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Overview
A virtual field trip helps children experience the power and excitement
of the Internet by taking them places in cyberspace that might be impractical
for a class to visit. They also learn that, just as when traveling in the
face-to-face world, they should always take an adult with them when traveling in
cyberspace.
Objectives
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Communicate that computers can be used to visit far-off places and
learn new things |
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Recall that cyberspace travel should include adult supervision |
ISTE® National Technology Standards
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Materials
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Activity sheets (2) |
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Magazines to cut up; scissors; paste; pencils and crayons |
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Online computer access |
Introduce (offline)
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Invite children to go on an imaginary field trip. Have them pantomime
the adventure as you narrate. (For example: Put on
your jacket; climb on/off the bus; get your ticket punched and enter
!) |
Teach 1 (online)
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Tell children another way to visit interesting places around the
world is through the computer. |
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Take students to www.becybersmart.org and click on the
circle. Find the title of this lesson and open its links. Choose a
site to explore with the class. |
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Allow the children to decide where to go in the site and in what
order. Guide them in making choices and read aloud any relevant text. |
Teach 2 (offline)
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Distribute Activity Sheet 1. |
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Invite students to imagine places some exciting places to visit
in cyberspace. Children can either cut and paste magazine photos of
interesting sites or draw their own pictures. Hint:
If pictures of products are chosen, explain that stores can also be
visited through the computer. |
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Help children complete the sentence on the activity sheet. |
Teach 3 (offline)
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Tell children to always take a grown-up when they go places on
the computer, just as they do when going to the zoo or any other place. |
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Distribute Activity Sheet 2 for children to color as they discuss
the rule they just learned. |
Close (offline)
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Ask: How is using the computer
to visit a place different from really going to the place ?
Discuss the ease and speed of traveling via the computer. |
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Ask: What same rule do we
have for visiting a new place using a computer or in real life?
Direct the discussion to the need to travel with an adult whether
online or on a real trip. |
Extend (offline)
The following activity can be added for students who completed this lesson
in a previous grade.
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Ask children to make a collage depicting the kinds of information
that should be kept private. They can print their names and draw pictures
or cut magazine photos to represent their homes. Explain that, just
as they do not tell their name or address to strangers, they should
not type such private information into the computer without the permission
of their teacher or parent. |
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