Our Two Cents:

How to Lead Virtual Field Trips

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Heather White

@talltechyteach

Amanda Jones

@abmack33

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

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Heather White

5th Grade Math & Science Teacher

• 20 Year Educator
• 5th grade Math and Science teacher at Eastside Elementary
• Google Certified Level 2 Educator
• District Technology Trainer
• Twitter:
• @talltechyteach

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Different Types Of Trips

• 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

Getting Ready!

• 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!

Tips & Tricks

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.
• Stream for a few minutes before starting the actual presentation.
• Share computer sound & screen.
• Record (to upload later)
• Complete a live test run!

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More tips

Using Zoom 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.

iPad for Notes

Laptop for Zoom & to Present

Laptop to monitor FB Live Questions

Presentation For My Trips

Slides Mania

Slides Go

Slides Carnival

Presentation Go

Places For Creative Slide Decks

Google Earth

360Cities.net

360° Stories

Air Pano

Google Images

Google Arts & Culture

My Favorite Tools & Websites

For Creating Virtual Trips

Create a project and start at your school

Stock 360° panoramic images & video

Online community with user travel stories with photos, videos, and augmented content

Virtual journeys using 360° photos and video

Find images labeled for reuse

Stories, collections, and virtual reality

Google Trek

Google Tour Builder

Wakelet

Google Translate

Google Searches

YouTube

My Favorite Tools & Websites

For Creating Virtual Trips (cont.)

Pre-made virtual tours using Google Maps and Street View

Pre-made virtual tours or build your own

Curate a collection of tours, examples, and articles

Learn how to pronounce the names during your trip

Search for your own resources

VR Videos and a place to upload your own trips to share

3D Pre-made virtual tours AND build your own

Google Poly

Bryson Middle School

Kilmer Middle Library

Autrey Mill Middle

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Wauconda #118

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St. Dominic High School

Examples From Other Schools

“Travel Tuesdays”�Librarians:�Gretchen Hazlin (Twitter: @libraryms)�Susanna Carey

“Virtual Spring Break Adventures”�Librarian:�Patti Barker �(Twitter: @TeachrLibrarian)

“Wanderlust Wednesdays”�Librarian:�Martha Bongiorno�(Twitter: @Mrs_bongi)

“Virtual Spring Break”�Librarian:�Sarah Curran

“Virtual Spring Break”�Director of Communications �and Marketing:�Megan Gilmore�

Use tours already created--it never hurts to email another librarian and ask to use their resources. Make sure to give attribution!

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You are welcome to any of my presentations and videos on my website.

You Don’t Have To Reinvent The Wheel!

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

Thanks!

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Virtual Trip Wakelet

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