Initially, The Field Museum in Chicago was its first educational partner. Today, other educational partners include the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., and the Newseum in Arlington, Virginia. D.C. See the national and international awards the electronic field trip broadcasts and the Web sites have received. Each broadcast is a live, interactive journey that allows students at remote sites to call in on a toll-free telephone number and talk to the program hosts directly on the air.
Students can also communicate with the hosts via fax , e-mail , and live Internet chat .
And exclusive Web sites are available to supplement each broadcast with virtual museum tours, online classroom activities, Internet resources, and much more. Please note that the registration deadline for each programs is two weeks prior to the broadcast date. Find out more about electronic field trips with The Field Museum in Chicago. Find out more about electronic field trips with the Newseum in Arlington, Virginia. Find out general technical information.