TECHNOTRAVEL TECHNOLOGY PROJECT
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PowerPoint Lesson Plans |
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Teacher Guide - Student Workbook -
Resource Files
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In this technology project,
students become travel agents. They create a travel
advertisement for a weekend getaway using Microsoft
PowerPoint. |
TechnoTravel provides teachers
with all the tools they need. When you order TechnoTravel you will
receive:
- teacher guide
- student workbook
- detailed lesson plans
- review questions
- skill reviews
- extension activities
- marking sheet
- templates
- sample files
- parent letter
- certificate
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Research a Travel
Destination
To begin, students study a
sample travel advertisement to get ideas for their own trip.
Afterwards, students select a
destination. Some ideas for selecting a destination include:
- Pick a Local
Destination: Select a destination that is close to home.
Students can consider the sites or events that will attract
tourists to their own community.
- Pick a Familiar
Destination: Select a destination where students have
vacationed in the past. They will already be familiar with
many of the fun places to see and things to do.
- Pick a Destination that
is Being Studied: Select a destination that is already
being studied. For example, if studying the rainforest,
students could research a city in Costa Rica or if studying
ancient civilizations, students could research a city in
Egypt.
- Pick a Destination for
a Type of Tourist: Select a destination based on the
type of tourist. For example, is the weekend getaway for
families, couples, or seniors? The type of tourist will
change the events and sites selected for the weekend
getaway.
Once students have selected a
destination they use Windows Internet Explorer to research facts
about the location. Detailed instructions explain how to
organize information. Students use a checklist to remain focused
during the research process.
Create a Unique Design for
the Travel Advertisement
Once the research is completed,
students start to create the travel advertisement for their
weekend getaway. Students learn how to customize the slide
master to create a unique design for their advertisement.
Working with the Slide
Master:
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- select a unique
background
- draw and format a
shape
- format text
- change the bullet
style
- customize header
and footer
- resize and move
placeholders
- include a clip art
that acts as the company logo
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Create a Travel Itinerary
Next, students create a travel
itinerary that outlines the activities, site seeing trips, and
events planned for the weekend getaway. Detailed instructions
explain how to use a table to organize activities for each day.
The table is formatted to look great.
Helpful tips are
included with the instructions to encourage students to
be thoughtful about the itinerary. For example:
- What activities
will tourists like?
- How much time is
needed to participate in the activity?
- Will the weather
be suitable for the activity?
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Create a Slide for each
Activity on the Itinerary
Students create slides to
describe each event or site that tourists will see on the
weekend getaway. Students use Slide View and Outline View to
make the slides. Afterwards, they compare the two Views to gain
an understanding of their strengths and weaknesses.
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A list of descriptive
phrases are provided to help students word the slides to
sound like an authentic advertisement.
- experience the thrill
- explore the wonders
- uncover the treasure
- discover the mystery
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Let Tourists Learn More
about the Travel Destination
Students complete the content
of their travel advertisement by making two slides. One slide
has a map of the destination on a slide with labels to highlight
the city. The other slide contains hyperlinks to websites on the
Internet that tourists will find helpful. When these slides are
finished, students follow detailed instructions to edit the
travel advertisement.
Each assignment ends with a
checklist:
Advertise the Weekend
Getaway
Finally, students market their
weekend getaway to tourists. There are three options for
promoting the trip. Students can prepare the presentation to
play on a kiosk, print the slides as a brochure, or view the
file as a web page. Pick the instructions that are best-suited
to your situation!
Customizable Marking Sheet
Included
A customizable marking sheet
is provided for the teacher. The marking sheet is designed to
assess the content of the travel advertisement.
TechnoTravel is Affordable
The TechnoTravel
technology project is great value
for your money. When you order TechnoTravel , you will receive a teacher guide,
student workbook, and customizable resource files
for a
price that is affordable.
Software: Microsoft
PowerPoint. Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer
Version: Microsoft Office
2000, XP, 2003, and 2007
With TechnoTravel, instead of preparing PowerPoint
lesson plans
for computer class, you can spend your time with
students having fun in the computer lab completing
meaningful activities.
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