL FIELDTRIPS · VIRTUAL NYC ZOOS · VIRTUAL SAFARI · VIRTUAL SCHOOLHOUSE · VIRTUAL REALTIME TOURS ...www.techtrekers.com/virtualft.htm - Cached - SimilarField Trip Archive - HomeworkSpot.comHop aboard the HomeworkSpot.com bus for a virtual field trip.www.homeworkspot.com › Field Trip - Cached - SimilarVirtually Hawaii: Virtual Field TripsThis 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
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SOME RESOURCES FOR YOU:
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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
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Two very useful sites: SitesForTeachers.comKathy Schrocks’ site
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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!!
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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.
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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)
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• 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
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• 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.
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• 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?
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Encourage collaborative learning.
Group students to create commercialsencouraging visitors to the site of their fieldtrip
Create think-pair-share activites.
The ways are endless for each discipline……you are the expert….!
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TIME TO DESIGN…
The steps:
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Gather Information
Create folders, and save resources;
build bibliography as you go
Collect links, sounds, and action
buttons, clip art
Decide on a theme
Focus objectives, get them excited
Apply standards, print tickets,
passes, permission slips…
Design a template and
a site map
Timing: how long?How deep for the
web access?
Create a storyboard, and a planning template
(see handout)
The workflow:
Keys to success: be organized! save your stuff!
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TramlineAround the World in 80
Clicks
The Homework
Spot
Web Resources for
Educators
Blackwell’s Best Virtual Field Trips
Check out these VFT’s online:
You might find some useful; or you could use these as exemplars to design your own.
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• Finalize bibliography• Create hyperlinks for points of web
access• Proofread all slides
• Number slides for easy reference.• Add navigation buttons for
homepage access from all points of your VFT
Final Touches
• Check that all links are working and current, (each time you use the VFT)
• For this reason, list all hyperlinks on one page for easy verification.Proofread
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Check for understanding• Create a post-test, or lesson
Design benchmarks
• Depending on the size and scope of your VFT, benchmarks help students stay accountable.
Create rubrics, grade scales
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Webquest workflow:Compare/ what can we borrow for our VFT?
Introduction The Task
The Process Resources Evaluation Conclusion
Teacher Notes**
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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.
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Let’s share….in what ways might you make use of this tool?
Come forward and add to the list.
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Thank you for coming!
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