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The Best Resources For Finding And Creating Virtual Field Trips

Whether you'd like to explore a far off place from the safety your classroom or create your own online exhibit for others to experience, this website provides a great place to begin learning about virtual field trips.

Virtual Field Trips

Virtual Field Trips
Other Possible Virtual Field Trips Resources

An Illustrated Guide to Creating Virtual Field Trips Using Google™ Services

Virtual Field Trips with Google Earth

How to Enable Google Earth Flight Simulator

Google Earth has many built-in layers and features that many people never use or even know about. (I'm working on a list of some of the built-in layers that can easily be used in a classroom). Today on Tekzilla they show you how to enable the built-in flight simulator for fly-over tours. If you're viewing this in RSS you may need to click through to view the video.


Applications for Education
The flight simulator could be a good, fun way to get students to explore the geography and topography of the earth. Using the flight simulator on an interactive whiteboard could be a great alternative to pulling down a wall map and pointing to places on the map.

Here are some related resources that may be of interest to you:
Exploring Africa in Google Earth
KML Factbook - 2D and 3D Mapped Data Displays
Nearly 400 Google Earth Files for History Teachers
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Posted by Mr. Byrne at 9:46 AM

Labels: Geography, Google Earth, Google earth tours, History, Lesson Plans, Maps, Teaching With Technology, Technology Integration

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