vft2011

//1—Introduction // 1) UA TiM Summer Workshop Sites: http://uatim.wikispaces.com/Summer2011Workshops 2) Virtual Field Trip Virtual Handout: http://uatim.wikispaces.com/vft2011 3) UA Tim Shared VFT Resources: []

//2—Agenda // VFT Article Discussion What is a Virtual Field Trip? Types of Virtual Field Trips & VFT of VFTs Break Locating Pre-Made Virtual Field Trips Lunch Planning Your Own Virtual Field Trip Using LiveBinders to Create a Virtual Field Trip Creating Your Own Virtual Field Trip Sharing Your Virtual Field Trip & Conclusion/Evaluations || //3—What is a Virtual Field Trip? // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">1) A virtual field trip (VFT) is a standards-based activity which allows students to visit a place of interest on the Web rather than to an actual place. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">2) You take a VFT using your computer and the Internet. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">3) The place can be near you physically or anywhere in the world. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">4) It can even be somewhere that would be otherwise impossible to go! <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">5) VFTs are not just about websites – they’re about learning. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">6) Use VFTs to introduce your students to new places, new people, new processes, etc. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">7) Resources for Virtual Field Trip Ideas:
 * **<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">9:00 – 9:15 **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">9:15 – 9:30 **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">9:30 – 9:45 **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">9:45 – 10:30 **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">10:30 – 10:45 **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">10:45 – 11:30 **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">11:30 – 12:30 **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">12:30 – 1:00 **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">1:00 – 2:00 **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">2:00 – 2:45 **
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">2:45 – 3:00 ** || <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Arrival & Welcome (Read VFT Article as You Arrive)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Students gain experiences and bring them back in a variety of formats, including photos, sounds, videos and text, which suit their learning styles.
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Students are expected to assimilate their experiences and discoveries to transform the material into knowledge demonstrated through a final product.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Dr. Alice Christie’s VFT Resource Guide: []
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">PASD Virtual Field Trip Training Site: http://pasdtechtraining.wikispaces.com/Virtual+Field+Trips
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Virtual Field Trip Resources: []

//<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans Ultra Bold',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4—Types of Virtual Field Trips // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">1) We will take a virtual field trip to view several different types of virtual field trips. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">2) The field trip is located at []. Use [] if the other link is blocked.

3) Original Virtual Field Trip of Virtual Field Trips created with Trackstar: http://bit.ly/trackstarvft (Click View in Frames to Begin.)

//<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans Ultra Bold',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">5—How do I get Started? // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">1) To prepare a virtual field trip, a teacher must choose a destination, locate grade-level appropriate resources, construct a web page, create meaningful learning tasks, and create rubrics for assessment. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">2) It is important for the teacher to choose a destination that is aligned with state and national standards. <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">3) However, the best way to get started is to examine some of the numerous VFTs that are already available on the internet. We will do this shortly.

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> **//A FEW MORE HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR GETTING STARTED//** <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">4) A few steps to help you in the process: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">5) Free Virtual Field Trip Planning Kit: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">6) Virtual Field Trip Wiki: http://virtual-field-trips.wikispaces.com <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">7) Wes Fryer’s Awesome Virtual Field Trip Wiki: []

//<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans Ultra Bold',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 6—Assignment Ideas // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">1) A good way to keep students focused during the VFT is by preparing a study guide to be completed throughout the trip. >
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Have a general outline and spaces to fill in the information they find
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Make it look like a trip itinerary
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Include destinations, places to visit, things to look for (like maps, food, money, climate, etc), and even dates

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">2) At the end of the VFT, have your students organize and assimilate everything they’ve learned. Have them create: > > <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">3) Revisit the first few sections of http://pasdtechtraining.wikispaces.com/Virtual+Field+Trips
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Travel brochures
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Newsletters or newspapers
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Posters or collages
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Travel logs and/or journals
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Simulated newscasts
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Educational websites
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Multimedia presentations



