Annotated Bibliography

Fantastic Voyages.  (n.d.).  Retrieved on March 31, 2004 from http://www.4kids.org/coolspots/fantasticvoyages/page1.shtml

This website is for kids and it is updated with weekly links of "fantastic voyages."  It includes links to space, an art garden, mountain climbing etc.  There is a "Fun Stuff" link that has games, a coloring book, and interactive musical instruments all for kids.  Kids will like this site! 

Farm Life.  (n.d.).  Retrieved on March 25, 2004 from http://www.efarmlife.com/content/fieldtrips.htm

This website can go along with the webquest of  "Wow, it's a Cow!" that is linked to my website.  There are live videos, photos, and they say that there are a few online field trips that are going to be on the site soon. 

Field Trips- Collaborate with other Classrooms and Publish your Discoveries! (n.d.).  Retrieved March 18, 2004, from http://gsh.lightspan.com/project/fieldtrips/

This website allows you to host a field trip or join a field trip that another class is taking.  If you click on "travel buddies" you can find a field trip about Flat Stanley.  This interests me because I may consider doing that project with a class in the future.  There are numerous other field trips to participate in also.

Galapagos Island.  (n.d.).  Retrieved on March 25, 2004 from http://www.pbs.org/safarchive/galapagos.html

This is a website about Galapagos Island, and it is hosted by Alan Alda.  There is a "cyber field trip" that you can take.  It is full of information.  There are also student and teacher links on this site.  This is the only online field trip on this site, but it is thorough. 

Get Outta Class with Virtual Field Trips Online. (n.d.).  Retrieved on March 25, 2004 from http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech071.shtml

Education World's website linked this page for teachers and students to browse.  It includes a link to "The Natural Wonders of the World," "The Nine Planets, " a site with information on how to create your own virtual field trip, and more. 

GOALS- Global Online Adventure Learning Site.  (n.d.) Retrieved March 22, 2004 from

http://www.goals.com/Index.htm

Adventure is what you get when you go to these online field trips.  There are different links that show people doing magnificent things and going to sometimes exotic places. 

Guess the Droodle.  (n.d.).  Retrieved on March 23, 2004 from http://www.droodles.com/

This site was found from a link on the Scholastic website.  A "droodle" is a riddle and a doodle combined.  A close-up drawing is shown and you have to figure out what it is.  When you want to know the answer you click on the picture.  Kids get a kick out of this.

Historical Field Trips Online. (n.d.).  Retrieved on March 25, 2004 from http://www.millburn.org/hartshorn/fieldtripshistory.html

This is the perfect website for History teachers.  There are approximately 20 links that would be very useful to teachers and students of Social Studies.  There is a "Titanic" link that many will like. 

The Jason Project (n.d.).  Retrieved March 23, 2004 from http://www.jasonproject.org/

These field trips are very science and geography oriented.  They are full of valuable information for older children as well as adults. 

Journey into Amazonia.  (n.d.). Retrieved March 31, 2004 from http://www.pbs.org/journeyintoamazonia/

This website was retrieved after viewing the Science in a Rainforest site for a second time.  This site is very informational and even has a teacher's resource page.  The only downfall for me is that it is geared toward students at the fifth grade level and up. 

Online Field Trip Experiences.  (n.d.).  Retrieved on March 25, 2004 from http://www.ttsd.k12.or.us/district/curriculum/elem/internet/fieldtrips.html

There are many museum and zoo links on this website page, which can be very useful for teachers.  The information here is almost endless when you start clicking on each link. 

Online Field Trips.  (n.d.).  Retrieved on March 25, 2004 from http://www.monroe.k12.ct.us/~se/Fldtrp1.htm

This is another link from a school's website.  It includes seven online field trip to museums.  There are some different museums listed here than on some of the other sites with museums, including the Field Museum of National History.  That particular site has good information for teachers to show students.  It might also be helpful to compare the online field trip with the actual field trip, if the opportunity were available. 

Online Field Trips to Art Museums.  (n.d.).  Retrieved on March 25, 2004 from http://www.ic.sunysb.edu/Stu/sdonato/

There are over 17 art museum links available on this site.  If you are looking for a specific painting or statue to show your class, this is the online field trip to visit.  The Art Institute of Chicago even has a "Games for young people link" that incorporates art.  However, the "Andy Warhol" link of this art museum site did not work. 

Online Field Trips in Connecticut and More. (n.d.).  Retrieved on March 25, 2004 http://www.monroe.k12.ct.us/~etc/fieldtrips.htm

This site has a lot more than one would think by looking at the title.  There are grades 1-4 links that give a plethora of information for each.  There are also online field trip links to Connecticut, aquariums and zoos, web cams, and museums around the world.  The live web cams are always fun to watch!

