Vacation research project storyboard

1. Storyboard:“My Summer Vacation Project” Final Product will be a Prezi in which the student has embedded videos from Windows Movie Maker into their final presentation.

2. Prezi Stop #1: I chose to go to……. A Video will be embedded at this point of the student explaining where the student chose to go on their summer vacation. This video will be in the format of a “Dear Mom and Dad” or presentation of their friendly letter. Students should also include the fact that they wrote a mailed a business letter to the Chamber of Commerce requesting more information.

3. Prezi Stop #2 & #3: What are we going to see along the way? Students will embed a video that explains the route that will be taken and any major stops along the way. They will also explain their itinerary and where they plan to be on each day of their trip. Students are going to create a slide show using PhotoStory that will show what they are going to see at their destination spot. They must include all of the destinations that they researched such as: Museums, Aquariums, National Park/Historical Site, Recreational & Sporting Locations

4. Prezi Stop #4:How I spent my Budget…. Students are going to create a Worksheet using Google Docs in which they embed a link to their Prezi. They will then orally present their budget to the class and how they spent the $3000 that Aunt Martha gave to them for their educational vacation travel.

5. Prezi Stop #5: Journal Entries Students are going to embed a movie in which they read one of their journal entries. They will use Animoto to create their “Journal Entry put to music” using photographs from their destination found on Flickr. Once they have created their Animoto Video they are going to download that video into MovieMaker and then do a voiceover the actual Animoto Video.

6. Prezi Stop #6: Plants and Animals Students are going to embed a PowerPoint that they have created and uploaded into SlideShare. They will then link to that SlideShare within this Prezi stop. This PowerPoint will showcase a slide for each of the 4 plants and animals that are indigenous for that destination. It will also include adaptations and the scientific names with a picture of each species.

7. Prezi Stop #7: Fascinating Facts In this final Prezi stop, students will share interesting facts that most people do not know about their destination. They can choose to embed a video that they have created, or a PowerPoint that they have linked to from SlideShare.

8. Prezi Stop #8: Wrap-Up Students will answer any questions that the class may have about the presentation.