Creating an online virtual experience for your students is easy with these great tools...
- Google Maps with Street View lets you explore places around the world through 360-degree street-level imagery. You can explore world landmarks, view natural wonders, navigate a trip, go inside restaurants and small businesses - and now even visit the Amazon! Get a demo or browse the gallery to see collections from around the world. Additionally, you can virtually visit 17 Museums in Street View and see incredible art around the world.
- 7 Wonders Panoramas - 360-degree views of the Seven Wonders of the World.
- Arounder Virtual Tour of the Moon - 360-degree panoramic views of the moon, courtesy of the Apollo 11, 12 and 17 missions. (Many other Earth locations also available on arounder.com.)
- Connected Classrooms Map - This map shows all of the teachers and partners in connected classrooms including museums, classrooms, aquariums, magazines, etc. It's a great resource if you're starting to get connected.
- Frissiras Museum - A virtual art gallery from Athens, Greece that allows you to explore paintings by rolling your mouse over them.
- Google Earth - Explore the geography of both land and sea (free download).
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Vital Signs: Understanding Cardiovascular Diseases - A virtual gallery teaching about heart disease.
- Louvre Virtual Tour - Virtual tour of the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris.
- Mount St. Helens 360 - See how the volcano Mount St. Helens changed in the three-year span between 2003 and 2006 with these 360-degree panoramas.
- Mount Vernon Virtual Mansion Tour - Virtual tour of George Washington’s home, Mount Vernon.
- The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago - Enjoy 360-degree views of galleries showcasing Egyptian, Assyrian, Mesopotamian and Persian cultures
- Rare Book Room - A virtual library that allows you to not only view but read hundreds of rare and historical copies of books, from Shakespeare to Galileo.
- Smithsonian National Museum of National History Virtual Tour - Take a virtual walking tour of the entire Smithsonian National Museum of National History.
- Smithsonian National Museum of National History Dinosaur Tour - A virtual tour of dinosaur fossils.
- Smithsonian National Museum of National History Dinosaur Dig - An interactive virtual archaeological dig for dinosaur bones.
- Supreme Court Tour - A 360-degree exploration of the U.S. Supreme Court building.
- Taj Mahal Virtual Tour - Virtual tour of the Taj Mahal, featuring 360-degree panoramas.
- Tour of Colonial Williamsburg - A virtual tour of Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia.
- UAE Interact Virtual Museum - A virtual museum exploring the history of the United Arab Emirates through ancient artifacts like stoneware, jewelry, weapons, tools and coins.
- US Capitol Virtual Tour - Virtual tour of the US Capitol, with clickable areas to learn more about the building’s history.
- A Virtual Journey into the Universe - Explore our solar system with a variety of interactive tools (no jokes about what lies in the interior of Uranus).
- Virtual Museum of Iraq - Discover the history of Iraq through eight museum halls full of artifacts.
- The Virtual Museum of Traditional Japanese Arts - Wander down virtual hallways to explore traditional Japanese arts, from fine arts to martial arts.
- Virtual Tour of Rio de Janeiro - An amazing 3-D aerial virtual tour of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Visible Body - Detailed, dynamic 3-D views of all the systems in the human body (7-day free trial).
- Virtual Worlds Almanac - A guide to online “virtual worlds,” most with educational value.
- Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society Life-Size Blue Whale - Feel what it’s like to swim alongside a blue whale.
