Posted in cool, economics, election, government, history, lesson plans, video games on May 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Want to be a hero?
American Public Media, the group running many of the our public radio programs, has just created a very cool budget simulation that lets you solve America’s financial difficulties.
Budget Hero is an engaging and journalistically sound game that encourages players to think through the complexities and challenges of the federal budget and [...]
Posted in digital literacy, economics, media literacy, news, second life, social networks, technology integration, video games on May 9, 2008 | No Comments »
The beauty of the Web is that . . . well . . . everything is connected. You read an article that leads you to a site that connects to your RSS feed which is mentioned on Twitter that becomes a Skype conversation that sends you to an old listserv . . . and within [...]
Posted in cool, economics, history, movies, social studies, teaching on April 21, 2008 | No Comments »
A few years ago the Professional Golf Association came up with a great commercial series that ended with the phrase “These guys are good.” Basic premise? You might play a great game of golf but PGA players are a cut above your average hack. I’m feeling like the average hack this morning!
Two, count ‘em, two [...]
Posted in economics, lesson plans, tip of the week on March 22, 2008 | No Comments »
While I was going through my teacher prep and later grad work, I had very little economics training. My understanding of econ is still very limited. And when I talk with other social studies teachers, I hear similar stories.
But national and state standards are asking us to address complex economic concepts, many of which we [...]
Posted in data, economics, geography on February 7, 2008 | No Comments »
Bonnie and Nancy, social studies teachers from Maize South Middle School, hooked me up with ZipSkinny a few weeks ago. Pretty cool stuff. Put in a zipcode, press the “Get the skinny!” button and end with so much organized data you won’t know where to go first!
Info on education, martial status, income, local economics, housing [...]
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