August 21, 2013
Weekend Websites: 52 Economics Websites
As a passionate Economics major in college (which grew into an MBA), I find Econ at the root of much of the world around us. It starts with counting coins in first and second grade and grows up to a peek into NASDAQ and other adult subjects in middle school.
Here are my favorite websites:
Coins and Counting Money
- Brain Pop Learn about Money
- Cash Out
- Coin Counting
- Coin games—from US Mint
- Count Money
- Counting Money
- Face on money
- How much money
- Make change
- Money—counting
- Moneyville
- Pick A Coin
- Piggy Bank
- US Mint virtual tour (a slideshow)
- World of Money—registration required
Economics–for youngers
Economics
- 60-seconds Adventures in Economics–videos from Open University
- Basic Economic Terms
- Basic Economics Jumbled
- Be Your Own Boss
- BrainPop—money movie
- Business and Profit Millionaire Game
- Coffeeshop Game
- Economic Concepts
- Economics in Plain English–from Atlantic Monthly–videos
- Economic Systems
- Economic Terms
- Economic Terms Mini-Quiz
- Economics Flashcards
- Economics Flashcards
- Economics Walk the Plank
- Economics—various
- Economy Fling
- Economy Terms
- Hands on Banking for Kids
- Investors Fasttrack
- It’s My Life:PBS Kids – Click on Money
- Lemonade Stand
- Making Money
- Managing Money: Money Tips
- Managing Money: Spending and Saving
- Money: Offline ActivitieMcDonalds Game
- NASDAQ
- New York Stock Exchange
- Stock Market Game
- US Economy
- You are here—sim of the consumer world
Do you have any favorites I missed?
Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. She is the editor of a K-8 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum, and creator of technology training books for how to integrate technology in education. She is webmaster for six blogs, CSG Master Teacher, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, Editorial Review Board member for Journal for Computing Teachers, Cisco guest blogger, a columnist for Examiner.com, IMS tech expert, and a weekly contributor to TeachHUB. Currently, she’s editing a techno-thriller that should be out to publishers next summer.
