Outsourcing Fieldtrips! - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T22:36:10Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:32091?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A69785&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTaking a virtual field trip w…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-11-02:649749:Comment:697852007-11-02T02:52:18.668Zrpooveyhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/rpoovey
Taking a virtual field trip would open up so many vistas for our children, not only geographically but politically. When we get to know people from another country or even another state, it's hard to be afraid of them or to dislike them.<br />
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As for geographical awareness, whenever I am out-of-state and tell someone I'm from Kansas, a typical response is "Where's Toto?" I'd love for people to know that Kansas has more to offer than tornadoes and "The Wizard of Oz."<br />
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I'm all for virtual exchanges -…
Taking a virtual field trip would open up so many vistas for our children, not only geographically but politically. When we get to know people from another country or even another state, it's hard to be afraid of them or to dislike them.<br />
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As for geographical awareness, whenever I am out-of-state and tell someone I'm from Kansas, a typical response is "Where's Toto?" I'd love for people to know that Kansas has more to offer than tornadoes and "The Wizard of Oz."<br />
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I'm all for virtual exchanges - let's figure out how to make connections! Several months ago I read abo…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-08-22:649749:Comment:436242007-08-22T02:34:08.357ZAndrew Passhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/passandr
Several months ago I read about a partnership between an Israeli school and a Polish school. Many of the children in the Israeli school were descendants of Holocaust survivors. The Polish children took their Israeli counterparts on a tour of the communities where their grandparents and great grandparents had once lived. It sounded very cool.
Several months ago I read about a partnership between an Israeli school and a Polish school. Many of the children in the Israeli school were descendants of Holocaust survivors. The Polish children took their Israeli counterparts on a tour of the communities where their grandparents and great grandparents had once lived. It sounded very cool. This sounds like one incredib…tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-08-22:649749:Comment:436222007-08-22T02:27:04.712ZAndrew Passhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/passandr
This sounds like one incredible idea. I"m not so impressed with communicating across long distances as I am communicating for real purposes.<br />
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Thanks for the post.
This sounds like one incredible idea. I"m not so impressed with communicating across long distances as I am communicating for real purposes.<br />
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Thanks for the post.