2. 1. Overview of Virtual field trips - Tie it to the standards - Cross-curricular and multiple grade levels 2. What can it look like in my classroom? 3. Sites and Resources 4. Leave with confidence that you can use Virtual field trips in your own classroom.

4. What is a Virtual Field Trip? Creates an opportunity to explore and see places, things, and people not normally seen on a typical classroom day. During a classroom virtual field trip, students can explore places across the high seas, states across our country, and many nearby or far away people, places, and things. This is an opportunity to see and experience the world without ever leaving the classroom. The virtual field trip is cost effective to schools. It eliminates the costs of renting transportation, additional insurance coverage and the cost of chaperones.

5. Types of Virtual Field Trips Webquests Skype QR Stations Teacher or Student Created Post Field Trip Websites

6. W.6- Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others. W.2 - Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. W.8- Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism. R.7 - Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words. R.9 - Analyze how two or more texts address similar themes or topics in order to build knowledge or to compare the approaches the authors take.

7. Connecting to the standards will vary depending on the trip. Some examples include: MATH Calculating mileage Gas usage Best route Converting money Trip expenses Ratios Probability SCIENCE Soil Minerals Weather of location Biomes Habitats Disease Water filtering

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15. R.2 R.3 R.7 W.1 W.2 W.3 W.6 W.7 W.8 Example 2

16. The Louvre

17. -Students look at the Mona Lisa and read the information. - Students will create their own picture of the Mona Lisa disguising her. - You can give a black and white color sheet and have them edit the image.

18. -Students look at the Louis XIV and read the text below. - Students will write a Fashion Report of what the King is wearing and explain why he has chosen this outfit. (Example: Why is the fleur de lis present on his robe?)

19. -Students look at the painting and read the information below - Students will write explanation of what is going on in the painting and discuss the historical significance of this painting as it relates to Louisiana history.

20. R.1 R.2 R.7 W.1 W.2 W.4 W.6 W.9 W.7 W.8 Example 3

23. Webquest CreatorWebquest Creator : To create your own webquest Plimoth PlantationPlimoth Plantation : For Plimoth Plantation Virtual Field Trip The LouvreThe Louvre : For access to The Louvre Museum of Art in Paris Skype in the ClassroomSkype in the Classroom: To learn more about Skype in the Classroom PowtoonPowtoon: To create your own video QR StuffQR Stuff: To create your own QR Codes Education WorldEducation World: For more ideas on Virtual Field Trips

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