Microsoft takes kids on virtual field trip to Toronto Zoo to celebrate Canada's 150th birthday

Canada is nigh to turn 150, and to gloat, Microsoft is taking Canadian students to the zoo.

In a new program launched by Microsoft to gloat Canada's 150th anniversary, Microsoft will bring K-12 Canadian students to the Toronto Zoo through Skype.

"The Toronto Zoo is proud to partner with Microsoft on the launch of the new Explore. Teach. Build. instruction program that volition benefit thousands of students across Canada," says John Tracogna, CEO of the Toronto Zoo, in a statement.

"From over 4,000 km away, students connected ane-on-1 with the Zoo's Curator of Fishes to learn virtually the importance of our Great Lakes and what they can practise in their communities to face up the challenges in the coming decades," continued Tracogna.

As part of the Explore. Teach Build. pedagogy program, teachers can take students to destinations around Canada. To kick off the program, students fromPort Alberni, B.C. were invited to visit the Toronto Zoo from the condolement of their ain homes.

In improver, students volition have the chance to collaborate with tour guides and educators at heritage sites. Furthermore, teachers are easily able to leverage their "field trips" into their curriculum.

"Our class studied salmon concluding year, and this year we are making connections about fishing and salmon to our Social Studies unit on the West Coast First Nations People," says Kristine Clark, grade 3 and 4 instructor with Wood Elementary School, in a statement.

"We figured out the perfect link amongst programs — using what we learn from class, to create a Minecraft Start Nations village that centres on seaside living and line-fishing. The students are beyond excited well-nigh all of information technology," said Clark.

[source]Microsoft[/source]