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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
- Your destination for this assignment is going to be the school.
- Take pictures.
- If you act responsibly, this can be done in class time provided you have a camera and are working in really small groups of only two or three.
- You may need to get permission to take pictures. Since you're not allowed to take pictures of just anyone here at school, ask before you shoot.
- You will need a camera to take pictures with.
- Research your school.
- You are expected to be knowledgeable about your location since a field trip is supposed to tell you about the place you're visiting.
- This takes research.
- This can't be faked.
- The school website is a good place to start looking for information but don't stop there. Talk to teachers, office staff, parents and alumni of the school.
- Make the school sound interesting, even if you don't think it is.
- You are encouraging people to come to this school (or maybe to donate time or money).
- No one will enroll 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'll get sites at Asperand.org and work on a wiki set up for you there. We'll set up subdomains on the wikis for each group.
- Should the wiki be public or private?
- Private. The school likes to have the final say on what is said publicly about it and we're going to respect that.
- 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 significatn information on every page...5 points
- Evidence of serious research...5 points
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