Buyer+Beware

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 * Create a new page called Buyer Beware
 * Go to @http://www.resellerratings.com/ and look at the ratings of 3 retailers that you or your family has purchased from
 * If you don’t know try: Amazon.com, BestBuy, or Sears
 * Create a Word or Google Doc
 * Insert a table with 6 Columns (remember columns go up and down, rows go across)
 * Label the columns: Retailer name, Retailer Web Address, Retailer Rating, Good Things, Bad Things, Your Rating
 * Label the columns: Retailer name, Retailer Web Address, Retailer Rating, Good Things, Bad Things, Your Rating

Put the table in your wiki – either with a screen shot (for word) or embed it (google docs) -Answer the following questions in complete sentences:
 * Retailer Name || Retailer Web Address || Retailer Rating || Good Things || Bad Things || Your Rating ||
 * Transcribe data from Reseller Ratings to the first three columns. Then read some ratings for each of your companies and summarize the good things you read about them, and then some bad things about the company people have posted. Finally, in the last column, rank the companies 1 for the best, 2 for the middle and 3 for the least good based on your reading the summaries that others have posted online.
 * Transcribe data from Reseller Ratings to the first three columns. Then read some ratings for each of your companies and summarize the good things you read about them, and then some bad things about the company people have posted. Finally, in the last column, rank the companies 1 for the best, 2 for the middle and 3 for the least good based on your reading the summaries that others have posted online.
 * Transcribe data from Reseller Ratings to the first three columns. Then read some ratings for each of your companies and summarize the good things you read about them, and then some bad things about the company people have posted. Finally, in the last column, rank the companies 1 for the best, 2 for the middle and 3 for the least good based on your reading the summaries that others have posted online.
 * Transcribe data from Reseller Ratings to the first three columns. Then read some ratings for each of your companies and summarize the good things you read about them, and then some bad things about the company people have posted. Finally, in the last column, rank the companies 1 for the best, 2 for the middle and 3 for the least good based on your reading the summaries that others have posted online.
 * If you were talking to a family member or friend about the pros and cons of buying online. What would you tell them?
 * How do you know if a site is trusted?
 * What is Internet fraud? Why are people concerned about this? What can you do to protect yourself?
 * What should you do if you are a victim of Internet fraud?
 * Add anything else that you learned from this lesson that you feel is valuable information for others to know.
 * Is it ever okay to use your parents credit cards without their permission?

Part 2:

Your nice Uncle Mike says you need to go away for at least three days so they can do an extreme home makeover on your disaster of a bedroom. Uncle Mike gave you $1000 to take a vacation by jet airplane. You can go anywhere you want, but you have to stay within your budget.
 * First, figure out where you want to go based on an estimate of how much your $1000 will get you.
 * Use Google Maps to investigate some nice places.
 * Next, using the website Hipmunk, plug in the airport closest to your home and then your destination.
 * Choose a date about 2 months from now to give everyone enough time to plan for the destruction of your bedroom.
 * Start a word processing or Google Document to keep track of your trip details to include times, dates, the airline and flight numbers.
 * Next, you’ll need a place to stay.
 * Using Trip Advisor - @http://www.tripadvisor.com/, search for a hotel at your destination, and determine how much it will cost for your 2 nights of lodging and add that to your document.
 * Remember your budget!
 * Add some details on your document about how much it might cost you for food, souvenirs, taxi ride to the hotel from the airport.
 * Finally, describe what you learned from going through these steps. Did you find out anything that was surprising to you? What costs involved in the trip did you not think of before you started your planning?
 * Embed (google docs) or take a snap shot of your document and put in your wiki