E-Commerce+and+Consumer+Choice


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What is the name of this resource? How E-Commerce Influences Consumer Choice
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Where is it available?/How much does it cost? Online and available free.

URL: http://www.e-connections.org/lesson5/lesson5.html

What are the positive features of this resource? This resource is designed to assist students with decision-making skills that will help them become more knowledgeable consumers. Activities are set out to teach them about the importance of price information in making purchase decisions. An audio interview is available about consumer decision making. Students are required to gather information from a number of sources including a traditional store, a catalogue and several websites. There is a teachers and students version of the lesson available.

Are there any issues that teachers should be aware of when using this resource? Appropriate software is required to listen to the interview. If the software is unavailable the problem may be overcome by printing out the transcript as class and asking students to summarise the article.

What suggestions can you make for the use of this resource in the classroom? This resource complements the Consumer Decisions section of the Consumer Choice topic. Effective integration of multimedia resources can be applied in the classroom in the form of an audio interview providing a perspective on consumer decisions. The activities in the lesson plan are designed to be performed on line however the activities can be printed out for students to complete if computer access is limited. Internet work may be assigned for homework as the lesson plan may be used over several lessons.