Google Documents--clever!

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Anyway, on to my reflection:
Google documents is pretty cool. For older students, you could use this for rigmural stories like we did in class, or to collaborate on any kind of assignment from the kid's home, assuming they all have internet access of course. It would work much better than trying to get a large group of kids together to work on a project out of the school setting.
I think the great thing about this is from the perspective that you have access to your documents no matter what computer you're on. You don't have to worry about whether your word processing system is compatible with a different computer. And it works the same with excel or powerpoint.
The survey's a pretty cool idea too. But again, the obstacle is internet-access from your students. Anyway, here's my made-up survey that I created:
Jade's get-to-know-you survey

WEBQUEST

I looked for 6th through 8th grade math webquests, and I found this one: Proposal For Your Senior Trip

Part 1: COSTS
Flight: $423.50 per person, round trip
Hotel: $104.97 per person for the four nights
Tickets: $226.75 per person for the four days
Meals: $20 the first day, $32 for each proceeding day. $148 per person total.
Taxes and fees: $162.58

TOTAL: $1065.80

Part 2: ITINERARY

Day 1 (May 18): depart at 12:50 pm
layover 5-7 pm, arrive in Miami at 10:30 pm
Go to grocery store for breakfast foods/snacks, then straight to Hotel for the night
$20 for meals
Day 2 (May 19) All day at park
Meet at 9 am in hotel lobby. Walk to Disneyworld. On your own for meals. Meet at sign at close of park.
$32 for meals
Day 3 (May 20) All day at park, see Day 2
$32 for meals
Day 4 (May 21) All day at park, see Day 2
$32 for meals
Day 5 (May 22): At park, meet at shuttle at 4:00 pm.
depart at 6:45 pm
layover 8:30-9:30, arrive in Salt Lake City at 11:40
$32 for meals

Part 3: SUMMARY
The budget was very easy to stay within, especially as the food prices were set. I thought the hotel would be more expensive, but I was able to find a fairly nice hotel for a reasonable price. The internet was a great asset here. It would have taken me a lot longer than an hour to figure out flights and hotels. I probably would have had to go to a vacation agency in town somewhere. This has really simplified vacation planning. If I could change anything, I wouldn't have given us more options about where to go and what to do on a senior trip. The Disneyworld plan was too rigid.