Using simple, easy to understand terms, Professor Amos explains even very difficult economic concepts clearly. EconomicsMinute provides links to newspapers and news channels, classroom discussion questions, and suggested classroom activities, all of which can enhance current events discussions in any subject area. The final category of WWW usage involves students going beyond simply using the WWW as an information resource and actually participating in on-line instructional activities. Several of the examples listed below employ a modified WebQuest design. SMG2000 is a new version of The Stock Market Game.
Students can access their portfolios the following business day.
The WWW is a powerful resource for all economic educators and their students. While this list is necessarily truncated, the sites presented here can be considered among the best and are certainly an excellent place for the neophyte user to begin. The following list of resources includes references used to prepare this Digest. However, they can be located in the journal section of most larger libraries by using the bibliographic information provided, requested through Interlibrary Loan, or ordered from commercial reprint services. A Curriculum Warehouse for Social Studies Teachers.