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A program designed to develop keyboard skills and help in learning to type. Typing Tutor has been enhanced with many options, including case sensitivity, backspace support, and a colorful display. The program is suitable for all ages. For Windows 9x/NT/Me/2000/XP.
http://www.aetech.co.uk/ttutor/download.html
Students, business teachers, and even librarians can benefit from this site as it offers a wide variety of resources for learning about technology and the Internet.
http://www.kn.sbc.com/wired/RoundWeb/
Products and educational resources for students and teachers. View lesson plans and link to numerous art sites covering hands on activities.
http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/
An excellent resource of links for company and industry research, investment and personal finance, career information, patent and trademarks, information about starting a business, taxes, and etc.
http://www.bizlink.org/
An excellent resource of projects for the computer teacher. This site provides many activities, which may be used in fine arts, language arts, math, social studies, and science classes. Additional holiday projects are included.
http://www.buddyproject.org/capers/default.asp
Students are given an opportunity to create their own business card with steps and evaluation criteria included with the lesson plan.
http://desktoppub.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa0828a1.htm
A business card introduces an individual. This lesson plans provides an opportunity for students to use desktop publishing to briefly introduce a literary or historical figure in a creative way.
http://desktoppub.miningco.com/library/weekly/aa0828a2.htm
Students integrate Microsoft Publisher, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint into an exercise where they can find out what it would be like to buy their own car.
http://www.otsego.k12.oh.us/bernthisel/carshoppingwebquest.htm
This article has a wealth of resources to direct students down the right career path. Information is given on resume writing, discovering their personality, interviewing, and other parts of the career selection process.
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson160.shtml
Computer lesson plans
http://www.lessonplanspage.com/CIJH.htm
This publication explains multiple facets of credit--the cost of credit, applying for credit, filing a credit complaint, and other aspects of using credit.
http://federalreserve.gov/pubs/consumerhdbk/
Students, teachers, and parents are presented with an interactive camp adventure to better prepare them for dealing with consumer issues such as credit cards, checking accounts, loans, and other topics.
http://www.consumerjungle.org/
Unbiased reports and information about various products and services.
http://www.consumerreports.org/main/home.jsp
Students will create a brochure which will include general information about the selected destination, areas of historical and recreational interest, and a choice of travel packages. A scoring rubric is also included.
http://www.beth.k12.pa.us/schools/wwwclass/kgrammes/kgwebquest/kgwebquest.htm
Students become involved in a nine week simulation of purchasing stock and monitoring the changes which occur in their selected stock. An excellent stock market glossary is also included.
http://www.crews.org/curriculum/ex/compsci/8thgrade/stkmkt/index.htm