Overview

Overview
During the Virtual Field Trips units, 4th and 5th grade classes will be introduced to virtual field trips, learn and improve notetaking skills, and use technology to create a media project. Students will have an opportunity to both practice information inquiry skills and have fun creating their own projects.

4th Grade Unit Overview
Time Frame: 3-4 weeks
 * Students will learn the basics of notetaking and will be able to successfully complete a T-Format notes handout on their own.
 * Students will follow a simple pathfinder website created for this project that has links for virtual fieldtrips websites, instructions on notetaking, information on citing work, and a link to an electronic scrapbooking website.
 * Students will explore virtual fieldtrip websites and take notes for their project.
 * Students will create an electronic scrapbook for their fieldtrip e-visit. Students must provide a source for every picture they used from the virtual fieldtrip website.

5th Grade Unit Overview
Time Frame: 5-6 weeks
 * Students will be introduced to notetaking during live and videotaped presentations.
 * Students will learn the important parts of a presentation and will learn to create a storyboard for a presentation.
 * Students will view videotaped virtual fieldtrips and will discuss similarities between the presentations.
 * Students will videotape their own virtual fieldtrips presentations at sites in the surrounding area.
 * Students will use a simple video editing program to edit their recordings and add titles, subtitles, credits, etc.