Virtual Field Trips
Looking for Virtual Field Trips?
Resources for virtual Field Trips
Check out Google’s Arts and Culture - https://artsandculture.google.com/
and these
http://ditchthattextbook.com/20-virtual-field-trip-ideas-and-activities-for-your-classroom/
https://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/04/07/ten-of-the-best-virtual-field-trips/?all
Virtual Field Trip resources bookmarked in my Diigo’s social bookmarking account.
Some of the best resources in my Diigo account are
The information below is from Waffle Bytes - Museum Treasure Troves
Virtual Tours
Apparently there are now 2,500 museums that offer virtual tours from home. It would take a long time to visit all of them! You can find many of them through Google Arts & Culture. Take, for example, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. You can view many of the paintings viewable there - without the crowd - and even learn a bit about them from information added on the page. Or go to Rome and see the Sistine Chapel. Here are some ways to you might engage students through a virtual tour:
- Have students explore a museum in a city they would like to visit. Some possible questions to help them start: What is at the museum? When did it open? Where is the museum located?
- Make observations about a current exhibit together and generate questions about what else you'd like to know about it - maybe even email your questions to the museum!
- Ask them to learn more and share about an art form you have an interest in.
- Have them find samples from different art periods - this could even be something created and built as a group!
Many museums are posting activities, or have resources available for students. Some examples:
- Smithsonian Learning Lab has collections that let students explore and learn about an exhibit electronically
- The Field Museum has lesson plans, games and other activities
- NASA has activities to do at home
This information can also be found on this Google Document
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P9whEBzI29kzav1F77Pm_sh9drxOMiDtZ_iEdusaFEw/edit?usp=sharing