Fun with Virtual Field Trips

Edtech Throwdown

Episode 163: Fun with Digital Field Trips

Welcome to the EdTech Throwdown  This is episode 163 called “Fun with Digital Field Trips”.  In this episode, we’ll talk about some of our favorite options for fun and engaging virtual field trips.  Time and money is always tight when it comes to education, and these resources can help bring some adventure to your classroom! This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out!

Segment 1: 

Narrative:  What’s your favorite field trip of all time? 

Nick - Penn State Nuclear Energy Lab

We need to take a break to hear from Teach Better, but don’t go anywhere because when we come back we’re going to talk about all things virtual field trips.

Segment 2:

Fully Digital Field Trips:

• Access Mars
• Google Arts and Culture
• AirPano
• 360 Cities
• Dollar Street
• Historyview.org (Easter Island is a good one)

Curated Collections

• Google Maps Treks
• Discovery Education Virtual Field Trips
• Traveling Around the World: Virtual Tours and Field Trips

Theme Parks:

• Walt Disney World:
• Frozen Ever After ride
• It’s a Small World
• Monsters, Inc. Mike & Sulley to the Rescue!
• LEGOLAND 
• SeaWorld Orlando: 

National Parks/Popular Nature Sites

• Mt. Everest
• National Aquarium (Baltimore,MD)
• Ripley Aquarium 
• Yellowstone National Park 
• The Hidden Worlds of National Parks
• Alaska Volcano Observatory Webcams

Zoos

• The San Diego Zoo
• Great Lakes Virtual Field Trip
• Butterfly World
• The Cincinnati Zoo
• Atlanta Zoo: Panda Cam
• Georgia Aquarium: A