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Virtual Field Trips

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71: Virtual Field Trips

In this episode, I talk to Jayda Justus, aka The History Mom about virtual field trips.

Jayda is a writer and blogger at The History Mom, where she reviews historical sites and

experiences for families. These reviews provide helpful tips and reading lists to enhance visits
for children and families and encourage parents to make history sightseeing part of their
vacations.

Show sponsor FundaFunda Academy incorporates virtual field trips into their online high school US History class as well as their history web-based unit studies for 4th – 8th grade.

Favorite places to go virtually

 

State-run entities:

  • Encyclopedia Virginia
  • VA Museum of History and Culture
  • NC Digital Heritage Center

    • Historic Homes:

    • Mount Vernon and Monticello in Virginia

      • Museums:

      • Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia
      • The Alamo in San Antonio
      • Boston Tea Party Museum – costs $250 for personalized virtual field trip

        • Presidential Sites/Libraries:

        • The White House App
        • Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC
        • Reagan Library in California

          • National Park Service:

          • Statue of Liberty

            • International:

            • Dutch Resistance Museum and the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam
            • Rick Steves’ classroom site

              • YouTube:

              • Houses of Parliament
              • Schuyler Mansion 

                • Apps: 

                • Clio
                • State-sponsored sites like Virginia History Trails.  Check to see if your state has one!
                • Google Earth (can pair with a walking tour from Rick Steves) and Google Expeditions
                • Museums with apps like Colonial Williamsburg (can pair with Google Earth as well)

                  • You can find more ideas in this guest blog post by Jayda on this guest post on TechSavvy Homeschool blog.

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