BEGINNING ESL PBLTECHNOLOGY BASED

LEARNING

East Side Community Learning Center, Houston, Tx 77004

Instructor: Jackie Aguilera, MLA

Internet-based Travel Planning

•Travel Concepts

•Examples

•Vocabulary

•Student Travel Stories

•Helping Others Travel - Requests

•Developing a Travel Plan

•Presentation

TRAVEL CONCEPTS

Where do you want to go?When do you want to go?How do you want to go?

What do you want to do? Where do you want to stay?

How long do you want to stay?How much money do you need?

TRAVEL EXAMPLESWhere do you travel?

Alberta

TRAVEL VOCABULARY

TRAVEL STORIES

Student Think Pair-Share

Students write or draw pictures of their travel experiences or wishes

Share with the class

HELPING OTHERS TRAVEL

Internet Travel Help Requests Part 1: Students read Sample Request

Discuss Options

Research Options

HELPING OTHERS TRAVELInternet Travel Help Requests Part 2:

Student Pairs read two different requests

Discuss Options

Research Options

Create a presentation

DEVELOPING A TRAVEL PLAN

What to ask (Travel Concepts)

Where do you want to go?When do you want to go?How do you want to go?

What do you want to do? Where do you want to stay?

How long do you want to stay?How much money do you need?

Travel Request AMy 17-year-old son was diagnosed with osteosarcoma (bone

cancer) 18 months ago. He has been offered to have a wish fulfilled by the Make-a-Wish Foundation and wants to go on the trip of a lifetime. It would be a family trip, with myself, hubby, three boys

(ages 17, 18 and 20), as well as my 17-year-old's girlfriend. We want something that has it all... adventure, culture, great food, and

beautiful beaches with all the water sports/activities that go along with it. He wants to be able to explore the people and cultures and foods of something totally different from what he's used to. We are originally from the southern U.S., on the Gulf of Mexico, but living in Alberta Canada on the Rocky Mountains now. I don't know if we will

ever be able to vacation as a family again, and I want to make certain this will be the best time of his life... of our lives. Thanks for

your help!

http://www.frommers.com/community/forum.cfm/trip-ideas/family-travel/son-cant-decide-his-wish-trip

Travel Request BMy husband and myself (we are both in our early 50's ) have planned to take a year or two off and travel the world. Neither of us are seasoned travellers. We live in Sydney and ideally want to travel staying in each continent for a couple of months and visit countries/places by land. We want to go to the less traversed places and visit the cities only for some spectacular sight seeing, not otherwise. Countryside is what we are looking at.

Has any one started out of Sydney travelling the world ? Has any one travelled the less trodden paths around the world on a budget travel or home stay sort of accommodation plan ? Do you think a couple could do it within US $3000 a month ?

I would be ever so thankful for any tips and advice coming from other travellers.

http://www.travelblog.org/Topics/14660-1.html

STUDENT SOLUTIONS

• Conduct internet research based on travel requests

• Prepare at least one travel “tip” for each travel request

• MEXICAN VACATION PACKAGE

• NEW ZEALAND/SPAIN TOUR

Aguascalientes, Mexico$10,764-$13,704

• Vacation Pkg: $7,824 (7 people)• Feria de San Marcos – St. Mark’s Fair (largest

fair in Mexico: 3 weeks)• Casino, Bull Fights, Cock Fights, Concerts,

Rodeos, Traditional Costume Contest, The World Famous Cervantine Festival & Industrial / Agricultural Exhibits: $2,940-$5,880 (3 weeks, 7 people)

Tip from Aura Rivas and Daisy Orozco

Auckland, New Zealand $1,864-$2,000 month

• JetStar Air: $258

• Hostels starting at $28 per night

• Cheap meals start at $8

• Sit-down meals starting at $15

• Beer starting at $7

• Adventure tours starting between $75-150

Tip from Aura Garcia and Domingo Heredia

Madrid, Spain$3,738.26 (2 weeks)

• Qantas: $2,797.32• Hostal Rivera - Madrid: $57 (13 nights)• Retiro Park: Free• Plaza de Santa Anna: Free• Flamenco Restaurant El Corral de la Morería:

$43-99 eu ($60.65-$139.63 US)• Reina-Sofia Museo: $6 eu ($8.47 US)

Tip from Gloria Cantu

Learning Check Points• Critical thinking skills building• Travel: concepts, planning, geography, decision-

making, travel “tips” • Financial skills building: budgets, comparison

shopping, needs vs. wants• Interpreting data and maps• Solving problems as a team• Vocabulary building• English reading and speaking skills building• Computer skills building: Internet-based research, use

Google Translate, access blogs/chat

Participation Points

5 – Exemplary 4 – Accomplished 3 – Developing 2 – Beginning 1 – No Improvement

• Contributes to project ideas• Grammar Usage• Vocabulary Usage• Pronunciation• Enthusiasm• Participates in computer research• Uses complete sentences• Follows directions• Asks questions

Project Challenges• Vocabulary in travel requests (had to access Google

Translator and use student interpretation)

• Time: 3-4 weeks (planned 2 weeks)

• Presentation limited: Written and Oral (limited keyboarding and software experience – include after intro to computers)

• Level of Project (divide tasks between beginning and advanced class then combine)

• Limited Product Use – Teaching tool, Facebook

• Facebook:http://apps.facebook.com/slide_q/show/30150

• ESUVCLC FB:http://www.facebook.com/pages/East-Side-University-Village-Community-Learning-Center-ESUVCLC/112058002147160

WEBSITE REFERENCES http://www.costtodrive.com/ http://www.cheapflights.com/ http://www.expedia.com/pub/agent.dll http://www.how-to-travel-the-world.com/trip- planning/travel-budget/ http://texgulf.wish.org/ http://www.venere.com/ http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/TravelGuides http://www.travelblog.org/Topics/14660-1.html http://www.frommers.com/community/forum.cfm/

trip-ideas/family-travel/son-cant-decide-his-wish-trip

THANK YOU!!!

• Gloria Cantu

• Aura Garcia

• Aura Rivas

• Daisy Orozco

• Domingo Heredia