Thursday, January 16, 2014

Virtual Field Trip

Beacon team students went on a virtual field trip to Ancient Egypt today.  Utilizing the school's computer tablets students were able to explore the ruins of Old & New Kingdom Egypt.  

At the end of the experience students were able to provide feedback to the teacher about the activity.  Feedback was overwhelmingly positive from students many of whom wrote about how much they enjoyed the ability to "walk" around and experience the achievements of Ancient Egypt.

" I really liked going through the pyramid of Khufu and getting to see the other pyramids and Cairo from the top of the Great Pyramid."
                                                                                  Student Reflection

Want to see the monuments of Egypt for yourself?  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/explore-ancient-egypt.html  
After opening the site click the Launch Interactive button and start exploring.