Online Universities has provided a list of 100 educational virtual tours. With topics such as:
- Cities (including Pompeii and Ancient Rome)
- Famous landmarks and buildings (including Stonehenge, Taj Mahal and the Vatican)
- Museums (including the Louvre and the Smithsonian)
- Outer space
- How things are made (Toyota cars and Hershey chocolate)
- Humans and animals
- Google Earth virtual tours (Cathedrals, castles, palaces, libraries and universities) – note that you need to have Google Earth installed on your computer
There are lots of tours to choose from. Well worth a look.
I am really liking the “how things are made” type virtual tours. It is so interesting to take this journey with students. Most have no concept of what happens behind the scenes to bring products to them.
Thank you for sharing a link to these great links! Virtual tours are really effective on an interactive whiteboard and also help increase student-based learning in the classroom. I find that when educators get a bit creative and seek out these pre-made solutions, learning can be really exciting for everyone.
This is such a great resource for teachers. I love to show students the enviorment of where a story takes place and this is a great tool do that. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing. What a wonderful way to discover more things when students don’t have the opportunity to travel!
They can really become global with this kind of resources!