Roosevelt third grader Molly Shanahan watches zookeepers talk on a Smart Board during a "virtual field trip" with the Minnesota Zoo via video conferencing on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Roosevelt third graders in Park Ridge and Caroline Schaab, an instructional technology coach at Roosevelt, watch zookeepers handle a tamandua anteater on a Smart Board during a "virtual field trip" with the Minnesota Zoo via video conferencing on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Roosevelt third grader Sam Rutili asks a Minnesota Zoo zookeeper a question via a video conference during a "virtual field trip" on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Minnesota Zoo Naturalist Galen Sjostrom, who grew up in Oak Park, talks to Roosevelt students in Park Ridge via a video conference on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Caroline Schaab, an instructional technology coach for Roosevelt School in Park Ridge, leads third graders on a "virtual field trip" with the Minnesota Zoo through video conferencing with zookeepers on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Caroline Schaab, an instructional technology coach for Roosevelt School in Park Ridge, leads third graders on a "virtual field trip" with the Minnesota Zoo through video conferencing with zookeepers on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media

Roosevelt third grader Julian Triffo asks a Minnesota Zoo zookeeper a question during a "virtual field trip" via video conferencing on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media