1. VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS Mark Hauk mark.hauk@sd23.bc.ca mark.hauk@sd23.bc.ca Merle Ross merle.ross@sd23.bc.ca merle.ross@sd23.bc.ca Download this Presentation at: www.bcbl.ca (click on link above graphic) www.bcbl.ca

2. AGENDA  9:30 am Introduction & Virtual Field Trips in SD23  10:00 am Collaborations Around the Planet (CAPspace)  Sue Porter – CAPspace Coordinator (Grand Rapids, MI)  11:30 amLunch (provided)  12:30 pmHow to find and schedule a Virtual Field Trip  1:00 pmRoyal Tyrrell Museum Virtual Visit  Megan McLauchlin – DL Coordinator (Drumheller, AB)

3. WELCOME TO MCWILLIAMS CENTRE – SD23  Blended Learning Program – www.bcbl.cawww.bcbl.ca  11 teachers, 1 media specialist (Merle), 1 VP (Doug Gray)  Part of Central Programs & Services  Elementary, Middle School, and Secondary ADC/Planning 11

4. VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS – SOME HISTORY…  IP Videoconferencing  High end videoconferencing units  LifeSize, Polycom, Cisco  SD23 Videoconference Infrastructure  27 LifeSize Endpoints  GESS(2), RSS(3), KSS(3), OKM(1), MBSS(2)  CNB (1), Hollywood Road (2)  Portable Units (2)

5. VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS – WHERE WE’VE BEEN  SD23 Virtual Field Trips  Pearl Harbor (Pacific Historic Parks) – Honolulu, HI  Royal Tyrrell Museum – Drumheller, AB  National Gallery of Canada – Ottawa, ON  McMillen Centre for Health Education – Fort Wayne, IN  NASA – Kennedy Space Center  Houston Audubon Society  Dallas Museum of Nature & Science  Indianapolis Zoo  Cleveland Museum of Art

8. WHAT IS AVAILABLE?

9. AN EXAMPLE…

10. COLLABORATIONS AROUND THE PLANET (CAPSPACE)  CAPspace is a portal for educational videoconferencing  Find teachers and schools interested in collaborative videoconference projects  Over 14,000 educators from 56 countries are registered

11. FINDING A VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP  Two Main Databases of Content Providers & Programs  CILC – Center for Interactive Learning & Collaboration CILC – Center for Interactive Learning & Collaboration  Polycom/TWICE Videoconferencing Database Polycom/TWICE Videoconferencing Database

12. CILC – PINNACLE AWARD  Based on Teacher Evaluations – Outstanding Performance by a Content Provider

13. COSTS  Costs range from $0 to $250 per session

14. HOW TO SCHEDULE  Contact Mark Hauk or Merle Ross  Contact Mark if you are having trouble finding a suitable field trip  Try to schedule your event as soon as possible, we recommend you give us at least 4-6 weeks notice  Mark and/or Merle will take care of the scheduling, testing, technical issues, and coordinate payment with your school  We will come out for a quick test in your classroom before the event and will be there to setup and ensure it runs smoothly on the day of the event.