Extending Classroom Walls with Digital Field Trips

These fourth graders enhanced their learning about federal government when they got to ride along with some visitors to Washington DC and see the city for themselves. This was accomplished via Google Hangouts on their teacher's laptop computer. Students collaborated in small groups ahead of time to plan for their field trip and brainstormed questions about Washington DC. One group at a time got to stand in front of the computer, be on camera, and present their question.

Digital field trips are a great way to create meaningful learning opportunities for students. Additionally, this can overcome obstacles due to distance or budget restraints.  Even if these students are never able to visit Washington DC in person, they will always remember the day they traveled there virtually from their classroom!

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