Virtual Field Trips
and
Web Museums
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Web Resources for Educators by Midge Frazel

Preparation for the Adventure
Guided by the instructor, learn to record your Web visits with the Journal Sheet
(Journal Sheet needs Adobe Reader)

First Session
Web Museums
Guided by the instructor, explore these local museums
Old Sturbridge Village
Sturbridge, Massachusetts
start the tour (multimedia)
Plimoth Plantation
Plymouth, Massachusetts
recently redesigned
Web Museums oftern provide excellent teaching materials
MuseumStuff.com
http://www.museumstuff.com/
guide to museum related resources
Museums in the USA
http://www.museumca.org/usa/
National Gallery of Art Classroom
http://www.nga.gov/education/classroom/
for ideas on classroom integration
General Resources
MuseumSpot
http://www.museumspot.com/
subject directory for museums
Museums Across the Curriculum
for a first look at some museums online start here
Museums and Galleries
an amazing list of online resources
Museums, Galleries and Centers at Yahoo
you'll find some unusual ones listed here
Teaching with Historic Places
National Park Service
http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/index.htm
Lesson Plan Index
Museums on the Web
ratings listed just for education
Favorites to Explore
Roger Williams Park Zoo
Providence, Rhode Island
http://www.rogerwilliamsparkzoo.org/
The Franklin Institute
Science Museum Online
http://www.fi.edu/
Philadelphia, PA
Sue, the Dinosaur at
The Field Museum in Chicago
http://www.fieldmuseum.org/sue/default.htm
Natural History, Chicago, IL
The Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr/louvrea.htm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/
Museum of Paleontology
History of Life
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/
University of California, Berkeley
The Exploratorium
Art, Science and Human Perception
http://www.exploratorium.edu/
San Franscisco, CA
Online Exhibit
Sports Museums at Yahoo
http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Sports/
History/Museums_and_Halls_of_Fame/
a long list of well-known museums
and halls of fame
The Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/
Encyclopedia Smithsonian
http://www.si.edu/resource/faq/start.htm
for a multimedia experience, try this:
Virtual Smithsonian
"Museum Rich" Massachusetts Sampler
Explore Massachusetts at these Web sites
The Pirate Museum, Salem
Salem Witch Museum, Salem
New England Aquarium, Boston
Museum of Transportation, Brookline
Museum of Science, Boston
The New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford
The Children's Museum, Boston
The House of the Seven Gables, Salem
The Paul Rever House, Boston
Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plymouth
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Afro American History, Boston
Yahooligan's: Listing for Massachusetts
Yahoo: Listing for Massachusetts

Bridge the Gap Between Tours and Trips
Virtual Tours and Field Trips
From the Neighbors in Canada
http://sesd.sk.ca/teacherresource/virtualtour/virtualtours.htm

Second Session
Virtual Field Trips
A first look at using Virtual Field Trips
The Field Trips Site
http://www.field-trips.org/trips.htm
Examples to Explore
Oops Virtual Field Trip Hotlist
Explore the Fantastic Forest
NY Times Web Explorer
Eduweb Adventures
The Freedom Trail, Boston
European Immigrant Museum Page
Colonial Williamsburg
(not free)
Castillo de San Marcos
A Trip to Madrid
Subject Discipline List of Virtual Field Trips
Virtual Field Trip to Nova Scotia
Scholastic's Internet Field Trips
Virtual Field Trip to Washington, DC
The 7 Wonders of the Ancient World
Galapagos Geology Field Trip
A Virtual Geological Field Trip to Iceland
Virtual Field Trips and Museums General Resources
Create a Virtual Field Trip
Thematic List of Virtual Reality Panoramas
(not all are appropriate for classroom use)
Web Cams

Technology Tools Information
QuickTime and QuickTime VR Download
Macromedia Shockwave Player
Real Player Basic

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