Virtual field trips can take students around the world.
According to Kim Foley, author of "The Big Pocket Guide to Using and Creating Virtual Field Trips," a virtual field trip is a collection of web pages (often chosen by educators) arranged in a guided tour that is accessed via the Internet. Educators stress the importance of choosing virtual field trips carefully and connecting them to curricula. Virtual field trips allow students to see and hear things outside the classroom without the logistics and expense of real field trips. Local school systems and state education departments sometimes provide tools allowing educators to create their own virtual field trips.
The Louvre Museum Virtual Tours
The Louvre Museum’s virtual tours include eight curatorial departments and the museum’s architecture. The Medieval Louvre tour includes the moat and fortress. The virtual tours provide panoramic views that visitors control using the computer mouse.
The Louvre Museum
louvre.fr
Secrets of Easter Island
The "Secrets of Easter Island" virtual field trip, a NOVA Online Adventure sponsored by PBS, includes photographs, brief narratives and interactive games. The site also includes history lessons about Easter Island and personal accounts from visitors.
Public Broadcasting System
www.pbs.org
The Virtual Cave
The Virtual Cave field trip, provided by Good Earth Graphics, is a collection of underground photographs from caves around the world. The site organizes the photographs into four types of caves and provides information about the caves, including the history of the caves and conservation efforts.
Good Earth Graphics
goodearthgraphics.com
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