Curriculum Areas:
CASAS (Comprehensive Adult Student Assessment System
0.1, .02, 1.2, -1.6, 1.8, 2.1, 2.3, 2.5, 7.2, 7.3
Related ALMA (Adult Literacy Media Alliance) segments: 
Issue 2- Percentages, 
Issue 4 Newspapers, 
Issue 10 - An Advertisement, Making a Budget, and Banks and Credit Unions

Approximate Time Required:  6 days

Teacher's Lesson Goals/Objectives:
Students will be able to use several medians to research housing choices.

Materials/Resources Needed:
Computer
Internet Connection
Homes Magazines
Calculators

Activities:
Day 1
The topic will be introduced to the students. We will discuss our wants and needs for housing.  We will then look at the different types of housing available.
Day 2
We will look at the pros and cons of renting vs. owning.  Next we will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of housing.
Day 3
Class will look at "how much home can you afford"?  We will look at conventional loans, HUD, Habitat, VA, FHA and owner financed.
Day 4
We will investigate different homes across the U.S. using the Internet to research real estate web sites.  We will be able to check information about the home itself, as well as, the neighborhood, schools, and recreation.  Some sites offer virtual reality walk throughs of the home itself. 
Day 5
Today we will look at manufactured housing.  We will use several Internet sites to look at different styles of homes.  Some sights allow the viewer to change the exterior finishes. as well as, the interior of the home.  Students will experiment and share their work with the group.
Day 6
Each student will express their feelings of how the computer has enlightened them to what is available in the housing industry.  They will also express any concerns they may have about the use of the computer in housing selection.

Conclusion:
The class will complete a journal entry of their feelings of the success of their search for housing and how the use of technology may have assisted their search.  They will compare it in relation to using the "norms" for housing searches.
 

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