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Teaching Resources include general sites that are excellent and have lots of links, too many to include on each subject page such as this.
Searching the Internet lists some seach engines and directory sites. Since each one has its own "flavor," try as many as you have time for --- each one should come up with different links.

Accounting

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School-Community-Vocation Links

  • About.com - Business (tons of excellent links)
  • EducationalWorld (Vocational Educational Center)
  • Balancing Life and Work @ NWREL ("The Education, Career & Community program helps educators, business, and community leaders prepare youth and adults for a quality work life, active citizenship, and a lifetime of learning.")

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Business Law

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Computer Applications

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Economics & Personal Finance (Stock Market)
  • About.com: Retirement Planning (searcher & lots of links)
  • Classroom Expernomics ("a newsletter dedicated to the use of economic experiments as a teaching tool for the classroom" ... files downloadable in PDF or HTML format)
  • CNNfn - the financial network: economy (online economy magazine)
  • Dollartimes includes dozens of useful financial calculators and housing info about most cities in the United States.
  • EcEdWeb: Explorations in Economic Demand (pages for teaching demand, self-quiz)
  • EcEdWeb: Explorations in Economic Supply (pages for teaching supply, self-quiz)
  • EcEdWeb: Using the Internet to Teach Economics (lesson ideas ... "One of the most important things you can do for your students is help them learn to evaluate information! Have them ask: Who provided this information? What are his or her qualifications? Is this information consistent with what experts say? Does this information reflect a particular viewpoint? What are the other viewpoints? What can I learn from this web page?")
  • EcEdWeb: Economics Resources for K-12 Teachers (tons of internal and external links ... "Curricular Materials: Some of the economics curricular materials are lessons you can use right away and others are descriptions of larger sets of materials (teacher guides, lesson plans, activities, etc) that can be ordered for a small fee.")
  • Econ 100b Files by Professor of Economics J. Bradford De Long @ U of California at Berkeley (Lecture Notes; Problem Sets, including answers; Multimedia files)
  • EconWPA: ECONOMICS Working Paper Archive @ Washington U ("award winning service .. devoted to the free distribution of working papers in economics. There are 22 subject areas, along with a test posting area, a meetings area, an area for programs and an area for data. ... Most papers are available for viewing via PostScript and Acrobat viewers.")
  • Essential Principles of Economics: A Hypermedia Text by Dr. Roger McCain @ Drexel U ("documents are based on my lecture notes for Drexel courses Economics 201, 202, 211, and 212: Principles of Economics, in two slightly different forms. The lecture notes cover most of the topics I try to cover in class, and a few that I sometimes don't get around to in some sections.")
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis: Woodrow (ideas and curriculum materials for teaching economics)
  • Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis ("the FRED database .. provides consumers, students, economists and financial institutions around the world with economic and financial information in an easy-to-use format")
  • Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (excellent educational links )
  • Great Lessons in Economics @ ecedweb.unomaha.edu
  • Journal of Economic Education ("original articles on innovations in and evaluations of teaching techniques, materials, and programs in economics" ... downloadable PDF files)
  • Learning Goals in Economics @ ecedweb.unomaha.edu
  • Long-Term Care Quote ("we believe in educating the consumer .. we'll send you -- free of charge and without obligation -- a detailed comparison of the three best policies selected especially for your personal circumstances. Your customized analysis will include a review of each company's financial stability, a thorough side-by-side comparison of each policy's provisions and personalized premium quotes. Plus, you'll receive a free copy of the Consumer's Guide to Long-Term Care."
  • Math Skills for Introductory Economics @ Syracuse U ("Introduction to Graphs--This is the nearly text only version ... Graph Skills Pretest-- Both a self-scoring and pencil/paper version are provided")
  • McMaster U: Archive for the History of Economic Thought (an attempt to gather all material for the study of the history of economics)
  • Mint, The @ themint.org ("An integrated web site designed for middle school and high school students, their teachers and parents .. Savings & Investing: Learn how to be a millionaire by saving and investing wisely. Plus learn where to invest your money ... Spending: Are you a spender or a saver? Take our Money quiz and find out. Plus learn all about credit cards ... Making a Budget: Get the basics on budgets, then create your own ... Learning & Earning: Thinking about college? Discover the financial rewards of finishing school ... Parents & Teachers: Great ideas for helping students understand finance and economics. Plus lesson plans! ... Games & Quizzes ... Your Role in the Economy: How does the economy affect your spending habits? ... Dictionary?)
  • USA: An Outline of the American Economy (online tutorial about history of economy, stock market, monetary & fiscal system, agriculture, etc.)
  • Virtual Economics Web Companion @ ecedweb.unomaha.edu (downloadabel PDF files on economic lessons)

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Stock Market

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FBLA

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Keyboarding

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Marketing

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Business Miscellaneous
  • About.com - Business (tons of excellent links)
  • American City Business Journals (39 major cities, local business news and links, etc.)
  • Business.gov (the official business portal of the US government)
  • Business Week (Visit BusinessWeek.com for daily and breaking news from the world of business)
  • Dismal Scientist - the best free lunch on the web ("the web's authoritative site for economic information .. comprehensive and timely economic data and analysis, at the metro, state, and national level by recognized economists .. geared more towards small business owners and students .. try to keep everything fairly non-technical and widely applicable .. includes forecasts, demographic information, and thousands of economic statistics")
  • Empowerment Zone ("home page of Jamal Mazrui ... offers information, ideas, and software related to my interests and the theme of empowerment -- helping individuals and communities achieve self-actualization and full citizenship")
  • McREL - Educator Resources ("links to resources teachers can use in the classroom, as well as reports, articles, and directories that will help improve learning for all")
  • US Census Bureau Business Topics ("major statistics about U.S. businesses, farms and governments. Each description includes links to data products, related programs and additional information.")

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This page was last updated on 2/6/08
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