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Add Google+ to Connected Classrooms = Virtual Field Trips

Add Google+ to Connected Classrooms = Virtual Field Trips | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From connectedclassrooms.withgoogle.com - November 4, 2013 10:59 PM
Bring the world into your classroom through Google+
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Put together Google+ and Connected Classrooms and the result is great virtual field trips foryour classroom. Today Google+ and Connected Classroom have launched this new iniative. To learn more head over to Connected Classroom as you have to submit an application to join. Your school will have also have to support Google+. With budget cuts in education this is a great opportunity for students to experience trips to locations that they may never be able to visit in person.

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Ignite Your Audience's curator insight, November 5, 2013 6:31 PM

Great examples of taking unique spaces and places into your classroom.  Ignite Your Audience is very keen to create an experience like this for the Macpherson Homestead in Carnamah, Western Australia. http://www.carnamah.com.au/homestead
Phil Havlik's curator insight, November 11, 2013 3:20 PM

Love the ideas this presents. I think Google+ has lots of valuable possibilities, if adoption can be found. Trying to tie it as another Facebook just won't work. They need to find their niche and adopt it. This seems like a great use of their resource.
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5 Virtual Field Trip Experiences - Getting Smart

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From gettingsmart.com - January 17, 2013 10:47 PM
Today the field trip is not being used as it once was. Stories of my father being taken to the meat packing plant in his small town are old news.
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With money tight virtual field trips provide a way for students to have new experiences. This post looks provides information on five trips you might consider. What would it be like to travel to Mars? Learn about geography and cultures through Reach the World. Learn more about these two programs and additional programs by clicking through to the post.

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10 Web Resources For Digital Field Trips To Museums - Edudemic

10 Web Resources For Digital Field Trips To Museums - Edudemic | Eclectic Technology | Scoop.it
From www.edudemic.com - October 8, 2013 10:27 PM
This week’s Learnist feature highlights digital field trips, travel writer Tyler Wilcox and others, as they take us to some of the best museums in the world.
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With field trips costing money that is often difficult to come by finding a resource that provides you with virtual field trips is a great resource! So let your students know they will be climbing on a virtual bus and possibly going across the country (or to a completely different country) to learn. Museums discussed in this post include:

* The World's Most Amazing Museums

* The World's Best Natural History Museums

* The Best Children's Museums

And more. Take the time to click through and see if there is a journey for you and your students.

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Tracy Shaw's curator insight, October 9, 2013 1:52 PM

Unfortunately, the first link won't load at school -- 
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