Middle School Virtual Field Trips

Virtual field trips for the Middle school library

You are responsible for viewing and reflecting upon each field trip. A reflective summary will be submitted for each field trip collection ( Elementary school field trips, Middle, and High school). Your reflective summaries will be posted to designated Drop Box.

The virtual field trips are a combination of archived Wimba sessions, video files, websites for exemplary media programs, and an Ispring presentation. Inside the Virtual Field Trip Folder you will find the links / access points for each of the field trips. Sometimes Firefox or Chrome works better but then sometimes Internet Explorer will be a better choice. Sometimes connection speed may be an issue. If you have difficulty opening or viewing the field trips, please contact me.

Things to consider when viewing and writing about the field trips: What AASL standards are demonstrated? What did you learn from the media specialist? What tips or techniques could you implement in your school library? How does the librarian impact student learning? How does the librarian promote or implement collaboration?

Virtual Field trips begin here:

Copy and paste the URL in the browser. (It is much easier this way and makes it easier to determine which browser works best... also need to make sure popups are enabled. )

Exemplary/Exceptional Media Program Websites for review:

• Midway Middle School, Liberty County

http://schools.liberty.k12.ga.us/mms/mediaindex.html

This site has some examples of collaborative lesson, pathfinders, and media newsletters…

• Clarke Middle School, Clarke County  ( check out the links, the media specialist has changed but the website still has a lot to show about the media program)

Clark Middle

http://www.clarke.k12.ga.us/webpages/shinger/index.cfm

• Ridgeview Charter School, Cobb County (look under Students in menu bar to locate link to Media Center)  Be sure to check out the blog and other links on the media page

Ridgeview Charter

http://www.ridgeviewcharterschool.org/

 For the archived virtual field trips

Highlight the URL and paste into your browser. Once the Wimba page appears, enter your name in the participant window. Remember to run set up wizard prior to viewing the virtual field trips and to enable popups.

• JL Newbern Middle School (52 min.)

JL Newbern Middle

http://tinyurl.com/36756m9

• Irwin County Middle School (30 min. )

Beginning slide: 42:23‐1:12:03 Irwin Middle School

 http://tinyurl.com/3xz43hd

Time log for Middle School VFT:

Middle School Virtual Field Trips (5 hours total time for Middle School-- includes viewing, reflection, and writing reflective summary)