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Graduate Research Papers

Curriculum and Instruction

Videoconferencing; School field trips; Internet in education; Fieldwork (Educational method); Teleconferencing;

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Virtual Field Trips, Jill R. Stannard Jan 2010

Virtual Field Trips, Jill R. Stannard

Graduate Research Papers

This review focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of virtual field trips and the lack of hands-on experience vs. traveling virtually through the World Wide Web. This study concentrates on the use of virtual field trips for students inside the classroom. Several descriptions of advantages and disadvantages are reflected in this review to provide a credible implementation in exploring the world. This can be done without even going outside or spending a lot of money, through virtual field trips which can be materialized inside the classroom without going farther from the school. This paper defines the qualities of an effective …