Google kicks off “Connected Classrooms” program through Google+ Hangouts with a series of virtual field trips

November 4, 2013

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Most of us can remember heading out on those big yellow school buses in elementary school on field trips with all of our classmates, teachers, and parent chaperons. However, there are some unfortunate ones that cannot go on field trips. Google+ has an answer for that.

“Connected Classrooms” will let students around the world to take part in virtual field trips on Google+ Hangouts, allowing them to see places that they never would have imagined they could see. Today, Google launched the program with three field trips: Seattle Aquarium, Minnesota Zoo, and the Solar Impulse hangar.

Teachers will be able to take their classrooms on virtual field trips hosted by organizations such as National Geographic, Matilda the Musical, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and many more partners.

It's a great move by Google, and hopefully teachers will start to take advantage of this awesome technology to get students more engaged in their schoolwork, and take learning to a new level. Check out the video below to see the “Connected Classroom” in action.

Source: Google Blog

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Harrison is a senior at the University of Pittsburgh completing a major in communication and a minor in economics. Aside from writing for TalkAndroid, he is the managing editor at The Pitt News, a digital marketing intern at Buzzhoney in Pittsburgh, founder and owner of MarketGong.com He's currently using an HTC One (M8) and Nexus 7 (2013). Harrison is excited for the next release of Android, and for whatever the future holds for the tech world. Tweet him at @Harry_Kaminsky.