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Next Best Thing to Being There--Panoramas.dk--A Virtual Vacation

By Debby Acevedo
Created 2009-04-21 14:34

Where would you like to be right now?  Perhaps you'd choose Ayers Rock in Australia, the Great wall of China, the Colosseum in Rome, Monte Carlo, Mount Everest, a gondola tour in Venice, Hawaii's Kahana Valley State Park, the tomb of Ramses IX, a BMX dirt jump in New York, or even the Weiner Dog Races.   Panoramas.dk [1] offers some of the world's best virtual reality photograpy weekly in a full screen feature, especially effective in a large presentation mode as in classrooms with interactive whiteboards or shown from a projector.

Archives contain more than 600 full screen panoramas published since February 2002. Load panoramas directly from the drop-down menus, or use the search feature to find specific locations or events.  Be sure that QuickTime is loaded on your machine before attempting to view these awesome sites, and give plenty of time for the photos to load.

Remember, as always, to preview everything before showing to students.  There are some interesting choices that show fabulous places (the 7 wonders of the world and 360° USA Tour), but you might not want to share the naked bike ride or the cremation in Bali with them--just a thought.Embarassed



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