Here’s what a few students said about creating a VFT and its use in the classroom! …”will get the students attention in the classroom” … “something I will definitely use in the classroom” … “It is a neat experience for students to see, but in no way would it begin to give the students the experience of a real field trip.” … “I showed it to my cooperating teacher, and she was very impressed. Now, let’s see how a VFT can be utilized in the classroom or approached as an assignment for students. Taking a tour of a site… What are you looking for at the site? ~”How do you evaluate the content?” ~“How do you evaluate the literacy level?” ~“How do you evaluate to see if the site meets the standards?” *Discovery Channel Evaluation Forms Third… students can take an actual virtual field trip. Second… they can be created after an actual trip. Virtual field trips have “3” main focuses: First… they may be created prior to an actual trip. Article: “Grounded” from Edutopia, October 2005. Virtual Field Trips (VFT) are an inexpensive way to bring the “world” into the classroom! VFT planning does take time, but the VFT can be done in segments, as an entire trip, and utilized in the future.

The curriculum that will be utilized in the videos will meet New York State Next Generation Learning Standards for 4 th and 5 th grades.Virtual Field Trips What are they? How can you utilize them? How could they be useful in your classroom?Īre on-site field trips a thing of the past? Actual on-site field trips are fading in a student’s academic life due to… Explore & More will also provide teachers with a lesson guide for each video. The worksheet reiterates what the children learned during their virtual field trip along with activity instructions. To further connect students to the lessons, we have also created an accompanying worksheet that the teachers can download, print out and distribute to the students who can take them home. Each video includes a tour of one of our Educational Play Zones a related activity and/or experiment that can easily be replicated by parents at home or teachers in school and conclude by highlighting a STEM career. In this spirit, we invite young learners-the innovators of tomorrow, to “Explore, and More!” Explore & More has created seven (7) interactive videos – that can be used all together or individually by teachers. Children of all ages learn through exploration and grow through creativity.

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