Virtual Tours

Virtual tours are a great tool that we can use thanks to technology. Some schools can not afford to take their students on class trips. There are many free virtual tours where students can go on a computer and click and explore many different parts of a place they may not be able to go to. For example; you can take a virtual tour of the Supreme Court, and clock on different little icons they have set up to see more details that you would see if you were really there. (http://www.oyez.org/tour)

Katheryn Rivas wrote on her blog about 100 Incredible and educational virtual tours you do not want to miss. She list many different places that you could show your students if you were doing a lesson that relates to the virtual tours offered. There are so many virtual tours int he world you just need to find them. Could you imagine being able to show your students Pompeii, Italy in your classroom in New Jersey! It is an amazing tool!


Below is a picture that shows you what the White House looks like. There are virtual tours that show you what the White House looks like just like this picture does.

100 Incredible and Educational Virtual Tours You Do Not Want to Miss.

http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2010/01/100-incredible-educational-virtual-tours-you-dont-want-to-miss/