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Summer is almost here, and while a real vacation might still be a few weeks away, you and your homeschoolers can start exploring the world right now—take a virtual vacation!
In this episode, discover Virtual Vacation, a free and engaging website that lets you experience cities around the globe through walking, driving, and flying tours. It’s more immersive than Google Maps and a fantastic way to make geography and cultural studies come alive.
Highlights from the episode:
What Virtual Vacation offers and how to use it
Types of tours: walking, driving, flying, monuments, road trips, live cams, and virtual windows
The built-in City Guesser game (similar to GeoGuessr) that tests your geography knowledge
Creative ways to use the platform in your homeschool:
Creative writing prompts based on real-world settings
Comparative studies across multiple cities
Language learning by listening to real conversations
Memory games inspired by game show-style recall activities
Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies. Sign up for their newsletter to get monthly AI tips and learn about cool online resources. Follow their Instagram for weekly Tuesday Tech Tips.
Join our Facebook Group, especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice while integrating technology into your homeschool.
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.
The post Virtual Vacation: Travel the World Without a Passport appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
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Summer is almost here, and while a real vacation might still be a few weeks away, you and your homeschoolers can start exploring the world right now—take a virtual vacation!
In this episode, discover Virtual Vacation, a free and engaging website that lets you experience cities around the globe through walking, driving, and flying tours. It’s more immersive than Google Maps and a fantastic way to make geography and cultural studies come alive.
Highlights from the episode:
What Virtual Vacation offers and how to use it
Types of tours: walking, driving, flying, monuments, road trips, live cams, and virtual windows
The built-in City Guesser game (similar to GeoGuessr) that tests your geography knowledge
Creative ways to use the platform in your homeschool:
Creative writing prompts based on real-world settings
Comparative studies across multiple cities
Language learning by listening to real conversations
Memory games inspired by game show-style recall activities
Take a look at show sponsor, FundaFunda Academy to see what they offer for online classes and web-based unit studies. Sign up for their newsletter to get monthly AI tips and learn about cool online resources. Follow their Instagram for weekly Tuesday Tech Tips.
Join our Facebook Group, especially for the listeners of this podcast! You can ask questions and get advice while integrating technology into your homeschool.
If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the show and give a rating and maybe even a review! Subscribing will help you make sure you never miss an episode.
The post Virtual Vacation: Travel the World Without a Passport appeared first on Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.
301 episodes
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