Invite
remote students along on your next on the ground field trip. Your
students can enhance their understanding of the area by explaining
their findings to others who are studying the environment
remotely.
Here
is an idea for some pre-field trip activities using the web
http://www.vienwoodss.qld.edu.au/irc_resmoreton.htm
You
could the activities as part of an unit on beach environments then
contact the teacher of the class who has actually taken students there
to talk to their students about the environment
Try
this subject sampler camping near the Barrier Reef in Queensland
http://pomo.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/huntexplorela.html
Do
the activities and send an e-mail to the Virtual Field trip teachers
or oz-teachers e-mail list to locate a school in the area who could
give you some expert advice from local students
Try
other schools
http://www.whitsunday.net.au/schools/css/grade_4_gang.htm
Work
on the Great Barrier Reef webquest and use the Virtual Field trip
teachers or oz-teachers e-mail lists to find a school in the local
area that provide some
local knowledge and perspectives.
http://pomo.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/webgreatbarh.html
Starting
a unit of work on rainforests. Visit http://www.schools.ash.org.au/mooloolah/default.html
to see what students can do in building a rainforest. You could
contact them to provide some experienced information on rainforests
for your class.
Another
schools to try
http://www.whitsunday.net.au/schools/css/grade_4_gang.htm
Want
to take your students on a tour of the nation’s capital. Check out
this site. Through contacting this school you will be able to find
local student experts to tell your students all about it.
http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au/virtual_visit/virtual.htm
http://www.palmdps.act.edu.au/australia_online/canberra/canberra.htm
Share an information problem with remote students for them to solve
collaboratively via e-mail.
eg. An
example such as Tackling Graffiti on community property could result
in photos being exchanges, opinions, action plans etc as students
consider essential questions such as
What
is the problem?
Where
is it a problem?
How
and why is it done?
What
are the consequences?
What
is being done to resolve the issue and what could be done?
