VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS!

I CAN…
• BY THE END OF THE YEAR:
• I CAN FIND POSSIBLE VIRTUAL FIELD
TRIPS FOR MY STUDENTS
• I CAN ARRANGE A VIRTUAL FIELD
TRIP FOR MY STUDENTS
• I CAN PRODUCE A VIRTUAL FIELD
TRIP FOR MY STUDENTS
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WHERE DO WE ?

Survey!

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PROS: WHY GO VIRTUAL?
• FREE!
• NO PAPERWORK OR LENGTHY FORMS!
• NO TRANSPORTATION! CONS:
• YOU CAN GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD! • YOU HAVE TO SEARCH AND TALK TO
• IT BUILDS A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING! PEOPLE
• GIVES ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCES! • YOU HAVE TO PLAN FOR IT
• GREAT MOTIVATION! • YOU HAVE TO PRESENT IT TO YOUR
• BUILD GLOBAL CITIZENS! STUDENTS
 BUT WHAT IS A VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP?
• A VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP IS WHERE THE STUDENTS
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE
ANOTHER PLACE OR THING WITHOUT
PHYSICALLY TRAVELING THERE
• YOU WILL NEED: YOUR DEVICE, YOUR PROJECTOR,
SPEAKERS, AND A MICROPHONE (WE HAVE THESE
AT OUR SCHOOL!)
• YOU MAY NEED A SKYPE NAME, BUT THIS IS FREE!
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BUT I’M NOT SO GREAT WITH TECHNOLOGY

THAT’S OKAY! I’M HERE TO

HELP AND SO ARE SOME OF
YOUR FELLOW EXPERTS!

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 BUT WHY CHANGE?
AT A PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT THIS YEAR, YOU
WILL GET TO EXPERIENCE A
ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME VIRTUAL
FIELD TRIP!
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 I NEED TO SEE SOME OTHER IDEAS
HERE’S A PADLET THAT I’VE
EMAILED FOR ANYONE TO VIEW
OR ADD TO AT ANY TIME
WHERE DO I SIGN UP?
COMING SOON WILL BE A
DIGITAL SIGN UP TO CO-
PLAN WITH AN EXPERT
 FUTURE MEETINGS
• FACULTY MEETING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
• FACULTY MEETING
COLLABORATIONS
• WEBINARS THROUGH EMAIL
• PLANNING OPPORTUNITIES
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