virtual field trips: show your students the world!
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Virtual Field Trips: Show Your Students The World!. Victoria E. Meredith & Audra Robertson Holbrook Middle School. Who are we?. What’s a virtual field trip?. Virtual field trip, virtual tour, electronic exhibit, electronic field trip, podcast, vodcast, interactive feature, multimedia - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Virtual Field Trips: Show Your Students
The World!
Victoria E. Meredith & Audra RobertsonHolbrook Middle School
Who are we?
What’s a virtual field trip?
• Virtual field trip, virtual tour, electronic exhibit, electronic field trip, podcast, vodcast, interactive feature, multimedia
• Commercial, informational, educational Many definitions, many forms!
No, really, what is it?
• Images and words • Uses electronic technology• Engages student interest• Gives a sense of place
Example of virtual field trip
Why virtual field trips?
• You choose time and place• Free or really cheap• Use only what you need• No permission slips,
receipt books
Possible Goals
• Prepare students for RL trip• Review from RL trip• Provide info for places class can’t go• Provide info for places teacher
visited• Give students “sense of place”From http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/jan99/vfieldtrip/
How do I design them?
Plan it•Storyboard•5 Themes Plan Sheet Wing it•Audio first•Pictures first
So what?
• Have a point / theme / goal• Activities before, during, after–Why Take Field Trips? • Preview, preview, preview!–Is the point obvious?
What free tools can I use to make VFTs?
• Windows MovieMaker (comes with XP)
• Audacity (make audio tracks)
• Irfanview (crop and resize photos)
---Click on above links to download tools---
How do I use the tools?
Windows Movie Maker
Audacity
Irfanview
Using Movie Maker
• If you can’t find it, check Start > Programs > Accessories
• Sometimes it hides other places—check folders, desktop
Using Movie MakerName of open
collection
Preview window
Work area
Task view, collections view
Add new collections folderTools menu
New Collection folder
Name new folder
Type folder name
Hit enter or click in white space
Select collections folder
Click to select.Blue highlight
without black border means it’s selected.
Import into collectionsFile menu
Import into Collections
Pictures must be imported before use.
Find photos to import1. Click “Look in”
drop-down arrow
2. Click on folder that contains photos
Switch to thumbnail viewClick Views drop-down
Switch to thumbnail view
Select Thumbnails
Switch to thumbnail view
Select pictures by clicking on
them.
Select photos to use
Click to select one
Select photos to use
Shift+click to select
several in a row
Select photos to use
Ctrl+click to select
non-contiguous
photos
BE PATIENT! Photos take a long time to load.
Go get some
coffee or something.
Timeline view
Switch to timeline view
Click “Show
Timeline” to change
to timeline
view
Timeline view
Drag and drop to make movie
Drag from here…
…to here
Click and drag
Drag and drop to make movie
Drag and drop to make movie
Drag and drop to make movie
Let go.
Save! Save! Save!
Save early, save often
No, really, SAVE!
Save….Save Project to
keep making changes
Save Movie File to show it on
your computer
A note:
(Not Responding)
Don’t Panic!Wait a few minutes
before you freak out.
Zoom in on timeline
When picture is selected, Page Dn to
zoom timeline
Zoom in on timeline
Scale changed
Add more pictures
(Drag and drop onto timeline)
Now what?
Four pictures added
Import and add sound and music the same way.
Adjust photo length by dragging right side
of photo.
Click on picture, hover over right-hand border
Click and drag red arrow…
Click on picture, hover over right-hand border
Click and drag red arrow…and let go.
Sample movie, take 1
Adjust timing by dragging right edge of photos
Start with first photo on left
Trial and error: Drag, preview, repeat
How to preview
Click on first picture
How to preview
Click Play
Trial and error:Drag, preview, repeat
Sample movie, take 2
More help with Movie Maker
•Get Started with Windows MovieMaker (from Microsoft)
•Tips and Tutorials from Mightycoach.com
Audacity opening screen
Toolbar
area
Work area
Audacity: edit preferences
Edit menu
Preferences
Audacity: edit preferences
Quality tab
44100 Hz
Audacity: edit preferences
WAV 16 bit
File formats tab
OK
Audacity: recording
playrecord pause
stop
Audacity: recording
stop
Audacity: editing recordings
Click and drag to select an area.
Audacity: editing recordings
The darker area is now selected.Hit “delete” on the keyboard….
Audacity: editing recordings
The dead air (empty space) is gone.
Audacity: continuing a recording
Click at end to align cursor,
then hit record again.
Audacity: continuing a recording
Tracks combine when exported
Tracks combine when exported
Audacity: export as WAV
Lets you edit later
Export as WAV to use in Movie Maker
More on Audacity
• SourceForge tutorials
• Audacity Wiki tutorials
• TeacherTube basic tutorial
Using Irfanview
Open file Paste icon
Zooming in Irfanview
Click to zoom out
Zooming in Irfanview
Cropping with Irfanview
Cropping with Irfanview
Crop selectionEdit menu
Select area to crop
Cropping with Irfanview
Saving in IrfanviewFile menu
Save as…
Saving in Irfanview
When in doubt, use JPG.
