Virtual field trips allow students to tour places and time periods through online media like web pages, pictures, text, and video, providing experiences they may not otherwise have access to. Students can also connect with other classes and subject experts over distance through technologies like ePals, online chat, VoIP, video conferencing, and conferencing platforms to converse, collaborate, and learn from one another across languages and cultures.

1. EDT 3470 Week 11 2008

2. Different Places & Times Other Students Experts Over Distance

3. Virtual Field Trip A guided tour to a particular place and/or time through a set of web pages and/or online media For groups or individuals Can provide access to experiences students may not otherwise get

4. Traditional: pages, pictures & text The Nine Eight Planets History of Downtown Detroit (3470 example) Video-based Lewis and Clark Then and Now Multimedia Louvre – Virtual Tour Create Your Own Utah Education Network

5. ePals Like a pen-pal Connect students and classes with each other across… Distance Culture Language Students can… Converse Collaborate Play

6. Connect your students to subject-matter experts through various online technologies Online Chat (AIM, Yahoo, MSN, etc.) VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) iCall Skype Video Conferencing TWICE (Two Way Interactive Connections in Education) Adobe Connect