Virtual Field Trips! A Great Alternative! Part 1
Screen Shot of the Djuma Safari with Mark the guide This morning I went on a Safari at the Djuma Game Reserve in the Sabi Sand of South Africa! Riding along in the back seat of the open jeep, feeling the bumps of the dirt road, I witnessed Water Buffalo and Hippos basking in the watering hole, an impala hiding in the brush and a pair of female giraffes eating from the tops of trees. The whole time I thought, "My students would LOVE to do this!" Well, they actually can as the safari is broadcast LIVE (twice daily for 3 hours each) through WildEarthTV . What a way to learn about the animals in Africa! (AS of November 2011 the Live Safari is no longer available due to funding). Virtual field trips such as this safari , allow the students to experience different opportunities without having to actually BE there. Students need not travel far or wide to be exposed to new adventures and gain new understanding of topics they might once...