//<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans Ultra Bold',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">7—Resources/Collections of Virtual Field Trips // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">1) Simple K-12 VFTs: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">2) Alice Christie’s Virtual Field Trip Guide: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">3) Free Tech 4 Teachers VFT Resources: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">4) Internet 4 Classrooms VFTs: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">5) Gail Lovely’s VFT Collections: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">6) Innovative Teaching VFTs: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">7) UEN VFTs: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">8) Tramline: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">9) Virtual Field Trips & Web Museums: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">10) Without the Bus-Virtual Field Trips: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">11) Virtual Adventures: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">12) Google Lit Trips: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">13) Google Earth Lessons: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">14) LiveBinder of VFTs: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">15) Use a Google Search for the type of Virtual Field Trip you would like to use or Panoramic Photos

16) Quest Garden: [] (Webquests are similar to VFTs)

//<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans Ultra Bold',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> 8—Tools for Virtual Field Trips // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">1) Sqworl: [|http://sqworl.com] or Delicious: [|http://delicious.com] or Symbaloo: [|www.symbalooedu.com] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">2) Google Maps: [|http://maps.google.com] (Requires Google Account-Free!) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">3) Google Earth: [|http://earth.google.com] (Free Download) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">4) Google Sites: [|http://sites.google.com] (Free web site & wiki creator) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">5) Tramline: [|http://www.field-guides.com] (Requires download-Not Free!) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">6) Track Star: [|http://trackstar.4teachers.org] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">7) Wikis: http://wikispaces.com or [|http://pbworks.com] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">8) E-Sheet Style with Word: http://uatim.wikispaces.com/e-sheet <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">9) UEN Virtual Field Trip Template: [] (Requires Free Registration) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">10) PowerPoint: An Example - [] & Video Tutorial: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">11) PowerPoint: Another Example - [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">12) Glogster EDU: [|http://edu.glogster.com] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">13) LiveBinders: [|http://livebinders.com] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">14) Virtual Worlds such as Second Life, World of Warcraft, etc.

//<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans Ultra Bold',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">9—Resources for VFT Content // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">1) Copyright-Friendly Picture Resources: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">2) Copyright-Friendly Sound Resources: http://uatim.wikispaces.com/soundsites <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">3) More Picture Resources: http://uatim.wikispaces.com/picresources <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">4) 47 Alternatives to Youtube: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">5) Alabama Virtual Library: [|http://www.avl.lib.al.us] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">6) Thinkfinity: [|http://www.thinkfinity.org] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">7) Also see some of the resources on page 1 & 2 of this handout.

//<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans Ultra Bold',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">10—Other Important ideas // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">1) Video Conference Virtual Field Trips/Electronic Field Trips (Usually Not Free) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">2) Skype: Connect with an expert somewhere else in the world <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">3) Web Cams: Famous Places, Zoos, Museums, etc. often have these - ReadWriteThink Resources: [|http://www.readwritethink.org/parent-afterschool-resources/activities-projects/take-virtual-field-trip-30290.html?main-tab=1#tabs]

<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">4) How Stuff Works <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">5) APTPlus Videos (Insert into PowerPoint or Google Earth) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">6) Places that you can’t go…Inner Ear, The World of a Dust Mite or Virus, Virginia during the Civil War <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">7) Have Students Create Virtual Field Trips: Project Based Learning/Higher Order Thinking Skills <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">8) Make a VFT from your own travel photos

//<span style="font-family: 'Gill Sans Ultra Bold',sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">11—Livebinders // <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">1) LiveBinders: [|http://livebinders.com] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">2) Tutorial Videos: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">3) LiveBinder Tips & Tricks: [] <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">4) Steps:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Create Account
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Create Binder
 * 3) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Naming Binder & Other Options
 * 4) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Adding Tabs & Links
 * 5) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Changing Tab Layout
 * 6) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Adding other files such as videos, photos, documents, & presentations
 * 7) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Editing Tabs
 * 8) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Sharing Binders
 * 9) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">My Shelves
 * 10) <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">Sharing Shelves