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Designing and Creating a Virtual Field Trip

(Grades K-12)

 

Take your students anywhere in the world! This course will teach you how to develop a Virtual Field Trip based on any content area. Participants will learn how to locate relevant resources and develop an effective Virtual Field Trip. Internet search strategies will be emphasized along with practical approaches to incorporating standards into the development of the Virtual Field Trip. Note: You must have access to PowerPoint software to design your virtual field trip

"I loved this course. The content was extremely useful and I am currently making more VFTs." - Wendy Verrall

     Registration Fee $124        Tell a Friend About PDI Online Courses

Topical Outline/Three Units    Click here to request a copy of the syllabus

Unit One

  • Introduction to the Course
  • Key Computer and Internet Terms
  • Introduction to Virtual Field Trips
  • Test #1
  • Post an autobiography (what you teach, grade level, etc.)

Unit Two
  • Effective Search Strategies for Finding Resources
  • Designing an Effective VFT
  • Saving Internet Resources
  • Finding VFTs Online
  • Test #2

Unit Three
  • Boolean Searching
  • Converting a Theme into a Lesson
  • Deciding on Your Theme
  • Test #3
 		Unit Four
  • Different Methods for VFT Design
  • Gathering and Saving Resources and Information
  • Applying Standards
  • Test #4

Unit Five
  • Making Connections and Sharing Information
  • Citing Internet Sources
  • Designing a Template and Site Map
  • Test #5

 

Unit Six
  • A Top Notch VFT
  • Project: Create a Virtual Field Trip

 

 

Chapman Course Number: 9529B

Three Graduate Level Credits Available

PDI Course Number: 87T01 

 

  Registration Fee $124

 

 

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