Digital Field Trip Report

Using audio, images, and an iPod, students create a series of guided tours through a museum, creating a virtual museum for others to access. The student reflections serve as a way to allow students unable to attend the field trip to see what resources are available in the community and make connections to courses of study in the school. The tours also help teachers prepare subsequent classes for trips to the same museum.

This project is used in conjunction with a class field trip designed to support subject content taught in class-for example, the class could visit an Asian art museum when studying China, or a science museum when studying biology. On their field trip, students use an iPod with a voice recorder to capture their thoughts, reflections, and new learning on the museum and the exhibits they visit. They also take photos with a digital camera. Upon returning to school, they combine the audio and photos to create a guided tour in iMovie to share with others.