Virtual Field Trips are a great way to break down the walls of your classroom and allow students to explore. To be successful, however, a virtual field trip should be more than just a student clicking through interesting websites.
Strategies:
This article from eSchool News (5 ways to make the most of virtual fieldtrips) offers some great tips. Here are two highlights:
- AEIOU Strategy
- A- an adjective or two that describes what they learned
- E – emotion describing how it made them feel
- I – something they found interesting
- O – something that made them say “Oh!”
- U – write a question that you want to learn more about
- A 5 step process to planning a virtual field trip
- Prepare
- Engage and Connect
- Model
- Reflect
- Share
Student Activities:
After the field trip, transform students from consumers of information to content creators. Students can take screenshots of their virtual travels and then create something to authentically process their learning. Here are some student project options:
- Travel blogs
- Scrapbooks
- Slideshows
- Travel diaries
- Postcards
- Tweets or Instagram posts of the trip
- Create their own virtual field trips
- Virtual travel guides or promotional materials
Lists of Recommended Virtual Field Trips:
- eSchool News (10 best virtual field trips)
- Teaching monster (5 best virtual field trips)
- Education World (Get outta class with virtual field trips)
- SimpleK12 (virtual field trips every teacher ought to know about)
- Early Childhood Education Zone (Virtual Field Trips)
- Educator’s Technology (20 wonderful online museums and sites)
- Don’t stop here. Search for your own!
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