This document discusses ways to connect classrooms to the world through electronic field trips, online collaborations, and virtual experiences. It provides examples of field trips that allow students to visit places like rainforests and museums, speak with experts, and take space adventures. Students can also work on collaborative online projects with other classes around the world. The benefits of these experiences include expanding learning, connecting with others, and developing skills like communication and problem solving. Teachers are provided tips for finding, planning, and integrating virtual experiences and collaborations into their curriculum.

1. Connectingto the
World

2. Through…
ElectronicFieldTrips
On-lineCollaboration

3. ImagineYour
Class…

4. Visiting Rainforests
inPuertoRicoandAlaska

5. Mural Making during
Webcast
Temperate Rainfo rest
Tropical Rainfo rest

6. TakinganAmazing SpaceAdventu

7. Speakingwith Experts at
Museums–
Virtual Outreach- ExpertsTalk!
So You Wanna Be a
Pale onto lo gist?
The Dish abo ut Dino saur
Talk with “Critte r
Guy”
James Harding

8. PaintingtheCorners-Art andInspiration
at Keyspan Park
What’s a baseball game
witho ut ho tdo gs?
Playing to the tune of
“Take Me Out to the
Ballgame”
Calling in our
questio ns
Who’s on First?

9. Visiting TheKennedyCente
Telling Stories: Christo pher Paul Curtis
Musical Theater: Mame
Country Music: Styles and
Traditio ns
Hip-Hopto daHead
Natio nal Sympho ny Orchestra: Young
Peo ple 's Concert
Flying Across America*

10. Visiting with Authors
Margie Palatin
Webinar

11. Kathleen Krull
Webinar

12. LearningfromIllustrator
Kathryn Hewitt

13. Visiting Williamsburg
Publick Education
Slavery

14. Elementsof the Best
ElectronicFieldTrips
Live and Inte ractive
Primary So urce s
Extend and Make Conne ctio ns
Acro ss the Curriculum
Standards Base d Lesso n Plans and
Reso urce s
Stude nt Web Reso urce s

15. ExploreCarlsbadCavern
Teacher and Student Suppo rt
Standards Based Lesson Plans
Student Web Reso urces

16. Live and Inte ractive
On-Scre en Experts
Primary So urce s

17. NASA e-Missions
Content-based Simulatio ns
Pro vide s teache rs with an all-inclusive
package
Teache r pro fessio nal de velo pme nt
Curriculum aligne d with state and
natio nal standards
Live "missio n" via techno lo gy
Embe dde d asse ssme nt
Operatio n Montserrat
Moon, Mars. And Beyo nd

18. OperationMontserrat
SimulationofVolcanicEruptionandHurricaneon
MontserratandEvacuationTeamResponse

20. Stop Overs
Sinaloa, Mexico
• March 22
Santa Maria Bay
• April 19
San Francisco Bay San Francisco, CA
• April 24
Fraser River Delta Vancouver, British Columbia
• May – Three stops, ending in Alaska

21. TheBIG Questions
 Ho w much will it Cost?
 Do I have to be a Compute r Whiz to use
the se expe ditio ns?
 Ho w do I find e-Field trips and
pro jects?
 Ho w do I inte grate online expe ditio ns
into my curriculum?

22. How muchwill it
COST?
Cost Varie s
Free
 Often bro adcast a se lected day
$50 to $500
 Fee may be required to access all site features
 Typically able to be scheduled

23. Do I haveto beaComputer
WHIZ to usethem?
 One Computer, Pro jecto r, and
Speakers
 Sites are User-friendly
Pro vide Conne ctio n require me nts
Forward require me nts to Tech Team
fo r revie w
Test co nne ctio n – day be fore

24. TheEquipment
 Co mpute r, Pro jecto r, and Spe ake rs
 Do wnlo ads
 Real Player
 QuickTime
 Flash
 Vide o co nfe rencing
 Intel Pro Share
 Logitech's QuickCam VC

25. TheConnection
Sate llite Conne ctio n
Cable Tele visio n Conne ctio n
ISDN - Dial-up co nne ctio n – Cost
for co nne ctio n and time
WEBCAST - Bro adband
co nne ctio n
WEBCAST - High Re so lutio n -
Supe r high- spe e d bro adband
Inte rne t co nne ctio n o f at le ast
700 Kbps

26. How doI integrate electronic
field trips into mycurriculum?
Visit “For Teachers” site area
 Find page s aligning the site ’s co nte nt to
state or natio nal standards
 Find links to le sso n plans to de velo p and
exte nd the site ’s co nte nt

