Self-Guided Virtual Experiences
Student Involvement is here to keep you connected during this time of change and transition. We have collected an extensive list of experiences that will take you all over the world.
Virtual Classes
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Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems! Join Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence at Home for a live daily doodle lesson at 12 p.m./noon CST. Videos will be available after live on the Kennedy Center YouTube channel.
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Join the McHarper Manor weekdays on Facebook for a daily art project tutorial. Art projects will range from watercolor paintings to chalk art to canvas painting and will take place live at 12 p.m./noon CST. Videos will be available after the live class on the McHarper Manor Facebook page.
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Missing group fitness classes or going to the gym? The YMCA is offering their Y 360 On-Demand courses free for users, check out the Planet Fitness Facebook page for live-streamed daily workouts several times a day. Is Yoga more your thing? Check out CorePower Yoga to keep up your practice from the comfort of your living room.
- For an introduction to mindfulness meditation that you can practice on your own, visit UCLA Health for downloadable guided meditations in both English and Spanish.
Virtual Tours and Museums
Experience the best museums from NYC to France to Seoul in the comfort of your own home. Check out these sites to go on virtual tours of different museums and specific exhibits.
National Parks to National Landmarks
- Google Earth Tour of 31 National Parks of the United States including Yellowstone National Park and more
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Go on a virtual field trip to Ellis Island
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Take a live look at Colonial Williamsburg
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Tour England through this 360 video
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Talk a walk on the Great Wall of China
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Check out the view from Pompeii through Google Maps
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Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover
Animal Webcams
Lions, tigers and bears, oh my! Just want a cute and cuddly distraction? Check out several different animal live cam options from watching silly sea otters and curious elephants or just mellow out to the hypnotic drifting jellyfish.
Connect Virtually
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Did you know Wichita State provides all students, staff, and faculty free access to video conferencing with Zoom. This is a great way to “meet up” with your friends, classmates, and student organization members. Check out our video guide for utilizing Zoom.
More Fun Things To Do!
- Download the Ulrich Museum of Art App and take a virtual Sculpture Tour through Wichita State's campus.
- Get you family or friends together and make your way out of the Hogwarts Digital Escape Room
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Check out the 25 Most Interesting Webcams of 2018
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Have a Netflix Party with friends while watching your favorite shows together!
- Have a long distance movie night with family and friends.
- Choose from 15 Broadway plays and musicals that you can watch on stage from home. Musical television more your thing? Check out this list of 11 Musical TV Shows to binge watch while you’re home, in between your remote classes of course!
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Create a collaborative playlist with your friends or jam out to Rita Wilson’s Quarantunes playlist.
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Need a new book to read? Check out Wichita Public Library to borrow an ebook.
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Take up a new hobby such as making towel animals, crocheting, or choose from thousands of other tutorial videos on YouTube.
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Watch an Opera for free with the Metropolitan Opera
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Listen to a live recording from the Seattle Symphony
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Print off a free printable coloring page from the “Color Our Collections” campaign with coloring sheets from over 100 museums and libraries from around the world or choose from over 1,500 coloring pages with Just Color.