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Virtual Hagia Sophia

A year ago I finished teaching summer school and jumped on a plane and the next evening my family and I sat down to a balcony dinner just 400 meters from the Hagia Sophia. Other than being there, this virtual tour makes it seem almost as amazing as the real place.

- Virtual Field Trips
I have done some work recently with SmarterSchools.comhttp://smarterschoolsproject.com/ and their contact recently asked me if I had done any virtual field trips with my students. Well yes. If you Google them, you can find lots of them. For...

- Virtual Hagia Sophia
This past summer I had the great fortune to go with my kids and wife to Turkey. Obviously one of the places was saw was the Hagia Sophia (even if the Blue Mosque (see pic below) was more impressive). When you discuss it in class, you might want...

- Virtual Sistine Chapel
There is nothing like seeing the real thing, but putting this virtual tour on a LCD can make the Sistine Chapel seem amazing. You can also let your students use it on their tablets and laptops. There are an abundance of virtual tours out...

- Hagia Sophia 360 Tour
If I could pick one place to visit more than any in the world (even 2 blocks from the Eiffel Tower where I spent my high school years, it would be Istanbul (perhaps because I also spent four years in an Islamic country and love the confluence of both...

- Hagia Sophia
Here is everything you ever wanted to know about the Hagia Sophia, one of the most beautiful places in Istanbul. ...

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