A LIST OF WEB SITES FOR USE IN AN ECONOMICS CLASS

= A LIST OF INTERESTING WEB= SITES FOR CLASSROOM USE

By Cindy Prater and Iris Ellis

Adult & Career Education

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia 31698-0080

mgprater@valdosta.edu

icellis@valdosta.edu

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	Site	Description	Subject Area
1	http://www.cocacola.com<= /span>	A company site used to illustrate lo= gos, slogans, etc., as well as information contained in annual reports	Accounting, Business, Economics, Mar= keting
2	http://www.hersheys.com<= /span>	A company site used to illustrate lo= gos, slogans, etc., as well as information contained in annual reports	Accounting, Business, Economics, Mar= keting
3	http://www.mcdonalds.com	A company site used to illustrate lo= gos, slogans, etc., as well as information contained in annual reports	Accounting, Business, Economics, Mar= keting
4	http://www.si.edu/<= /span>	The Smithsonian – a wealth of knowle= dge in all areas	Art, History, Science, Technology
5	http://stats.bls.gov/	Statistics and information from the = Bureau of Labor Statistics. Includ= es information on careers as well, including links to OOH and Kids Page Care= ers	Business, Careers, Economics, Social Studies
7	http://finance.yahoo.com/m3?u<= o:p>	Exchange rate calculator<= /span>	Business, Economics, Math, Social St= udies
8	http://www.brillig.com/debt_cl= ock	Shows the national debt per second.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Also contains links to a governm= ent site on Public Debt FAQs, as well as a link t= o find state senators and state congress people	Business, Economics, Social Studies<= o:p>
9	http://www.census.gov/i= pc/www/clock.html	<= span class=3DMsoHyperlinkFollowed><= span style=3D'color:windowtext;text-decoration:none;text-underline:none'>U.S= . Cens= us Population clocks – world and national=	Business, Economics, Social Studies
10	http://www.exchangerate.com	Exchange rates, including a link to = Fun Facts about money, and pictures of all legal U.S. currencies including the $10,000 bill	Business, Economics, Social Studies<= o:p>
11	http://federalreserve= .gov/otherfrb.htm	Map of district banks; links to dist= rict banks	Business, Economics, Social Studies<= o:p>
12	http://federalreserveedu= cation.org	Fed101 – a web site designed f= or educational purposes. Inclu= des quizzes. Also contains a li= nk to get a free video on The Fed Today	Business, Economics, Social Studies<= o:p>
13	http://fx.sauder.ubc= .ca/currency_table.html	Currencies of the world	Business, Economics, Social Studies<= o:p>
14	http://research.stloui= sfed.org/fred2/	FRED II – contains current data on various government statistics	Business, Economics, Social Studies<= o:p>
15	http://nces.ed.gov/nceskid= s/Graphing/	Allows students to simply create gra= phs	Business, Math=
16	http://manufacturing.stanford= .edu/	Interesting videos on how things are= made	Business, Science, Manufacturing
17	http://www.quintcareers.com	Careers site. Includes links to many free reso= urces such as resume writing, interviewing, etc.&nb= sp; Has a great section on business etiquette. This is another of my favorite s= ites. However, as with many “free” resources, there is advertising.=	Careers
18	http://www.collegejournal.com=	A wealth of info from The Wall Street Journal designed for college seniors/graduates. Includes information on job hunt= ing, career paths, salary info, sample graduate school exams, etc.<= /span>	Careers
19	http://www.care= ervoyages.gov/hotcareers-main.cfm	A great career exploration site=	Careers
20	http://www.uncwil.edu= /stuaff/career/Majors /index.htm	What Can I Do With A Major In ?= A common question of college students.	Education<= /o:p>
21	http://www.queendom.com<= /span>	Many interesting personality, intelligence, and health-related tests. A couple of good tests to do on working on teams. Caution students not to purchase the test results when finished.	Education, Health<= /b>
22	http://www.greatachievements.o= rg/	Provides a history and timeline of many gr= eat achievements such as the computer, telephone, spacecraft, highways, etc.<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'>	Engineering, Hi= story, Science,Technology
23	http://office.microsoft.com/= clipart /defaul= t.aspx?lc=3Den-us	Tons and tons of clip art=	General
24	http://www.metric-conversions= .org/	Does what it says – converts m= etrics	Business, Math=
25	http://www.howstuffworks.com/<= o:p>	Interesting site on “how stuff works” as well as theories on unexplained phenomena.	Science, Electronics, Health, Techno= logy
26	http://www.odci.gov/cia/pu= blications/ factb= ook/	The World Factb= ook presented by the CIA	Business, Social Studies<= /span>
27	http://www.map-zone.net/=	Find maps using the interactive worl= d map, go directly to one of the 7 Regional maps, or use the alphabetic index of countries. Portions of the site are based on the CIA World Fact Book. Once you zero in on a map, you will also be given the official name, Capital, area, water, land, location, geographic coordinat= e, comparative info, land boundaries, border countries, coastline, terrain, = and elevation extremes in a basic table format	Business, Social Studies<= /span>
28	http://implicit.harvard.edu= /implicit	Test your biases	Social Studies, Education=
29	http://www.Surveymonkey.com	Assists with preparation of surveys<= o:p>	All areas
30	http://www.usps.com/customer= sguide/	Up to date postal information	Business
31	http://www.3dchor.com/3d= /downloads.html	Free download animations! Use to liven up your presentatio= ns	All areas
32	http://www.digitalblasphemy.com=	Free wallpapers	All areas
33	www.presentations.com	Tips on improving your presentations=	All areas
34	www.eboard.com<= /span>	Create a “virtual corkboard= 221; for classroom use. Limited = in features, but is fast and free. See sample classes	All areas