This assignment first appeared in the _Teaching Information and Retrieval and Evaluation Skills to Educators: A Casebook of Applications_, and was chosen for inclusion to demonstrate the kinds of interactive learning being planned outside the Library. The author has given her permission for the assignment to be shared, and hopes the structure spurs on efforts of others to produce learning situations highly relevant to the interest oa their students.

Kathleen Green is now the Technology Coordinator for Wayne Central School District in Ontario Center, NY. She has made numerous presentations on Internet topics at Utah State Computer Conferences and atthe National Educational Computing Conference on the topic of Gender Equity in the Computer and Math classroom. Awards: Excellence in Math/Science Teaching - Univ. of Utah, 1990, Utah Computer Educator of the Year, 1992, John Huntsman Award for Excellence in Education in Utah, 1994.

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Plan a trip to a destination somewhere in the world. Select a time of year, destination, type of accommodations, and mode of transportation. Find special attractions to visit, recreational opportunities, prices of food and hotel accommodations, and the currency exchange rate.
Determine if visas are required and what the weather will be like when you travel. Also, include information about cultural differences which a traveler might expect when visiting the country.

Hint: One method might be to gopher to
jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca
to find a _Directory of travel information available via Internet_

Another place to find information is to use FTP to
ftp.cc.umanitoba.ca
cd /rec.travel/Caribbean/travel-roundup
or find a monthly newsletter of Caribbean Roundtrip Travel called CTR at
ftp.cc.umanitoba.ca
cd /rec.travel/Caribbean/travel-roundup/CTR-index.html

Use WWW or Netscape to connect to Yahoo at Stanford University.
http://akebono.stanford.edu/yahoo
Choose Travel from the main menu.
Here you will find a wealth of travel resources.

Use USENET news to read
rec.travel.air
rec.travel.marketplace
soc.culture.caribbean

There are many other USENET groups with other travel topics you can read. Just look

at rec.travel.____ or
soc.culture._______
or look for a USENET FAQ on travel.

There are many other resources to check before finalizing your vacation plans. Try Veronica in Gopher using the location of your trip or "travel" as a keyword. The _CIA World Factbook_ on the World Wide Web has information on every country in the world. Use WWW to locate this wealthy source. Try Archie to find ftp sites holding files with the name of the location you want to visit.

Turn in a complete vacation plan including a list of the resources you used to find your information. Prepare a travel brochure using a word processor or desktop publishing program. Include maps, pictures, and other interesting material that you find in your brochure.