27. FindingaWebcast
Conduct se arche s using…
Electro nic fie ld trips
eTrips
Webcasts
Live Tele casts
Virtual fie ld trips
Distance Educatio n
Distance Learning

28. GreatSites for
Findinga
Webcast
 Efieldtrips.o rg - Scie nce and So cial
Studie s to pics
 NW Wisco nsin IU - Ove r 170 Site s
 SBC - The "Yello w Page s" of
Vide o co nfe rencing!
 Tramline - Acro ss all curriculum are as –
Scie nce fo cus

29. MoreGreatSites…
 Ball State Unive rsity - Six sche dule d
trips each year
 EdNET – Vide o ne two rk co nne ctio n fo r
Utah
 Partne rs in Distance Learning – multi-
state alliance of schools and organizations in
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and
Massachusetts
 Apple Learning Exchange – 72 Virtual
Fie ld Trips and 31 Digital Do cume ntarie s

30. EvenMoreGreatSites…
• PDE Webinars- Autho rs and
Illustrato rs
• TWICE – List of Content Pro viders
• CILC – One-sto p sho pping for
video co nferencing

31. SignupforLISTSERV’s
• TWICE listse rv
• CILC Membe rship
• K-12 Video co nfe rencing
• SBC Listse rv
• eField Trip Ne ws
• Inte rne t2 K20 Initiative

32. Getting Started…
with ElectronicFieldTrips
Identify co nne ctio n to curriculum
Find a Webcast
Che ck Tech require me nts and Cost
Sche dule date and time
Registe r
Sche dule with Tech Team
Revie w relate d Lesso n Plans
Revie w Stude nt Reso urce s

33. Tips–
Plan and Prepare
 Locatio n
 Students
 Camera
 Conduct a test co nne ctio n a day early
 Check audio -visual co nnectio n and se ttings
 Teach stude nts
 To kno w when to speak and when to listen
 To speak lo udly, clearly, and no t too fast
 Prepare questio ns to ask video partner

34. TheBenefits
 Expand the classro om to the
wo rld
 Connect with experts
 Explore diverse perspectives
 Nurture thinking skills
 Deepen curricular understandings

35. Connect,
Learn…
Work
Together

36. CollaborateThrough
anOnlineProject

37. GlobalClassroom
• Work with stude nts aro und the world
• Gathe r data, share and analyze
results
• Build co mmunicatio n, pro ble m
so lving, rese arch, and critical
thinking skills
• Expo se stude nts to diffe rent culture s
and vie wpo ints

40. http://www.rockourworld.org

43. ReadAroundthePlanet

45. RobertVallier,knownas The Phoenix, will
be flyinghis single-engine aircraft25,000
miles across Americain2007,to everyState
- including Hawaii.
The Phoenixwas inthe airagainforsome
more trainingandpreparationrecentlyand
flewseveralroutes, including one from
Rialto,California, to CarsonCity, Nevada- a
round-tripof c.800miles.
ThePicture is ofThe SierraNevada
Mountains, takenfromthe cockpitby
The Phoenix.

47. FindingOn-Line
Collaborations
 Global Scho ol Ho use
 Friendship Through Education
 The Connected Classro om
 Magpi k20 Pro grams
 Internet2 K20 Initiative
 CILC
 TWICE

48. OtherWays to Chat
Interact On-Line Through
Online Moderated Chats
Online Discussio n Bo ards
WebCam and Live Chats
eLuminate
Web2.0 Tools

49. ConductInterviews…
Connect to

50. ther Ways to ChateLuminate-Web-basedFormatfor Interacti

51. Chatwith AnotherClass

52. WhichProjectis Rightfor
Me?
Curriculum focus
Integration of other subje ct
areas
State Standards
Quality of pro ject
Time available / Needed
Open enro llment

53. Why Collaborate??
TheBenefits:
 Suppo rts standards-based
authentic learning
 Connects to other co mmunities
 Increase glo bal awareness
 Appeals to different learning
styles
 Increases student mo tivatio n

54. MoreBenefits
• Employ real wo rld,
transferable skills
• Teach 21st century
learning skills

55. MoreBenefits
 Practice and impro ve
presentatio n and co mmunicatio n
skills
 Impro ve research skills
 Practice graphing and o ther skills
as they create pictures, graphs, o r
drawings on whiteboards for use

56. GetConnected!
You’llBe…

57. Connectingto the
World

58. Get Your Ticket
nitschenotes@wikispaces.com

59. ToAdventure andLearning
 Expand the classro om to the
wo rld
 Connect with experts
 Explore diverse perspectives
 Nurture thinking skills
 Deepen curricular understandings