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Virtual Field Trips are a way to use simple technology to broaden possibilities for exploration within the walls of the classroom. With the use of virtual field trips, there is no place too far for a visit. Videos have the potential to provide us with factual information including how things are made and the varied roles and occupations in our society. Virtual field trips can enhance, not replace, books and learning experiences in the classroom.

Teachers have the opportunity to expose students to virtually any place in the world. The ‘Easy Guide: Virtual Field trips’ provides a list of recommended websites to visit where you can access high quality virtual field trips. Also, visit our YouTube channel at simplifiedstrategies.org to access free, organized virtual field trips that we find appropriate for early education.

There are many aspects of our world that are of interest to students, yet logistical constraints prevent teachers from going on actual field trips to explore the varied aspects of our world. There are even some places of interest, like the inside of a volcano or deep in the sea, that are literally impossible to visit. Virtual field trips open a world of possibilities unlimited by constraints including time, place, and cost.

For teachers

As a teacher, your unique understanding of your student interests will allow you to take students on engaging virtual field trips. Preview virtual field trips before showing to students. Feel free to show selected clips depending on student interest and attention span. You may also want to pause virtual field trips to ask and respond to student questions. When facilitating discussion before and after viewing the video, you may use a visual strategy like a concept map to organize information.

Virtual Field-Trips Classroom Toolkit Oh, The Places to Go

Virtual Fieldtrips

Resource: Simplified  Strategies  YouTube  Channel  URL: h7p://www.youtube.com/user/simplifiedstrategies  

Descrip(on:    Visit the Simplified Strategies YouTube channel to access free, organized, and regularly updated virtual field trips that we find appropriate for early education.

Resource: PBS  Kids  URL: h7p://www.kidvisionvpk.org    

Descrip(on:    Kidvision VPK is an excellent resource for virtual field trips that are appropriate for preschool aged children. Field trips are guided by a teacher. Destinations include a fire station, sheriff’s office, children’s hospital, dentist, horse farm, science museum, weather station, public library, construction site, zoo, airport, bank, animal center, recycling center, and a kindergarten classroom. Registration is required but free.

Resource: PBS  Kids:  Mr.  Rogers  Neighborhood  URL: h7p://pbskids.org/rogers/videos/index.html    

Descrip(on:    Kidvision VPK is an excellent resource for virtual field trips that are appropriate for preschool aged children. Field trips are guided by a teacher. Destinations include a fire station, sheriff’s office, children’s hospital, dentist, horse farm, science museum, weather station, public library, construction site, zoo, airport, bank, animal center, recycling center, and a kindergarten classroom. Registration is required but free.

www.simplifiedstrategies.org

Virtual Fieldtrips

Resource: Watch  Know  Learn  URL: h7p://www.watchknowlearn.org    

Descrip(on:    WatchKnowLearn provides free organized educational videos. The large library of videos can be searched according to age, audience, or topic.

Resource: The  Utah  EducaKon  Network    URL: h7p://www.uen.org/tours/  

Descrip(on:    The Utah Education Network offers virtual field trips to fun, educational, and interesting locations. Virtual field trips are generally geared towards school aged children and organized into content categories such as fine arts, math, science, technology, and social studies. This website also offers guidance on how to create your own virtual field trip and provides links to other virtual field trips around the web.

Resource: Meet  me  at  the  corner  URL: h7p://www.meetmea7hecorner.org/  

Descrip(on:    Meet Me At the Corner contains a number of child friendly virtual field trips.

www.simplifiedstrategies.org