Presenter: Amanda Jones. Presented at the virtual Georgia Libraries Conference in October 2020. Are you curious about virtual tours and trips? Virtual tours are a way to expose our students to a whole new world view, and there is a plethora of free tools to utilize along this journey to discovery. Learn about several styles of virtual trips, explore pre-made tours that are already available at no cost, and discover how to create your own. Participants will walk away with quality examples to enhance learning and knowledge of resources to help empower their students on their quest to becoming global citizens.

1. Journey with Jones:
Creating Virtual Tours to
Generate Global Awareness
By: Amanda Jones

2. Amanda Jones
Teacher-Librarian at Live Oak Middle School
➔ 2020 Louisiana School
Librarian of the Year
➔ 20 Year Educator
➔ Teacher-Librarian at Live
Oak Middle School in
Watson, LA

3. ● Post links to trips and articles
for Ss to travel on their own
● Set up “menus” with virtual
tours and coordinating
activities
● Stream live, while acting as
host, and Ss can post
questions and comments
Different Types
Of Trips

4. ● Make promotional displays& videos
○ Share on social media
○ Email to parents
○ Have teachers send out notices in Remind and Google
Classroom
● Prepare your presentation
● Create a website to post your promos, presentations,
and videos
● Extras--buy some cool hats!
Getting Ready!

5. Using Zoom For Streaming Live On
Facebook & YouTube
● I am the only one in the Zoom
meeting. You must have the $16 per
month paid Zoom account to stream
live.
● StreamYard is a FREE option.
● Stream for a few minutes before
starting the actual presentation.
● Share computer sound & screen.
● Record (to upload later)
● Complete a live test run!
Tips & Tricks

6. Tips for Streaming Live On
Facebook & YouTube
● Use a green screen and virtual background
● Have any links from the presentation loaded on
other tabs and ready to go. Put these in order from
left to right in your browser for easy navigation.
● I use 3 devices:
○ Laptop for presentation
○ Device for monitoring FB comments and questions
○ Device for notes
● Use a $5 earbud/microphone set
● Promote your next trip and other programming.
More tips
iPad for Notes
Laptop for Zoom & to
Present
Laptop to monitor FB
Live Questions

7. Presentation For My Trips

8. Slides Mania
Slides Go
Slides Carnival
Presentation Go
Places For Creative Slide Decks

9. My Favorite Tools & Websites
For Creating Virtual Trips
Create a project and start
at your school
Google Earth
Stock 360° panoramic
images & video
360Cities.net
Online community with
user travel stories with
photos, videos, and
augmented content
360° Stories
Virtual journeys using
360° photos and video
Air Pano
Find images labeled for
reuse
Google Images
Stories, collections, and
virtual reality
Google Arts & Culture

10. Pre-made virtual tours
using Google Maps and
Street View
Google Trek
Pre-made virtual tours
or build your own
Google Tour Builder
Curate a collection of
tours, examples, and
articles
Wakelet
Learn how to pronounce
the names during your
trip
Google Translate
Search for your own
resources
Google Searches
VR Videos and a place to
upload your own trips to
share
YouTube
My Favorite Tools & Websites
For Creating Virtual Trips (cont.)
3D Pre-made virtual tours
AND build your own
Google Poly

11. Examples From Other Schools
Bryson Middle School
Kilmer Middle Library
“Travel Tuesdays”
Librarians:
Gretchen Hazlin (Twitter: @libraryms)
Susanna Carey
“Virtual Spring Break Adventures”
Librarian:
Patti Barker
(Twitter: @TeachrLibrarian)
Autrey Mill Middle
“Wanderlust
Wednesdays”
Librarian:
Martha Bongiorno
(Twitter: @Mrs_bongi)
Wauconda #118
“Virtual Spring Break”
Librarian:
Sarah Curran
St. Dominic High School
“Virtual Spring Break”
Director of Communications
and Marketing:
Megan Gilmore

12. You Don’t Have To Reinvent The Wheel!
Use tours already
created--it never hurts
to email another librarian
and ask to use their
resources. Make sure to
give attribution!
You are welcome to any
of my presentations and
videos on my website.

13. Resources
KQ Blog on Journey with Jones
Guide to Using Google Arts & Culture
How to Live Stream on Facebook with Zoom
Guide to Usage Rights and Google Images
Educators’ Guide to Using Wakelet
Using Google Tour Builder

14. CREDITS: This presentation
template was created by
Slidesgo, including icons by
Flaticon, and infographics &
images by Freepik
Thanks!
Do you have any questions?
Feel free to email me.

15. ➔ Website: lomlibrary.org
➔ Twitter: @abmack33 &
@LOMiddleLibrary
➔ Instagram: lom_library
➔ Facebook: LOM Library
➔ Wakelet: @abmack33
➔ Email:
librarianjones03@gmail.com
Virtual Trip Wakelet
Webinars

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