Google Expeditions Comes to South Lake December 2015

5th Graders Travel, Virtually to Philadelphia!

Staff Equally Enthralled

Virtual Field Trip

Students using 3 D Viewers which

are made of cardboard but have

a cell phone hidden in the viewer.

Students have a 360 degree view

of Philadelphia and record their

observations and answers to

fascinating questions. What evidence of change do you see in Independence Hall?

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More About Google Expeditions

● Students take virtual field trips to hundreds of sites around the world without leaving their classrooms.

● With this new technology, students view countless details using a 360 view Cardboard viewer.

● Smartphones are mounted into each cardboard viewer and voila… virtual reality headsets!

● Students can travel to Mars, the Great Barrier Reef and the Great Wall of China.● History or Science come to life and students are asked critical thinking questions

as they examine these environments.

MCPS Ocoto Staff Lead the Journeys

Lisa Fuller, Technology Specialist,

guides students through the virtual

field trip using a tablet. She uses

a pointer to guide students towards

objects she is highlighting. Dots on

her tablet show her what students

are looking at.

Ms. Fuller uses the arrow tool to direct students in studying specific features of the Coral Reef

4th Graders Explore the Coral Reefs

Ms. Sidney… Fascinated with this New Tool!

Ms. Vasquez & Ms. Francisco Supporting Students

Oooo…..Ahhh - We Want More Expeditions!