The Big Pocket Guide to Using & Creating Virtual Field Trips

This book is geared toward education professionals who are actively teaching in a K-12 environment, in both traditional and non-traditional settings. It is for teachers who are looking for ways to smoothly integrate technology into their classrooms. It will help teach educators how to use the Internet most effectively in the classroom and guide them to useful tools and free resources that are available. It will also alert teachers to things to watch out for. It will assist veteran educators in augmenting their traditional teaching practices by incorporating some new methods that are becoming an assumed part of the curriculum. This book will also be helpful for those interested in creating virtual field trips or web tours in other disciplines, such as business and industry applications. - p. vii.