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Virtual Field Trip!


  


It was an absolute pleasure to be part of the Teachmeet at the NATECLA conference over the weekend to talk about the Virtual Field Trip that I made for my Entry 2 and 3 students.  This is how I made it!
First, create your own Bitmoji Avatar on your mobile phone/device.  Unfortunately this cannot be done on a PC or laptop, you will need to download the Bitmoji app and build a mini you from there.  Then search for Bitmoji extension within Google and add it to your Chrome browser.

Now to make your trip! I used Google slides.  Click background and search for the place/area you'd like to take your students.  Once you have that in place you may want to put in additional items such as signs etc.  Here's one of many tutorials available on YouTube to instruct you!

I inserted various links to websites and YouTube videos throughout my trip using the insert, link function.  I also added a link to a Padlet for students to answers questions on their travels.

Now to add your Bitmoji.  As you have already added the Bitmoji extension to your browser by clicking the Bitmoji sign in the top right hand corner of your browser you can search for various poses such as jump or walk etc.

And there you have it! Your very own virtual field trip! There are a tonne of things you can do with Bitmojis, here are a few...

Animate your Bitmoji

Create a cartoon

Create a 3D Bitmoji!


Bitmoji Image
Enjoy!

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