Great Starting Points on Teen Entrepreneurship
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Try these Internet starting
points for information on Entrepreneurship.
Many of them will have
other links to many other fine web sites.
http://www.uhls.org/bethlehem/reflinksremote.asp?detail=Entrepreneurship&source=t
Or try these excellent
websites from Blue Web’n:
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3d&i discover design discuss
http://www.3d-i.org/home.jsp
What is design? To give 9-12 year olds a head start in
answering this time-honored question, the Doc Tank, Pentagram, and Supercosm
developed 3d&i to teach kids about design. A complex mix of Flash, HTML and
Java, 3d&i includes design simulations, stories
about design and designers, and an online forum for kids to discuss and display
their designs. Discover = stories, people, and secrets of how the world around
you is designed. Design = try your hand at design then show your work in the
3d&i gallery. (The Personal Explorer Pod is something else! http://www.3d-i.org/userControl?_class=Module&moduleID=2041)
3d&i is part of a grant initiative of the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting to create educational online experiences for kids. Requires Flash.
Fun for all ages! (added 7/14/03, reviewed 7/14/03)
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Don't Buy It (PBS Kids)
http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/
By dissecting pop culture and advertisements, media literacy education can help
students build critical thinking and analytic skills, become more
discriminating in the use of mass media, distinguish between reality and
fantasy and consider whether media values are their values. Activities are
intended for children ages 9-11 and are designed to touch on the six levels of
Bloom's Taxonomy: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis
and evaluation. In addition, each lesson is aligned with the Mid-Continent
Research for Education and Learning (McREL) Standards. Sections for parents and
for teachers. (added 4/1/03, reviewed 4/1/03)
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Economic Ed Website
http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu/
The purpose of EcEdWeb is to provide support for
learning economics in all forms and at all levels. For lesson suggestions, head
for the K-12 Resources section or the idea page on how to teach economics using the
Internet. (added 5/15/96, reviewed 8/8/99)
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Fed 101: The Federal Reserve Today
http://www.kc.frb.org/fed101/
Why does a change in the interest rates by the Federal Reserve always make
headlines?E Students can learn the history of the Fed, follow the path of a
check written at a neighborhood store, and become a virtual bank examiner. This
website contains great information and activities for middle and high school
students. (added 10/18/01, reviewed 1/14/02)
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The College Journal
http://www.collegejournal.com/
The Wall street Journal offers this section for college students looking to
find a graduate school, get a job, or just begin the process of finding a
career path in business. Find out Who's Hiring Now, take a practice GRE exam,
or start building a resume (added 10/5/01, reviewed
10/5/01)
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The Young Investor Monthly
http://www.youngmonthly.com/
On the Internet, it's importat to know the source of your information. The
founder of this website is recognized as something of an expert in the field of
investing and has appeared on
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A World Connected
A World Connected
The same processes that created wealth and related
technological advances are also connecting people around the world at a
dizzying pace. These changes -popularly known as "globalization" -
are the subject of one of the most significant conversations of our era.
AWorldConnected is part of that conversation. Some of the issues addressed: Subsidies,
Environment, WTO, Sweatshops, Outsourcing, Human Rights, Trade & Economics,
Culture & Religion. From AWorldConnected.Org,
Institute for Humane Studies,
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Cameron Balloons Virtual Factory
http://bized.ac.uk/virtual/cb/
Designed for undergraduate students new to business studies, this site offers
an overview of the way a company is organized by function (production,
marketing, accounts, design, and purchasing). Each function includes
explanations, worksheets, theories, issues, and more. The site is from Biz/ed,
an Internet service catering for the needs of students, teachers and lecturers
working in the broad fields of economics and business. (added
11/21/98, reviewed 5/13/99)
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Executive
Planet Business Etiquette and Culture
http://www.executiveplanet.com/community/
Welcome to the global economy. Investigate the
numerous aspects of business protocol, including gift-giving, negotiating
tactics, appointments, business entertaining,
cross-cultural communication. This website targets 32 major
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Fortune Business Report
http://cgi.pathfinder.com/fortune/
From Time Warner's Pathfinder, this site offers the day's business, headlines,
and market reports. (added 1/11/96, reviewed
4/22/99)
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Milking It
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/milkingit/
Milking It is an online activity designed for
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Mountain Voices
http://www.mountainvoices.org/
How does development affect individuals in different countries? Oral
testimonies have been gathered from communities in the Himalaya, the Andes, the
Sierra Norte, Mount Elgon, the highlands of
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Great
Ideas for Teaching Marketing
http://www.swcollege.com/marketing/gitm/gitm.html
The title pretty much says it all! What it doesn't say
is that the tips are teacher-tested and written and that they are categorized
by marketing topics (product, consumer behavior, pricing, etc.). From
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AdCracker.com
http://www.adcracker.com/index.htm
Our culture is bombarded by ads, now learn more about
them. AdCracker looks at how the buyer buys, how ads can make people think,
feel and act, and how to create a brand. Creative Games and the Idea Machine
(you'll find these AdCreative) can be used in the classroom. Help your students
become more informed, or perhaps launch a few careers. The section on Sex and
Advertising would probably best be suited to a more mature class. (added 5/26/01, reviewed 12/8/03)
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Annuities:
Ordinary? Due? What Do I Do?
