All school districts are able to go on field trips. They can become costly for parents and the school districts. They can become time consuming for the classroom teachers as well. Then there is the added stress of the parents coming along for extra chaperons. What if there were an option we could go to an African Safari in Kindergarten when we are learning about animal habits or to compare the cold climate of Alaskan polar bears? Well that would be possible with the helpful aid of a virtual field trip.
This is all possible with the help of books and the internet. This could be made possible as a individualized activity or a group activity. The possibilities are endless. The article gave about 13 different places that you could travel to in one second! You could literally take a trip to the White House or go along with the Space Shuttle. This website gave a printable to help while your students were using the field trip activities. The printable included were from rating their experiences to adding their travels to a world map. Then the students could do a writing activity about what they experienced. This is a fun and exciting way to learn.
I would definitely be using this website and this idea in my classroom. I did this idea while I was in college and LOVED it! I can see how it could benefit every style of learning. No student likes to read out of a book and take a test over what they have learned. Providing learning in an engaging and a cooperative style you are allowing so much more learning and I do believe that they will remember what they did and saw for a lifetime. Leaning can be fun!
This is the link to the website http://teach123-school.blogspot.com/2012/10/virtual-field-trips.html
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