Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators 

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Is the Tour Better in Person? 

After you take a virtual tour of a place on the Internet, answer the following questions to 
see if the tour met your expectations. 
(Date) 
(Your name) T-Low
Your name: _____________________________________________ Date:___________ 
(Name of tour site) Bridging the Gap
Name of tour site: ________________________________________________________ 
(URL of tour site) 
URL of tour site:_________________________________________________________ 


1. When you were on the tour, could you tell where you were at all times? Y........ 
(: y) Checked
N
(: n) Unchecked 
N/A* 
(: na) Unchecked
2. Throughout the tour, could you always get back to the beginning? Y
(: y) Checked 
N 
(: n) Unchecked
N/A 
(: na) Unchecked
3. During the tour, could you go to any area that you wanted to, or did you 
have to visit places in a certain order? Y 
(: y) Checked
N 
(: n) Unchecked
N/A 
(: na) Unchecked
4. Was there a map of the virtual tour site available for you to use for 
navigation? 
5. While you were on the tour, could you use any type of virtual reality to view 
places in 3-D? 
Y 
(: y) Checked
N 
(: n) Unchecked
N/A 
(: na) Unchecked
Y
(: y) Unchecked 
N
(: n) Checked 
N/A 
(: na) Unchecked
6. If there were photographs on the tour, were they easy to see? 
7. When you first entered the tour, could you choose from different options or 
paths to take? 
Y
(: y) Checked 
N
(: n) Unchecked 
N/A 
(: na) Unchecked
Y
(: y) Checked 
N
(: n) Unchecked 
N/A 
(: na) Unchecked
8. Was there a virtual guide to help you along the virtual tour? 
9. Were there any links to other Internet resources that would better help you 
understand the subject matter of the tour? 
Y 
(: y) Unchecked
N
(: n) Checked 
N/A 
(: na) Unchecked
Y 
(: y) Checked
N 
(: n) Unchecked
N/A 
(: na) Unchecked
10. Was there a place to ask questions or leave feedback about the tour? Y
(: y) Unchecked 
N
(: n) Checked 
N/A 
(: na) Unchecked
11. Did the tour make you want to learn more about the topic? ..........................................................< 
(: y) Unchecked
N 
(: n) Checked
N/A 
(: na) Unchecked
12. Did the tour allow you to visit a place that you would never be able to visit 
in real life? Y 
(: y) Unchecked
N 
(: n) Checked
N/A 
(: 3) Unchecked
In your own words, describe taking a virtual tour and compare it with a real tour you have taken. 
(text) The virtual tour only showed a few pictures of arched bridges but for the most part, the pictures were of 
(text) trapezoids and other theorems related to polygons.
(text) 
*N/A means Not Applicable--the question can't be answered or it does not pertain to the site you are viewing.