Travel Brochure
Summary:
In this activity, students will practice searching the internet and using Microsoft Word and Word Art to create a travel brochure for one particular city, anywhere in the world. Students will research one city on the internet, copy pictures and information, and paste them into a Word document to create a travel brochure.
Overview:
Subject: Internet search, Word document design
Skill Level: Intermediate
Activity Goals:
- Encourage creativity and writing using MS Internet Explorer and MS Word
- Enhance internet research skills
- Expand knowledge of MS programs, such as Word and Explorer
Materials Needed:
MS Word
Internet connection
Computers (no more than 2 students at one workstation)
Prerequisites:
Students should be comfortable searching the internet
Students should know how to copy and paste information
from the internet into a Word document
Skill Level: Intermediate
Project Description: Students will research a city to visit (from the U.S. or around the world) on the internet, find information on places to see and things to do in that city, find either a travel package to that destination or research the costs of visiting various places, including airfare, and prepare a brochure with travel information.
Procedure:
Design a one-page travel brochure for a city of your choice. You can format the page to be landscape or portrait (go to File, page setup). Use internet resources and Word Art to design a brochure that is as visually pleasing as possible.
The following should be within
your brochure:
- At least three pictures (obtained from the internet)
- One map of the city/country (obtained from the internet)
- Information required: Description of trip, city/country information, estimated cost
- Hotels, airfare, restaurants etc.
- One job posting from a company in that area
- Correct spelling and grammar usage
- Professional appearance in design and layout
Some Travel Planning
Sites to Get You Started:
http://city.net
http://travel.org/index2.html
http://www.travel.com
http://www.mindspring.com/content/travel/
http://travel.yahoo.com/destinations
http://www.fodors.com
http://www.vacations.com/vacations.html
To Obtain Text or Images From the Internet:
- Find the image you want, point to it, right click the mouse, and select Save Image As...
- Save the image to your disk in the proper format-- A: picture OR instead of selecting Save Image As, select Copy and then paste image into the Word document.
- If you find an article to use, you may either highlight the text you want and use Edit, Copy to copy and Edit, Paste in your word processing program to paste.
- Remember to write down the internet address of the web site where you obtained information for the project so that you can credit that website on your brochure.