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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

       Tuition $185        Tell a Friend About PDI Online Courses

** Similar to a WebQuest, in a virtual field trip (VFT), students are able to tour an attraction, a museum, a historical site, a country, etc. without leaving their desks. The VFT has graphics and information and links to additional resources and is set in a progressive format that guides students through the VFT by way of navigation tools. If you do an internet search for virtual field trips, you’ll be able to see many examples.

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
  • Assignment #1: Write an autobiography

Unit Two

  • Effective Search Strategies for Finding Resources
  • Designing an Effective VFT
  • Saving Internet Resources
  • Finding VFTs Online
  • Assignment #2: Review two VFT’s

Unit Three

  • Boolean Searching
  • Converting a Theme into a Lesson
  • Deciding on Your Theme
  • Assignment #3: Choose your theme and lesson ideas

Unit Four

  • Different Methods for VFT Design
  • Gathering and Saving Resources and Information
  • Applying Standards
  • Assignment #4: Locate and document applicable standards

Unit Five

  • Making Connections and Sharing Information
  • Citing Internet Sources
  • Designing a Template and Site Map
  • Assignment #5: Design your VFT template and site map

Unit Six
  • A Top Notch VFT
  • Creating Your VFT
  • Assignment #6: Create a VFT

 

 

Chapman Course Number: 9529B

Three Graduate Level Credits

PDI Course Number: 87A12

 

  Tuition $185

 

 

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