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Your job for this assignment is to create a "virtual field trip." What this means is that you will pick a destination and provide pictures and information on that location and then post that information on the Internet. It's like going on a field trip without actually getting out and seeing that field.
What you will have to do is
- Pick a destination that you want to create a field trip for.
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It could be somewhere historic (such as the Forks, Louis Riel's grave, or Lower Fort Garry), or somewhere more ordinary such as Corydon Avenue. It could even be somewhere a little silly if you're creative.
- You should avoid anywhere really personal such as your house or your dad's business.
- Your teacher needs to approve your choice of site.
- Take pictures.
- This will almost certainly need to be done outside of school time since we can't really send you off on field trips all over the place completely unsupervised.
- You may need to get permission to take pictures. If it's a store or an art gallery, you will certainly need to ask before you shoot or you'll get some people really annoyed with you.
- You will need a camera to take pictures with.
- Take at least one or two panoramic pictures.
- This is most easily done with a digital camera that has a panorama feature. There's also a lot of apps (many free) that will allow you to do this with your phone or tablet.
- Research your destination.
- You are expected to be knowledgeable about your location.
- This takes research.
- This can't be faked.
- Whether your site is something major or minor, there is information on it if you look hard enough.
- Make your site sound interesting.
- You are encouraging people to come to your location.
- No one will visit a place that sounds dull.
- Storyboard your presentation.
- Decide which pictures will be paired with which text.
- Try not to put too much information with each picture.
- People are lazy when they look at websites and don't like to read much.
- Assemble the pictures and the text on your wiki site.
- Let the teacher know when you think you're done. If you're done early enough, he'll critique it and show you some ways to improve your work.
Frequently Asked Questions
- May I work with a partner on this project?
- Yes, this is a group project that may be done in twos or threes. Since wikis are done collaboratively, there should always be something for each person to do.
- Which wiki are we going to use?
- You can set up a site through your Wingsmail account and work on a wiki set up for you there.
- How many different pages should our wiki have?
- At least 10.
- with at least 2 or 3 pictures per page
- and at least some information on every page (no pages that are only photo galleries).
Evaluation
- 10 Pages...5 points
- At least one picture per page. Most (if not all) the pictures should be taken by you....5 points
- Some significant information on every page...5 points
- Evidence of serious research...5 points
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 Updating... ĉ James Dykstra, Jun 18, 2010, 10:36 AM
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