This document provides suggestions and resources for conducting virtual field trips to enhance instruction in online and face-to-face classes. It includes a sample script for leading a virtual field trip, as well as follow-up activity questions. Links to various educational websites are listed for virtual field trip destinations covering different subjects and age groups, such as museums, NASA sites, and videos on teaching English language learners. References are also included.

1. by Ellen Manning, Ph.D. Emanning@kaplan.edu Julieta Beam, M.Ed. JBeam@Kaplan.edu Laurie Hansen, M.A. Lpatti-Dillon@Kaplan.edu All Aboard! Virtual Field Trip Enhances instruction For both online and face to face classes TCC 2010 Worldwide Online Conference "Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow: Communication, Collaboration, Communities, Mobility and Best Choices”

2. For you Carry on Gift Your VFT souvenir! Script Follow-up activity sample Postcard for absent students List of places (sites) to visit

3. Group Trip Script suggestion Here is an idea of a script you can use for your classes. Of course, you can change the script to suit your plan: “Today we are going on a virtual field trip! We are going to visit ________I have provided you with a link : __________________________ But don’t leave yet! We will leave momentarily… Let’s synchronize our watches! Let’s see, It is now 2:20. Does everyone have that?... During the field trip, you will visit the site, view the video, explore the site and then we’ll come back to seminar at 2:35 to discuss what we’ve observed. Does anyone have any questions? … Is everyone ready? Buckle up! Go ahead and click on the link and I’ll see you back here at 2:35”

4. Follow-Up activitysample I hope you enjoyed the field trip to the ________! As a follow-up activity, please answer the following questions with a short paragraph and submit to your instructor by ____________. What was unique about the site? Was there adequate time for you to explore? What happened during the field trip? What did you learn that you didn’t know? Would you visit this museum again with friends or family members? If so, what would you show them first? What intrigued you?

5. Send to students who did not attend Dear Student, “We missed you at seminar! You may go on the virtual field trip by visiting this site: <insert URL> (Provide follow-up activity) Or you can search “postcard” in MS Word for other options.

6. All ages: Museums: http://www.theteachersguide.com/virtualtours.html#Museums Scribble on a Google map and share. No account necessary http://www.scribblemaps.com/ Annenberg Media: http://www.learner.org/ TED- “Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world” http://www.ted.com/ Places to visit

7. Places to visit Higher Ed: Science: http://www.associatedcontent.com/science?content_type_id=58&cat=58 Technology: http://www.associatedcontent.com/tutorials?content_type_id=59&cat=59 Health and Wellness: http://www.associatedcontent.com/health_wellness?content_type_id=5&cat=5 College student advice: http://www.gearfire.net/

8. Places to visit For Grade School Kids: Virtual Field Trips for Kids takes you to meet fascinating people from all over the world. http://meetmeatthecorner.org/ Have fun learning parts of speech! http://www.grammaropolis.com/index.html NASA for kids to explore space and beyond! http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/index.html American Museum of Natural History for kids http://www.amnh.org/ology/

9. Places to visit Teacher Training for Teachers of English Language Learners (ELLs) Teaching English Language Learners Using Shakespeare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoXZcSMDLEY Every Teacher an English Language Teacher-Elementary http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4gBP2Sg3MI Teaching English Language Learners across the Curriculum: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwg5g-WcXxE Recorded in the TOEFL TV Studio at the TESOL 2009 Conference-using Internet resources to help develop English skills http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEW8WSaSuhc Teaching English -Delivery in ESL/ELD and Sheltered Instruction/SDAIE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwg5g-WcXxE

10. Bon Voyage! Remember: "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." - Henry B. Adams, American novelist, journalist, historian and academic “You're off to Great Places!You're off and away!” ~Dr Seuss

11. References Adams, Henry, B. Accessed on June 23, 2009 from http://www.quotegarden.com/teachers.html ArcsModel. Accessed on June 23, 2009 from http://www.arcsmodel.com/Mot%20dsgn.htm Anneberg Media(n.d.) http://www.learner.org/ Bonwell, C, & Eison, J. (1991). Active learning: creating excitement in the classroom . ERIC Digest. Retrieved on January 31, 2010 from http://www.ntlf.com/html/lib/bib/91-9dig.htm Seuss, Dr. (1990). Oh the places you’ll go! New York : Random House