Student Travel Takes on New Technology
ATLANTA, February 13, 2020 (Newswire.com) - Educational tour company, Son Tours Inc., kick-starts the new decade by fusing new technologies with some of the nation's most historical monuments and exhibitions. By way of an innovative smart phone application, the Georgia-based company hopes to connect with an increasingly tech-savvy generation through means of a social learning experience. This teacher-designed student tool includes team interaction, extraordinary question depth, and critical thinking skills based on Bloom's taxonomy critical thinking philosophy.
Utilizing social tools for every student to expand their learning environment, CEO John Nelson hopes students will engage, embed, retain, and increase their social interaction skills while enjoying the learning process. Statistics have reported that interactive educational travel increases self-esteem and independence by over 56%.
“Love of learning while retaining valuable information is the goal. What better way to fuse 21st century technology, fantastic teaching techniques, and social team building in ways that promote knowledge absorption on an entirely new level,” says founder Nelson who has been leading both foreign and domestic tours out of the Atlanta area for over 25 years.
New possibilities go beyond mobile devices as the company has already set sights on virtual and augmented reality technologies that will bring destinations inside the classroom in 2020.
“Though the traditional educational travel industry is stronger than ever, we want to be sure to offer an accessible experience to school districts that need to be met with more of a remote service opportunity,” says Anthony Welch, Son Tours Inc.’s Marketing Manager.
The company is optimistic that these vast strides in technology integration will stir a newfound appreciation for devices as an accomplice to learning rather than a distraction.
Son Tour’s Inc. is an educational travel company based out of the metro-Atlanta and serves schools K-12 nationwide. These curriculum-aligned student tours include destinations to Washington DC, New York City, Georgia Area Studies, and more.
Source: Son Tours Inc