http://web.utk.edu/~jwachowi/annuity1.html
This website at the
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BPubs.Com
http://www.bpubs.com/
A search engine to articles listed in business
publications, both commercial and educational, but doesn't include the indexes
and extraneous stuff you get in regular search engines. A variety of sources
are available, including the US Government and top e-businesses. (added 8/14/00)
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Campaigns
That Have Made a Difference (Ad Council)
http://www.adcouncil.org/campaigns/historic_campaigns/
For more than 60 years, the Ad Council has developed
hundreds of public service advertising campaigns. The selected Public Service
Announcements (PSAs) highlighted in the Historic Campaigns section have made a
measurable difference in our society. There is some data in the Research
section; but the campaigns themselves are fascinating and also include
statistical info. Some ads have accompanying video clips and graphics. (added 3/29/04, reviewed 3/29/04)
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Canadian
Youth Business Foundation
http://www.cybf.ca
The Canadian Youth Business Foundation is a non-profit, private-sector
initiative design to provide mentoring, business support and lending to young
Canadian entrepreneurs who are creating new businesses. (added 5/23/96, reviewed 4/9/99)
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Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
http://www.chillingeffects.org/
This is a good resource if you and your students are
delving more deeply into the area of copyright and fair use. Reading the
Getting Started area gives you a better idea what this is all about...people
reacting to cease and desist letters or email received from those charging
copyright infringement, piracy, or issues with linking to certain websites.
Brought to you by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. (added
3/18/02, reviewed 3/18/02)
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Inc.com:
Case studies in Business Ethics
http://www.inc.com/guide/item/0,,GDE71,00.html
Broaden student knowledge of the business world with these case studies.
Inc.com offers coverage of businesses striving to become more environmentally
aware, provide community growth, and activate global change. Several online
polls test users's business ethics skills to those of other readers. (added 11/10/00)
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Knowledge@Wharton
http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/index.cfm
Knowledge@Wharton is a bi-weekly online resource that offers the latest
business insights, information and research from a variety of sources. An
in-depth searchable database of related articles and research abstracts allows
access to information through simple mouse clicks. Signing up (free) is
required to access everything on the site; but you can get to
many of the articles without signing up. Wharton
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KRBC 9 News: Does It Work? Archive
http://www.krbctv.com/diw_archive/
You've all seen those commercials for nifty products
you can't live without. Each week, Channel 9 staffers in
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Latin Focus
http://www.latin-focus.com/
How can we be part of a global economy without knowing
more about the economics of other countries? Latin Focus give
access to economic figures from
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Medicine and Madison Avenue
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/mma/
These ads illustrate the variety and evolution of
marketing images from the 1910s through the 1950s. The collection represents a
wide range of products such as cough and cold remedies, laxatives and
indigestion aids, and vitamins and tonics, among others. Compare health
information with media literacy and U.S. History. (added
5/29/02, reviewed 5/29/02)
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Practical
Money Skills for Life
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/index.php
Created by the folks at Visa, this website checks out as a good learning center
for all ages. Lessons (look under For Teachers) include Spending Plans (for
younger children) up to Living on your Own (for college age students). One of
the better sections, for students, is entitled In Trouble and lists the major
reasons for financial troubles and some of the warning signs. (added 4/13/02, reviewed 2/23/04)
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Stox and
Investing
http://www.halifax.cbc.ca/streetcents/stox/
This is a page from the Street Cents Website which
focuses on helping teens be "tough consumers." This page offers basic
information on investing in stocks and mutual funds as well as discussion of
products and companies. (added 5/30/96, reviewed
4/9/99)
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streetEYE
http://www.streeteye.com/
This "definitive directory of Internet resources for investors and
investment professionals" seems to have something for everyone:
government, professional and trade associations, articles, news of all kinds
... (added 10/23/96, reviewed 7/28/99)
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Supply
and Demand
http://www.mcrel.org/resources/plus/supdem.asp
This economics resource from McREL links to Explorations in Economic
Demand, a lesson plan, related content standards, and other resources. (added 9/6/96, reviewed 5/28/99)
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The
Business of Babysitting
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/babysitting/index.html
This creation of the