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  • Essay / Advantages and Disadvantages of Virtual Field Trips - 3349

    But on the other hand, technology continues to grow every day in our society. People of all ages learn to access and rely on technology in their daily lives. As technology becomes more prevalent in school districts, more teachers are willing to give students virtual tours of their classroom and then take them on a physical field trip. Studies show that a junior high school student has an attention span that lasts ten to fifteen minutes. Virtual field trips can last on average up to an hour, so a student with an attention span of ten to fifteen minutes cannot concentrate on the field trip that the teacher is presenting to the student.