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Your mission
is to plan a trip to any location on the planet. Each person
will create
a well designed website providing information about their selected
destination. To create the original content for your website
you will have
to use your web research skills. The resources on the left
will
give
you
a head start.
The completed
website is due at the end of your final exam session. This
project is worth 15% of your final grade.
Here
are your travel guidelines:
-you must leave
the 415 area code.
-you will be gone for at least 7 days and 6 nights.
-you have an unlimited budget.
-you may fly, take the train, drive, bike, take a boat, walk, unicycle
or any combination of transportation methods.
Website
requirements: Create
a folder on your I drive labeled travel and use this folder to organize all of your website files. Create
a subfolder
called images to hold all of your graphics files.
DO NOT COPY
AND PASTE text unless your cite the resource properly. Each page should
have links to all other pages.
Each page
should have a title.
You
will create the following pages for your website:
home page
This page should include links to the other portions of your travel
website.
save as index
facts
-include
at least one map of your destination or route. The map
should show where your destination is located on the planet.
Other maps that show more detail are welcome.
-include a link to an official tourist site about your
destination.
Answer at least two of these questions on your facts
page.
-what is the population of your destination?
-what language(s) are spoken?
-what religions are practiced?
-what type of currency do they use in your destination
(a picture would be good)?
-what will the weather be like when you visit?
-how far is it from your home to your destination?
-what's on the menu (what is the cuisine of your destination)?
-what are the major holidays?
save as facts
photo
gallery
-create a page
that has at least three school appropriate images of
your destination.
save as gallery
EXTRA
CREDIT done
already? Add more!
resources
-find
the location of the nearest US Embassy that is close to
your destination. Provide the address of the Embassy.
-if you are going to a country where english is
not the dominant language provide translations of
the
following
phrases:
>Hello/Goodbye.
>How are you?
>Thank you.
> I am hungry.
>How do I find____________?
>How much?
>Where is the bathroom?
-include links to three websites that provide more information about
your chosen destination. These resources might include websites about
your destination's tourism, the government, or a website created
by someone else who has visited your destination.
save as resources
challenges
and dangers
-how
safe is your destination?
-what precautions should you take as a traveler to that country or region?
-can you drink the water? can you eat the food?
save as challenges Summary:
-Each page
should have links to all of the other pages on your website.
-Each page should have a title.
-You should create three pages: index, facts, and gallery.
-You have used school appropriate images related to your destination.
-Your website files are saved in a correctly named folder (see
website requirements at top).
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