Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Virtual tours

A virtual tour is a simulation of an existing location that usually takes place on a personal computer. Virtual tours can be very complex and offer a lot of information. They are created on the web and can consist of multiple pages, most of which can be linked to another one of the pages in some way. Virtual tours can consist of outside websites, videos, or pictures. They are used to teach about specific topics. Also, virtual tours can be used for almost anything such as realty, visiting real places without actually going there, or teaching a lesson about any subject.

I can use virtual tours in my classroom to teach students more about math concepts that they are learning at the time. Also, I can get my students interested in math by showing them what the math that we are learning can be used for in the future. Here is an example of one such virtual tour: Math in the real world.

There are many pros and cons to virtual tours. One pro is that they can be accessed from anywhere. Another pro is that virtual tours can be used for almost anything. They can be used in school for different subjects and lessons, and they can even be used outside of school for things such as real estate. One negative to virtual tours is that they can be difficult to follow and can be very confusing. They also can take a long time to follow before everything on the tour is viewed.

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