Virtual Field Trips

Virtual Field Trips can greatly enhance the online teaching experience.  Students in kindergarten are particularly fascinated with trips that take them for a visit to the zoo or the aquarium.  Several sites offer this experience with zoo cams that capture the animals in real time. 

Throughout the online learning experience students were directed to various sites where they had to observe animals of their choice and write about their observations.  There were several opportunities to embed Math and Language in the virtual experience.

Student was asked to observe the Panda Cam for a few minutes and write about what was observed.  

Sites that offer Virtual Field Trips

The Georgia Aquarium

San Diego Zoo

Panda Cam (Atlanta Zoo)

Zoo Cams Around the World