Designing a virtual field trip.(Technology in the Classroom) From: Childhood Education | Date: June 22, 2004| Author: Lacina, Jan Guidry | COPYRIGHT 2004 Association for Childhood Education International. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

When I ask my preservice teachers to think back to their fondest memories of teaching social studies at the elementary or middle school level, they usually tell me about how teachers made history interesting and fun through hands-on activities. Most often, they reminisce about memories of field trips they took. When students visit historical sites, they are able to visualize what the daily life and work was like for people of the past (McEachron, 2001). Field trips enable students t...

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