Online Activities from Ellis School in CA. (n.d.).  Retrieved on March 25, 2004 from http://homepage.mac.com/elliseagle/Curriculum/FieldTrips/tripsindex.html

Considering that this page is a link from an elementary school, it has some good links.  There is a "panda cam" link from the San Diego Zoo.  There is also a link to Paris Museums, which will then bring you to a list of artist links that let you view some of their famous work.  One of the links on this page will bring you to the Tramline link, which is an entry on this bibliography page. 

Online Field Trips- Laurentian University.  (n.d.).  Retrieved March 23, 2004 from http://142.51.17.253/department/field/field.htm

This website only has four online field trips available at this time.  They are to China, Algonquin Park, The Mohave Desert, and the Southwestern United States.  There are good pictures available, but it's not the type of online field trip that would interest young children. 

Scholastic Internet Field Trips.  (n.d.).  Retrieved March 23, 2004 from http://teacher.scholastic.com/fieldtrp/

Since this website is by Scholastic, it is made for teachers.  It has a wonderful choice of subjects, and it even has a K-2 section that has tons of fun things for the younger grades to do!  Teachers will not have a hard time finding something that their class will enjoy with this site. 

Science in a Rainforest. (n.d.). Retrieved March 22, 2004 from http://www.pbs.org/tal/costa_rica/

This website takes you on a virtual tour of a rainforest. There are good pictures and facts.  This site was created for 1996, so you cannot join the field trip anymore.  However, there is a link to a more updated online field trip called "Journey to Amazonia."

Tramline. (n.d.).  Retrieved March 16, 2004, from  http://www.field-trips.org/trips.htm

There are over fifty online field trips available at this site.  Some are geared toward younger grades, like the ones about dinosaurs, the rainforest, and insects.  Many of the others can be adapted to be used with the younger students also.  There is also a description page, a teacher review page, and an online field trip permission slip.  This site is definitely teacher friendly.

Virtual Field Trip Permission Slip. (n.d.).  Retrieved March 16, 2004, from http://www.field-trips.org/vft/PermissionSlip.pdf

This is an online field trip permission slip that may be useful for teachers when they are ready to present a site to their class.  This permission slip can be downloaded from the Tramline website. 

Virtual Geological Field Trips. (n.d.).  Retrieved March 18, 2004 from http://homepage.smc.edu/robinson_richard/fieldtrips.htm

Choose from beaches, earthquakes, reefs, and many more.  If you click on any one of these, there are several places that you can pick to see pictures and details of these geological items.  This would fit in great with many science and social studies lessons.

Web in the Classroom.  (n.d.).  Retrieved March 18, 2004 from http://education.ul.ie/tw/classroom/fieldtrips.htm

This website starts with a definition of online field trips.  Then it has field trips to the Louvre in France, the moon, the sun, and more.  However, when I went to visit the Mona Lisa, that room was closed for renovation.  Also, to view the pictures, you needed to download a certain version of QuickTime Pro.  I found that the navigation went fairly slow on this site, but there was useful information to be obtained. 

The White House for Kids.  (n.d.).  Retrieved March 22, 2004 from http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/life/

There are virtual tours of The White House given by the president, the first lady, the vice-president, and more.  It is fun to see them and hear what they have to say while they show you around The White House.  You can even see what Spotty, the president's dog, has to say.  I recommend this site to all ages. 

Yahoo! Virtual Field Trips. (n.d.).  Retrieved March 22, 2004 from http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Travel/Virtual_Field_Trips/

There are many online field trips to choose from here.  Most of these field trips are geared towards students older than Kindergarteners, however, the White House field trip was very fun and interesting.  Kindergartners, as well as older children and adults, would gain insight from this site.

Yellowstone National Park Online Field Trips. (n.d.).  Retrieved on March 25, 2004 http://www.windowsintowonderland.org/

Everything that you would like to know about Yellowstone National Park is here for you to investigate.  You can learn about the history of the park, as well as the animals there, like the bears, wolves, and swans.  There are tons of pictures, lots of information, and there is even a "teacher" link on this site.  It is very thorough. 

Reflection of Annotated Bibliography:

I chose online field trips for my annotated bibliography.  Although I am interested in distance learning and online expeditions also, online field trips are much more applicable to younger grades.  Since I am a Kindergarten teacher, I will be able to implement online field trips more easily in my teaching than the other subjects mentioned. 

I researched several online field trip websites, then I chose the ones that I thought were the best and geared most toward younger children.  One difficulty encountered while doing this project was that many online field trips are for the middle to upper grades.  However, some are geared toward Kindergarteners, and most can be adapted if they are not.  Furthermore, some online field trips have some of the same links in common.  That is because there are some main websites that do a very good job of presenting online field trips. 

Some positive aspects of online field trips are that they are not hard to find, they do not have to take a long time to use, and they are easy to use in your classroom.  Since there are so many different types of online field trips available, teachers will be able to find some that fit into their curriculum without a problem.