Expeditions Pro
Taking virtual field trips with Expeditions Pro
Created by Scott Aten, April 28, 2022
Many of you may remember Google Expeditions. This was a great tool that allowed students to travel virtually to locations all over the globe. Teachers could expose students to sights they may never have an opportunity to see or experience. Unfortunately Google elected to stop supporting this tool, much to the disappointment of teachers everywhere. Expeditions Pro is filling the void left by the retired Google Expeditions.
Expeditions Pro is a free download from the app store and is available for both IOS and Android devices. Teachers can then choose from hundreds of existing tours from around the world. Here are a few examples that are available now:
- American Revolution - Massachusetts
- Ancient Rome
- Flight 93 Memorial
- Lincoln Assassination
- US Federal Government
- The War of 1812
- African Safari
- Artic Regions
- Rainforest Rambler
- Under the Sea
- Machu Picchu
- Exothermic Reactions
- Photosynthesis
- Solar System
- 7 Wonders of the World
- New tours are constantly being added
The teacher downloads the tour with the app on their phone. Once downloaded the teacher selects "Class" in the menu at the bottom and choose "Lead". Students install the app on their phone, choose "Class" and then "Follow". The teacher's tour is then available for the students to follow.
Both the teacher and students need to be on the same network, so if you would like to run a virtual tour with your students you should start by putting in a help desk ticket and choose "tech integration" as the category. Be sure to allow a few days for the tech department to set things up.
We have a set of View Master Views that you can schedule to use. Students will need their own cell phone to participate (we have 3 loaners but not enough for a full class).
If you would like me to come and help you please feel free to schedule me to come and assist you. I am always ready to come help.
For more helpful information and the archive of previous posts, look for items in the menu to the left.
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