VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPSMark Hauk mark.hauk@sd23.bc.ca

Merle Ross merle.ross@sd23.bc.ca

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AGENDA

9:30 am Introduction & Virtual Field Trips in SD23 10:00 am Collaborations Around the Planet (CAPspace)

Sue Porter – CAPspace Coordinator (Grand Rapids, MI)

11:30 am Lunch (provided) 12:30 pm How to find and schedule a Virtual Field Trip 1:00 pm Royal Tyrrell Museum Virtual Visit

Megan McLauchlin – DL Coordinator (Drumheller, AB)

WELCOME TO MCWILLIAMS CENTRE – SD23

Blended Learning Program – www.bcbl.ca 11 teachers, 1 media specialist (Merle), 1 VP (Doug Gray)

Part of Central Programs & Services

Elementary, Middle School, and Secondary ADC/Planning 11

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS – SOME HISTORY…

IP Videoconferencing High end videoconferencing units

LifeSize, Polycom, Cisco

SD23 Videoconference Infrastructure 27 LifeSize Endpoints

GESS(2), RSS(3), KSS(3), OKM(1), MBSS(2)

CNB (1), Hollywood Road (2)

Portable Units (2)

VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS – WHERE WE’VE BEEN SD23 Virtual Field Trips

Pearl Harbor (Pacific Historic Parks) – Honolulu, HI

Royal Tyrrell Museum – Drumheller, AB

National Gallery of Canada – Ottawa, ON

McMillen Centre for Health Education – Fort Wayne, IN

NASA – Kennedy Space Center

Houston Audubon Society

Dallas Museum of Nature & Science

Indianapolis Zoo

Cleveland Museum of Art

WHAT IS AVAILABLE?

AN EXAMPLE…

COLLABORATIONS AROUND THE PLANET (CAPSPACE)

CAPspace is a portal for educational videoconferencing

Find teachers and schools interested in collaborative videoconference projects

Over 14,000 educators from 56 countries are registered

FINDING A VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP

Two Main Databases of Content Providers & Programs CILC – Center for Interactive Learning & Collaboration

Polycom/TWICE Videoconferencing Database

CILC – PINNACLE AWARD

Based on Teacher Evaluations – Outstanding Performance by a Content Provider

COSTS

Costs range from $0 to $250 per session

HOW TO SCHEDULE

Contact Mark Hauk or Merle Ross Contact Mark if you are having trouble finding a

suitable field trip

Try to schedule your event as soon as possible, we recommend you give us at least 4-6 weeks notice

Mark and/or Merle will take care of the scheduling, testing, technical issues, and coordinate payment with your school

We will come out for a quick test in your classroom before the event and will be there to setup and ensure it runs smoothly on the day of the event.