Module 2 shows teachers how to create a virtual field trip using voice thread.

1. Module 2
Learning to Create a Virtual Field
Trip
Presented by:
Leslie Jones

2. Module 2
• Questions about information covered up to
this point
• About this Module
• What is a Virtual Field Trip
• Why use a Virtual Field Trip with your students?
• Example of a Virtual Field Trip
• Your Turn: Creating a Virtual Field Trip

3. What is a Virtual Field Trip and
Why Use a Virtual Field Trip with your Students?
• A Virtual Field trip is a field trip from your
classroom
• Why Use a Virtual Field Trip
• No Cost, No Bus, No Sack Lunches, No Chaperones
• Ability to give students an chance to experience and
explore different topics and worlds
• Links to Sites that Provide information and Ideas
about Virtual Field Trips
• http://www.slideshare.net/gregnielsen/artown-virtual-tour
• http://www.slideshare.net/AshleyKnotts611/virtual-
fieldtrip-ashleyknotts

4. Examples of a Virtual Field Trip
• http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/webcast.
htm
• http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/iadventure/2310Spring04/AM
artens/index.html
• http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/iadventure/studentsites/breed
y/index.html
• http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/iadventure/index.html

5. Review of Unit Essential Questions
• How can teachers use technology to help
students with reading skills?
• How can teachers help students learn to use
technology safely?
• How can teachers use technology to help
students be active and engaged learners?

6. Standards
• ISTE Nets for Teachers
• 1d Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students,
colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments
• 3d Model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate,
analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning
• 5a Participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications
of technology to improve student learning
• Common Core Standards
• RL 1.2 Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their
central message or lesson.
• RL 2.2 Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and
determine their central message, lesson or moral.

7. Goals for this Module
• Learn how to search and retrieve information,
pictures and videos from the internet
• Learn how to create a virtual field trip using
Voice Thread
• Learn how to project your virtual field trip for
your classroom

8. How to Retrieve Information
• Use a search engine to type in a topic you are
looking for
• When you find a picture, website or video you
want to use bookmark the site so that you can
later retrieve the information to put into Voice
Thread
• You can also use the right button on your mouse
to copy and save the information
• Sites are listed on the last slide that can be used
to find pictures for your virtual field trip

9. Where Can you Get the Pictures from
• Search Engine Click on the Images Button or
Video Button
• Creative Commons (http://search.creativecommons.org/ )
• Digital Camera or Ladibug save pictures to
your computer and then upload to Voice
Thread
• Take a real field trip yourself, take pictures,
then upload the pictures and your voice to
Voice Thread

10. How to use Voice Thread
• First you must create an account (it’s free)
• Choose the create tab at the top of the web page
• Choose Upload-this is where you can get a picture from your computer, website, media source or webcam
(don’t worry remember you have a webcam it is called a Ladibug)
• Upload the series of information you have found (don’t forget you can add a title, link or voice on each
page)
• Complete your project by choosing playback options, then publishing options
Video will give you a overview of using Voice thread

11. Your Turn:
Create a Virtual Field Trip
• Pick a Topic (suggestion look at your new Reading
Series and find a topic that will enhance that
lesson/theme
• Do an internet search to find information,
pictures, videos on the chosen topic
• Organize your ideas think about how it would
look or feel if you were really there
• Insert information into a Voice Thread to create
the virtual field trip
• Email me the link to your complete project

12. Resources to Help with Creating Your
Virtual Field Trip
• http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/iadventure/2310Spring04/AMartens
/index.html
• http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/iadventure/studentsites/breedy/ind
ex.html
• http://warrensburg.k12.mo.us/iadventure/index.html
• http://www.scholastic.com/scholastic_thanksgiving/webcast.htm
• http://www.slideshare.net/gregnielsen/artown-virtual-tour
• http://www.slideshare.net/AshleyKnotts611/virtual-fieldtrip-
ashleyknotts
• https://voicethread.com/
• http://search.creativecommons.org/
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U1wlRrKyyk

13. How Did We Do?
• Would anyone like to share their Virtual Field
Trip?
• Ticket Out the Door-
• Link was sent to your email to fill out the following
questions
• Please list one thing that was easy about creating a virtual
field trip
• Please list one thing that was hard about creating a virtual
field trip
• Please list one or more things that you would like to see me
do in this module next time

14. Resources
• Radford University (2009, July 16). Introduction to Using "Voice Thread". Retrieved
July 6, 2013, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U1wlRrKyyk
• Statement of Use: These materials are included under the fair use exemption and are restricted from
further use.