Rotating in Irfanview
Rotating in IrfanviewImage menu
Rotate (R or L)
Rotating in Irfanview
Irfanview and PrntScrn
• Get image on screen• Press PrntScrn key• Open Irfanview• Ctrl+V or Edit > Paste or Paste icon• Crop and save
PrntScrn capture of SmartArt from Microsoft Word
Cropped screen capture
What are some other free tools I can use?
• Free music by PacDV • Hi-Q—alternative to Audacity• Quick Media Converter—changes video
to WMV format• Paint.net—detailed photo editing• Google Earth
What about maps and images?
• Freeworldmaps.com
• Flickr photo sharing—always get permission
A quick trick for better pictures…
The rule of thirds
Where can I find premade virtual field trips?
• Handmade with love by Victoria and Audra
• List of Online VFTs, articles, sourcesRemember: Preview, preview, preview!
How do I evaluate virtual field trips?
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Evaluation of Virtual Tours
What if I’m willing to spend some money?
• Headset ($10-$25)• All-in-one PSC (<$50)• USB drive (<$20)• Commercial software (like Roxio MyDVD)
for burning DVDs ($50-$100)• Digital camera (<$100)
Headset
• For recording audio, playback• Types: Folding/portable Over the head Behind the ear Bud / loose• Boom mic
All-In-One PSC
• PSC: printer / scanner / copier• Scan non-digital photos, ephemera• Some with camera card slots• Inexpensive--$30-$50 on sale
USB drive
• Jump drive / thumb drive / USB drive• 8 gig < $20 online• Use for photos, videos• Buy big
Commercial Software
• Burn your trip to DVD• More transitions, cooler effects• Roxio MyDVD 10 < $70• Nero 9 / Nero Burning ROM < $100
Digital Camera
• Is resolution that important?• 5-10 megapixels for < $100• 3-5 megapixels < $50• 3 mp fine for most VFTs• Preview screen
What are some other tips?• Don’t reinvent the wheel• Scan maps, tickets, brochures• Photograph signs, posters, info• When in doubt, ask permission• Use guidebooks• Include yourself
Other ways to create virtual field trips:
Using PowerPoint
Using Photo Story• Photo story trip: Snow
References p. 1
• How To Make the Most of Virtual Field Trips: http://www.edutopia.org/virtual-field-trips-tips
• Virtual Field Trips Are More Than Just Money Savers: http://www.edutopia.org/virtual-field-trips
• Meet Me @ The Corner (includes video field trips of about 3-4 minutes, and several instructional videos on how to make own video podcasts): http://meetmeatthecorner.org/
• Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Evaluation of Virtual Tours: http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/evaltour.html
• Visual Literacy (Kathy Schrock--has tips on videos, camera angles, colors, composition): http://kathyschrock.net/visual/visual.pdf
References, p. 2
• Why Use Virtual Field Trips? http://www.phschool.com/eteach/professional_development/virtual_field_trips/essay.html
• Virtual Field Trips http://www.ncsu.edu/meridian/jan99/vfieldtrip/ • Why Take Field Trips? (Includes lists of things to do before, during, after
trips that can be helpful with VFTs, too) http://www.campsilos.org/excursions/hc/fieldtrip.htm
• Virtual Field Trips - Why, Where and How-To (huge list of trips, sites, guideline articles): http://www.internet4classrooms.com/vft.htm
• Get Outta Class With Virtual Field Trips: http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech071.shtml
References, p. 3
• Take a Museum Field Trip -- Without Leaving Your Classroom!: http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr057.shtml
• An OOPS Virtual Field Trips Page! http://oops.bizland.com/vtours.htm • Cost-Free Travel with Virtual Field Trips:
http://www.techlearning.com/article/1338 • Virtual Field Trips How-To:
http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/guides/VirtualFieldTrips.html • How to Create a Virtual Tour (part of a Utah Education Network staff
development course) http://www.uen.org/utahlink/tours/tourFames.cgi?tour_id=6018
• Windows Movie Maker: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx
References, p. 4
• Irfanview: http://www.irfanview.net/ • Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ • Quick Media Converter http://www.snapfiles.com/get/qmconverter.html • Paint.net http://www.paint.net/ • Google Earth http://earth.google.com/ • Freeworldmaps.net http://freeworldmaps.net/ • Photography Tips: The Rule of Thirds and Photography
http://www.betterphoto.com/exploring/tips/thirds.asp • Free music by PacDV http://www.pacdv.com/sounds/free-music.html • Ken Rockwell's page on photo resolution
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mpmyth.htm