Virtual Field Trips

Live, interactive conversations are an excellent way to bring an "expert" into your classroom.

The Maine Distance Learning Project technology allows your site to interoperably connect with videoconferencing technologies similar to our ATM system, such as Polycom and ITV.

Trip Preparation
VFT Checklist

Presenting a virtual field trip at your site requires several steps, including choosing a trip, scheduling the trip, and curriculum integration.

Use the virtual field trip checklist to identify pre trip steps, trip steps, and post trip steps.

Virtual Field Trip Checklist
Interoperability Procedures

An interoperable session must be created for any connections to non-MDLP systems, including for virtual field trips and other videoconferencing systems.

To schedule any such event, you must follow the interoperable session procedures.

Interoperable Session Procedures
Trip Ideas
Listings of Trips

Looking for a trip on a specific subject?

Check out these web sites that provide details about a virtual field trips available for creative schools and teachers of every subject.

Listings of Trips
Monthly Suggestions

Looking for an idea for a virtual field trip?

Check out the suggestions each month for virtual field trips that bring holidays, celebrations, and special events to life.

Monthly Trip Suggestions



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