The
Internet has provided users with information and communication opportunities.
More recently, "e-commerce" has exploded to provide users with instant
access to products and services that can be purchased on-line. People today
have greater and faster access to products and services than ever before.
How will students learn the skills they need to be savvy e-consumers? How
will they learn to harness their impulsiveness to avoid escalating credit
card debt? What can schools do to prepare students for the enormous purchasing
power that is at their fingertips?
Teachers can create wonderful problem-based tasks that involve consumer skills, utilizing the many Web sites that provide for on-line shopping (with students stopping short of the actual purchasing, of course.) Some sample Web sites for on-line shopping:
Additional Web sites that Provide Helpful Information About On-line Shopping
and Security
- Security Tips
- Online Shopping
