The begginer’s Guide to interactive Virtual Trips
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It is a shame that due to the State crisis, fields trips have become less common for our students. But fortunately we have other options such as Virtual Field Trips (VFTs) -field trips that are conducted virtually over the Internet and/or videoconferencing equipment- so students learn from experts without living their classrooms. Also this is going to be a benefit for some students who can’t afford travel costs. There are two types of VFTs: Asynchronous and Interactive. The Asynchronous are basically websites that include text, audio, or video. These varies in quality, substance and educational relevance. Interactive VTFs are synchronous; students in one location to learn from one informal educator in another location for example a museum. Using the videoconferencing interface, students can interact with the experts to get a real-world angle on the topic they are studying. As I stated at the beginning VTFs have many benefits for students of all ages.
Q#1 What benefit as a teacher will I get by using VTFs?
The most important, I think is that my students will enhance their knowledge without going to the field trip outside of the classroom. Also they will be able to interact with people who are far away.
Q#2 What should the school have in order to have access to VIFs?
According to the article approximately 30% of schools districts already have video-conferencing unit, from this point I am going to make sure the school has installed the equipment.
It is a shame that due to the State crisis, fields trips have become less common for our students. But fortunately we have other options such as Virtual Field Trips (VFTs) -field trips that are conducted virtually over the Internet and/or videoconferencing equipment- so students learn from experts without living their classrooms. Also this is going to be a benefit for some students who can’t afford travel costs. There are two types of VFTs: Asynchronous and Interactive. The Asynchronous are basically websites that include text, audio, or video. These varies in quality, substance and educational relevance. Interactive VTFs are synchronous; students in one location to learn from one informal educator in another location for example a museum. Using the videoconferencing interface, students can interact with the experts to get a real-world angle on the topic they are studying. As I stated at the beginning VTFs have many benefits for students of all ages.
Q#1 What benefit as a teacher will I get by using VTFs?
The most important, I think is that my students will enhance their knowledge without going to the field trip outside of the classroom. Also they will be able to interact with people who are far away.
Q#2 What should the school have in order to have access to VIFs?
According to the article approximately 30% of schools districts already have video-conferencing unit, from this point I am going to make sure the school has installed the equipment.
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