Virtual Field Trip Help
Resources for Exploring the World
For information about how to navigate this page, please see the video to the left. For help and more information on the most commonly referenced tour resources, see below.Â
Google Earth Resources
Google Earth Voyager
Several of the field trip slide decks link to Google Earth Voyager stories.
Professionally curated virtual field trips built in Google Earth. Imagery includes interactive Street View and Photo Spheres that allow viewers to immerse themselves in the virtual experience. In addition to imagery, stories include information boxes about each location with an option to click to learn more.
Want to explore more Voyager Stories?
Want to learn more about how to guide students through a Story?
Google Earth
Several of the field trip slide decks link to Street View experiences that load in Google Earth.
Google Earth for Chrome is an entirely online composite of Earth. A combination of satellite, aerial and street view imagery has been used to create a digital version of our world that HS students and teachers can explore for free, from any web-enabled device. Teachers can share Google Earth whole-group for ES and MS students.
Google Earth is on Classlink for staff and students.
Want to learn more about how to navigate Google Earth to find your own virtual field trips?
Google Earth Projects
Did you know that in addition to searching Google Earth for Voyager Stories and exploring your own experiences that student can create their own Voyager Stories?
GE refers to this as the Projects tool.
Want to learn more about how students can create their own stories/field trips?
Discovery Education Resources
Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips
Several of the field trip slide decks link to virtual field trip experiences on Discovery Education.
DE contains dozens of field trips curated by grade level or topic of study such as career, earth science and health.
Discovery Education is on Classlink for all staff and students.
Want to explore the virtual field trips available on Discovery Education?
(make sure you click to enter DE from Classlink before clicking the link to the virtual field trip library.)
Street View Treks Resources
Street View Treks
Several of the field trip slide decks link to virtual field trip experiences available from Street View Treks.
These virtual trips combine 360 images, videos, music and narration to give a virtual explorer an immersive experience.
Want to see what other trips Street View Treks has to offer?
AirPano
Airpano 360 Photos
Several of the field trip slide decks link to virtual field trip experiences available from Airpano.
These virtual trips combine 360 images, with clickable navigation links to give a virtual explorer an immersive experience.
Want to see what other trips AirPano has to offer?
Google Arts & Culture
Google Arts & Culture
Several of the field trip slide decks link to virtual field trip experiences available on Google Arts & Culture.
These virtual trips frequently offer a 360 video or images, with clickable navigation links to give a virtual explorer an immersive experience.
Want to learn more about Google Arts & Culture?
Virtual Vacation
Virtual Vacation
Includes walking, driving, and aerial video tours of locations from around the world. Students can choose the location of their choice or be taken to random locations.
Also includes the city guesser game that challenges attention to detail and critical thinking as students attempt to guess where they are in a region of the world.
Want to learn more about Virtual Vacation?
Terrain 360
Terrain 360
Includes interactive maps and virtual trails for attractions across the United States. You can hover over locations marked on the map to zoom in and learn more about it and even click on the location to be taken into a street view 360 interactive view.
Terrain 360 is only accessible to staff in AACPS and will need to be shared whole-group with students.