What is a Jewish Virtual Field Trip?

A Jewish virtual field trip is an online excursion to some significant religious, historical or cultural Jewish location.

What are some of the the instructional benefits of taking students on a Jewish virtual field trip?

A Jewish virtual field trip enables  the teacher and his or her students to:

• plan a field trip
• create a virtual field
• visit an important Jewish historical, religious, cultural or popular location online
• document taking a  real Jewish field trip and share that experience with others online

Click here to find additional benefits gained from taking students on a virtual field trip.

Below please find a list of additional web sources on virtual field trips:

• http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/guides/VirtualFieldTrips.html
• http://www.internet4classrooms.com/links_grades_kindergarten_12/virtual_field_trips_introduction.htm
• http://www.phschool.com/eteach/professional_development/virtual_field_trips/essay.html
• http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech071.shtml
• http://www.vickiblackwell.com/vft.html
• http://www.infotoday.com/mmschools/sep01/stevenson.htm
• http://www.uen.org/tours/
• http://www.simplek12.com/virtualfieldtrips
• http://www.theteachersguide.com/virtualtours.html
• http://campus.fortunecity.com/newton/40/field.html
• http://www.areavibes.com/library/online-field-trips-for-students/
• http://www.onlineeducation.net/resources/virtual-field-trips
• http://teaching.monster.com/education/articles/8847-5-best-virtual-field-trips
• http://troy.patch.com/articles/leonard-elementary-students-to-take-virtual-field-trip-to-museum
• http://gridjumper.net/2012/01/08/virtual-pioneers-take-weekly-virtual-field-trips/
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPsweYTR0vc
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_field_trip

On the next post we will share a Jewish virtual field trip to Prague.