virtual field trips
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Virtual Field Trips. Making Your Own or Re-inventing the Old. www.fhslibrarymedia.wikispaces.com. June Chandler Fairview High School Cullman County [email protected] [email protected]. What is a virtual field trip (VFT)?. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
What is a virtual field trip (VFT)?
• Wikipedia states that 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)• Guided exploration of any online learning
experience
What are virtual field trips?
• Virtual field trips (VFTs) started appearing around 1995 (LEARNZ), but greatly grew in popularity starting around 2000.
LEARNZ is a virtual field trip programme for New Zealand Schools.
• The VFT was seen as a way to organize the educational potential of the internet in a coherent, appropriate fashion, particularly for primary and secondary education.
What are virtual field trips?
• A VFT can contain a selection of topic-specific web pages that are strung together into a grade-targeted, organized package. Often these types of VFTs are provided by commercial distributors.
Why use Virtual Field trips?
• Support the curriculum• They are virtual • Modify them for your needs • Promote your Library
Program• Students enjoy them and
they are informative• Funding issues
Virtual Field Trips?
• How could a virtual field trip enhance the learning experience, expand the thinking process, or meet the needs of different learning styles?
Virtual Field Trips?
• User directed but teacher guided• Extend, expand and enhance• Self-paced or teacher guided (whole group)• Plus, many other
VFT — Resources• CA Home schooling:
http://ldshomeschoolinginca.org/vft.html
• Internet4Classrooms: http://www.internet4classrooms.com/vft.htm
• Home Schooling:http://home-educate.com/fieldtrip.shtml
• Scholastic: http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/
• Tramline: http://www.field-guides.com/index.htm