Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 31, Number 5, 1 May 2014 — Virtual field trip [ARTICLE]

Virtual field trip

Students and educators across the globe recently took part in a virtual field trip to Hawai'i Volcanoes Nahonal Park.

In a virtual cultural and edueahonal exchange, students from Kea'au Elementary School stood at the edge of Kīlauea Volcano and chanted in honor of the goddess Pele. Equipped with Google Glass, they broadcast the sights and sounds of their excursion to more than 50 educators worldwide, including to Peterson School in Mexico City, where students stood in their classrooms and recited the chant along with them. Students from Ke Kula Kaiapuni o Nānākuli, Hale Kula Elementary and University Laboratory School tuned in as well. The virtual exchange in April was part of the state Department of Education's Access Learning digital curriculum program, whieh has equipped eight pilot schools, including Kea'au and Nānākuli, with laptops and provided training for teachers on the latest educational tools. To see the excursion online, visit bit.ly/lmLYj6s.