3. The dot com economy may be down, but it's not out. There's no
question in a business landscape like today's, decisions need to be made
fast and well.

4. Education isn't just about preparing workers. It's also about
preparing the next generation of citizens. We expect them to be able to
vote intelligently and voting is the purest example I can conjure up of
an act that involves decision-making.

5. There are more macro-level decisions to be made these days, too.
Today's children will face far more career and life choices than did our
generation.

For these reasons, and others, I think it's important that we give kids
practice at genuine decision-making in school.

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BJ [HelpDesk] shows MichelleL the URL:
http://webquest.sdsu.edu/decision/
BernieD projects decision03.
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I spent some time poking through my database of WebQuests looking for
examples of WebQuests that develop decision-making skills. There weren't
as many great ones as I think we need, but those that exist seem to fall
out into three categories:

1. Deciding on a personal course of action
2. Developing an informed opinion
3. Ranking and Rating

We'll take a look at some examples of each type tonight.
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BernieD asks, "Before we go forward... are we all still onboard?"

BobLoew says, "Yes"

BJ [HelpDesk] nods

DawnMU exclaims, "Yes!"

NancyAG says, "I'm here too."

MelanieAJ exclaims, "ep!"

KrissyL nods

Tami [guest] says, "I'm still here"

SarahWL says, "es"

BernieD projects decision04.