Virtual Field Trips

We're just getting started in Spotsy with distance learning. The definition to distance learning can include many of the things we have in place in Spotsylvania, but there isn't really a definition in place yet. It's hard to say where we're headed with distance learning but we will definitely be participating in some virtual field trips. Even virtual field trips can include different types of interactions with content. It might be that there is a guide or docent in a video conference at the actual location you or your class is visiting. Virtual field trips might also be more like webquests or web journeys where the student or class is interacting with content and video and/or photos of a location.

It's fun to see the individual reactions to the equipment. We are using Tandberg's video conferencing equipment for video conferencing. As people contact me or other locations to test their audio and video, there is a childlike glee as we see each other in the image and can hear each other across the distance. If we can retain the glee and combine it with some hard work and creativity, we will have a winning initiative in Spotsylvania County. Please share resources as you find them...