1. Innovations
Debra Morris
Narration by:Debra Morris
Education Specialist Degree
Walden University

2. Virtual Field Trips
3. History of Virtual Field Trips:
Virtual field trips originated in 1995, however, they became widely used around 2000
4. Need or problem that gave rise to this innovation:
Economic crisis
School budgets have cut field trips totally or limited them to in town trips
5. Research:
Students increase reading achievement scores.
http://www.thinkport.org/TECHNOLOGY/TOPICS/THINKPORTNEWS/researchstudyfieldtrips.tp
online field trips
6. What technology does Virtual Field trips use to engage students interest?
*graphics
*videos
*animation
*sound
*some are interactive
7. Advantages:
8. Disadvantages
9. TeacherResources
Benjamin Franklin Link
Water Wheel Cycle
www.geographyjim.org/virtual.htm http://virtualtourism.blogspot.com/
http://www.uen.org/tours/fieldtrips2.shtml
http://www.d.umn.edu/~hrallis/guides/VirtualFieldTrips.html
The Teacher's Guide: Virtual Tours,Internet4Classrooms: Virtual Field Trips Collection,SimpleK12: Virtual Field Trips, or evInvestor Relations
10. Example trips/ideas:
Artist VikMuniz http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3752472
11. OKHow will this work?
*Video conferencing systems from Tandberg or Sony
*Free Skype videoconferencing service
*Mobile web carts to move the equipment
12. Rogers5 stages:
Knowledge
Persuasion
Decision
Implementation
Confirmation
(Rogers 2003)
13. Knowledge
Virtual field trips originated in 1995.
VFT became widely used
in 2000.
14. Persuasion
15. Decision:
Increases student achievement on standardized test
Engages students/attention increases
Real world connections help students understand material
Multiple intelligence is used and increased learning happens
Possibilities are endless, travel and communication become global
In a rural area VFT exposes students to places they are lacking (zoo, museums, historical landmarks
The technology used will allow students who are homebound to attend and interact with classmates
16. Decision Part 2
Stationary (set up in particular classrooms)
Mobile carts
17. Implementation
Lap top
Web cam
Head phones
Microphones
Skype
Teacher training
Teacher planning ahead
Permissions
18. Confirmation
Commercial Distribution such as Tramline
http://www.tramline.com/trips.htm
Testimonies:
http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=279
http://www.iste.org/connect/iste-connects/blog-detail/09-02-15/The
Assistance with implementation/questions
19. S-Curve for Virtual Field Trips
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75
50
25
0
2000
1995
InnovationEarly Late LaggerFuture
Adopter Adopter
20. Early Adopters

School Systems searching for alternative means to off campus field trips 21. School systems desiring the inclusion of homebound studentsin the classroom

Laggards

Teachers who fear the use of technology and are reluctant to use technology. 22. Systems concerned about cost of implementation

Strategies to help move the adoption forward:

Trial and observing (discussed on earlier slide) 23. Proper Introduction 24.Hands on implementation 25. Supportive Training

Perceived Attributes
Trialability
Observability
Observe other systems
using VFT
Experience the VFT
before adopting
26. Centralized or Decentralized
Decentralized
Teachers adopt
Students gain in achievement, cultural experiences, art exposures and global communication
Other educators follow these leaders and adopt
Wide sharing of power and control among the members
Teachers need to share in the decision making process of this implementation.
Teachers are on the forefront and the ones responsible for using these tools.
27. Key Agents
Teachers who are willing to try new innovations in their classrooms
Rogers (2003) explains how the expert is the resource system that joins the others to try new innovations
28. 29. 7 Roles of a Change Agent

Develop a need Cutbacks and economic crisis limits the face to face experiences and knowledge gained through off campus field trips

Information exchange Share successfulexperiences with other systems andcoworkers
Diagnose problems Need for technology tools for instruction- Increased achievement scores through instruction with use of Virtual Field Trips
Intent to change Successof VFT increasing achievement scores in reading and students gain cultural, arts and global exposure
Intent to action Review existing programs and trial
Stabilize adoption Provide technology training
Achieve terminal relationship Utilize existing technology and use of free online Virtual Field Trips
30. Critical Mass
Began slowly
Rate of adoption accelerates
31. What does the adoption bring to our school system?
32. Should they pay for our over spending?
33. You can make a difference in a students life!
34. You Make the difference!
35. References:
Devaney, L. (2008). Gas prices fuel rise in virtual field trips. eSchoolNews. Retrieved August 1, 2010 from: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/topnews/index.cfm?i=54518
Hutcheson, J. (2008). Instructional Technology Tips. Electronic Field Trips. Troy University-Ft. Benning. Retrieved August 1, 2010 from:http://spectrum.troy.edu//~techtip/internet/fieldtrip.htm
Lacina, J. (2010). Designing a Virtual Field Trip. The CBS Interactive Business Network, Retrieved From: http://findarticles.com/p/articlesmi_qa3614is_200407/ai_n9454464/
Rogers, E.M. (2003). Diffusion of innovations (5th ed.). New York, NY: Free Press.