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 Create
your own WebQuest!
Australia - Digital Economy - E-commerce - Trends and Statistics states
in early 2011,
"While Australia has experienced rapid growth in online
shopping, the lack of local big brand
retailers selling online is enticing
shoppers to buy from overseas competitors. Industry
commentators say
Australia is several years behind the US and UK and Australian
consumers are
voting with their wallets when it comes to shopping online.
The online spend that is directed towards international purchases varies
between 3%-50%
of the total spend in 2010, with overall estimates of online
spending by households at 3%.
Meanwhile in early 2011 about 25% of mobile
users are shopping online with their mobile,
with eBay reporting that an
item is bought from a mobile every 15 seconds. The online
economy is booming
for some online markets with revenues increasing by up to 40%
during 2010."
Look at the starting resources listed below and develop a
WebQuest on the
issues arising - "Are the retailers correct or should they
just now have a bigger
presence on the Internet?" Use the Short-cut WebQuest
Authoring Tool (SWAT)
to create one for students of a similar age so you can have some say in this
issue!
You will need permission from your teacher or parents to complete
this task.
You will need to find more resources, work out how you want students to work
collaboratively, what higher order thinking tasks you want them to carry
out, and
maybe work on a larger issue around retail and hospitality (but it
does require a
real Problem - with multiple sides [the roles need to have
antagonistic views]- to be solved)
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