New Virtual Field Trips - by Gail Cooper (Paperback)

About the Book

Better than ever, this latest edition brings you more than 440 of the most exciting, educational, and innovative Web sites available for taking your students on unforgettable Internet field trips. The Coopers have responded to your requests with more than 100 new trips to visit sites that tie into National Science Standards, use inquiry-based learning, or encourage independent studies. The book follows the same topical easy-access subject organization, cross-referenced to save you time. Sites that incorporate sound, animation, video, and instructions on downloading software for site navigation are also new to this edition. Whether you are headed to the ocean bottom or outer space, don't hit the information superhighway without this book as your road map. You'll avoid inappropriate and hard-to-navigate sites, and students will thank you for the trouble-free virtual trips.

Book Synopsis

Better than ever, this latest edition brings you more than 440 of the most exciting, educational, and innovative Web sites available for taking your students on unforgettable Internet field trips. The Coopers have responded to your requests with more than 100 new trips to visit sites that tie into National Science Standards, use inquiry-based learning, or encourage independent studies. The book follows the same topical easy-access subject organization, cross-referenced to save you time. Sites that incorporate sound, animation, video, and instructions on downloading software for site navigation are also new to this edition. Whether you are headed to the ocean bottom or outer space, don't hit the information superhighway without this book as your road map. You'll avoid inappropriate and hard-to-navigate sites, and students will thank you for the trouble-free virtual trips.

Review Quotes

?Recommended for school media centers and public libraries. This tool will prove to be valuable for identifying validated information-rich sites for students of all ages and educators alike.?-Colorado Libraries

"Recommended for school media centers and public libraries. This tool will prove to be valuable for identifying validated information-rich sites for students of all ages and educators alike."-Colorado Libraries

About the Author

GAIL COOPER, a writer and licensed clinical social worker, is a contributing editor of Family Therapy Networker.

GARRY COOPER, a licensed clinical social worker and writer from Oak Park, Illinois, is a regular columnist for several newsletters.