Mrs. Haarbauer's Weblog

Resources and Activities

immortlmom — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:51:24 +0000

My Quia site: activities and web pages useful for teaching Business, Personal Finance, French, and Computer Classes.

Typing programs

immortlmom — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:22:44 +0000

Type Racer Instant Death Mode
Can you win a race?
Good Typing
Will have to register – can use a made-up name, but must remember your log-in.
Complete lessons 1 – 4
Typing Lessons
Complete first three lessons
Ugly Typing
Type all the keys we have learned so far into the practice list.
Type Online
Lesson 1, exercises 1 – 10
Typing Web
Home Row Keys
Free Typing Games
Lessons 1-2, Lessons 3 & 4 will work but will need to use the U key.

Word Tutorial

immortlmom — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 16:46:55 +0000

Word Tutorial

Franchise Research Links

immortlmom — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 14:03:05 +0000

http://www.entrepreneur.com

http://www.franchise.com

http://www.franchiseworks.com

http://www.franchisedirect.com

http://www.findafranchise.com/

http://www.bison1.com

Entrepreneur Resources

immortlmom — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:13:23 +0000

Biography.com

Infoplease

FastCompany

Time 100

Entrepreneur Hall of Fame

Who2

Fact Monster

Business Network Hall of Fame

Finance Games

immortlmom — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:44:29 +0000

Financial Football
Other games on this site: Smart Money Quiz Show, Count Down to Retirement, Road Trip to Savings, Ed’s Bank, Cash Puzzler

What’s up in Finance?
Rags to Riches, Bank it or Bust, It Costs What?
Also includes Finance Careers

Celebrity Calamity

Path to Investing: Investing Games and Quizzes

“My Money” Toolkit

Entrepreneurship

immortlmom — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:43:38 +0000

Entrepreneurship test 1

Entrepreneurship test 2

SBA Assessment Quiz

Should you be an Entrepreneur?

Small Business Primer: Guide to Starting a Business

Free Online Course links

Business Foundations Chapter 3

immortlmom — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:10:56 +0000

Assignments/Activities:

“A Day in the Life”
Comparative Systems Activity
CIA World Factbook
Gross Domestic Pizza/Assessment
Measuring Economic Performance
GNP per Capita worksheet (text GNP per capita in Common folder)
Business Cycle Model (overhead) and discussion of Inflation/Deflation
Find an article that discusses the state of the Current economy: Summarize the article

HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT:

Read Chapter 3, define vocabulary terms: due Friday 2/5

Chapter 3 questions — pg.44, #13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 23, 25 & 26: due Friday 2/5
Chapter 3 test: Monday 2/8

Financial Planning

immortlmom — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:24:19 +0000

Prioritizer

Financial Planning Scavenger Hunt

Business Foundations Chapter 2 Links

immortlmom — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:50:22 +0000

Little Red Hen activity

Nathan’s Story (read Sweet Jelly Belly Beans)

Jelly Belly flavors

Jelly Belly virtual tour