Creating a Virtual Field Trip Using Annotated Photographs

In class we reviewed a variety of ways in which digital cameras can be used as teaching and learning tools in a class. The purpose of this assignment is for you to create a annotated field trip that can be used as a teaching tool to prepare students for an upcoming field trip or as a resource for students who are not able to visit the site in person.
See virtual field trip assignment rubric

Assignment steps:

Work with a partner on all steps of the assignment, with each person contributing an equivalent amount to the project. Both of you must contribute to each aspect of the project (as opposed to dividing up the work so that one person takes and edits all the photos while the other writes all the annotations). [Reason: it is important for you to practice all aspects of the task so that you will be able to complete them later when you are working by yourself]
Brainstorm ideas for your project. Decide what it is that you want students to learn and be able to do as a result of this field trip. Caution: Pick a field trip site that is accessible to you both. (See example of storyboard template. You can use this format, you can use an Inspiration flow chart, or any other design of your choosing)
Draft a plan (a story board) for your field trip or guidelines. Include in this:

A list of photographs that will be included to illustrate the intended concepts (be selective and avoid unnecessary pictures, but also make sure that there are sufficient pictures to illustrate the key concepts).
Key concepts and points to include in the directions accompanying each photo.

Visit the field trip site and take the photographs. Important: To avoid you having to spend much time cropping and editing the photographs, take them all horizontally (ie: don't turn camera on its side) and try to include in the photograph only those scenes/features of an object that are relevant. Take more than one if you think your photograph isn't clear (so you don't have to go back and re-take photos later).
Return to your computer. Copy the images from the floppy disks onto the computer hard drive.
Using Adobe Photoshop of equivalent graphics editing application, prepare your photos for inserting into your virtual field trip. You may create your field trip using any application you wish. Examples: PowerPoint, Inspiration, HyperStudio, AppleWorks or you may put it on your website as a web based field trip (such as in the examples listed below). Important: don't make the method by which you showcase your field trip be the focus. Instead you should focus on the purpose of the field trip and how you can best share it with others based on your current technology skills.
List any references or resources that you used in preparing this field trip guide. You must include full references or any works cited (images or text that you have used).

See virtual field trip assignment rubric (must be completed and turned in on assignment due date)

Examples:

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