VisitMe - Enterprise in Education Template Pack for Teachers

All about VisitMe

Welcome to VisitMe, the enterprise project which will promote your region and will attract tourists and visitors to your village, town or city. This weblog is intended for teachers to act as a template and give some inspiration to get you and your colleagues started on this National Priority related project. To achieve this you will learn how to:

• Create a weblog
• Create a promotional Digital Video, and edit it on the computer
• Create a MP3 files that can be made into virtual tours or Podcasts
• Create visual virtual tours using Quicktime VR
• Create a quiz on what your pupils have learned

• Record a commentary in a foreign language (MFL)
• Learn how to promote your area in the business world (Business Education)
• Create music as a backing to video and/or audio (Music)
• Learn about built-up environments and analyse local architecture to create a virtual tour (Art & Design)

Use the category list on the right to find the information you require to get started.

Making up an internet challenge with Quia

Go to http://www.quia.com 

If you are subscribed log into Instructor zone – If not there is a 30day trial available

Once logged in to Quia activities select create a new scavenger hunt (using the drop down menu) click go

Enter your Title and description, and then all you need to do is paste in the URLs (web address) of any web pages recommended for research.

Type in your questions and answers when finished beware the answers given must all be possible correct answers (If you want multiple choice you need to choose “Rags to Riches”(however this will not give you the web links)

When ready click “done” at the bottom.

You then get a message giving you the URL of the online scavenger hunt

Enjoy!

Try our interactive scavenger hunt from around Stirling.

The built environment

The built environment
Investigating our built surroundings is a valid rewarding activity for pupils at all levels.
It encourages reflective thinking and develops knowledge of design and architecture, enhancing pupils critical skills and their ability to think independently.

Virtual tours do not replace first hand experience but can open up areas which are otherwise difficult areas to explore in reality.

Recording these investigations graphically develops a far clearer understanding of detail, structure, pattern and materials forming the elements of our towns and cities.
Again, first hand exploration is ideal, but being able to access varied areas with a virtual tour can make it much easier to draw comparisons between very different surroundings.

3D image to Map
Relating a photographic image to a map or diagram can be testing. Clue need to be translated for this to happen effectively. Again this requires close observation and making connections.