Transcript 2011 Advanced Placement Annual Conference

2011 Advanced Placement
Annual Conference
Web Based Resources for
Advanced Placement
Economics
Margaret Ray
Mike Fullington
Professor of Economics
University of Mary
Washington
[email protected]
NBCT AYA/SS
Port Charlotte High School
[email protected]
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Top Ten Websites for AP
Economics
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http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/Controller.jpf
http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/
http://www.highschool.bfwpub.com/Catalog/Product.
aspx?isbn=9781429273039
http://reffonomics.com/reff/index.html
http://tw.neisd.net/webpages/dmayer/ap.cfm
http://visualizingeconomics.com/
http://www.amosweb.com/cgi-bin/awb_nav.pl?s=awb
http://welkerswikinomics.wetpaint.com/
http://www.aeaweb.org/rfe/
http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/
Making Your Administrators Happy
Always preview every web based
resource that you use.
Link the resource explicitly to a
specific concept, unit or theme.
Choose resources to facilitate
differentiated learning.
Have fun!!!
Planning Your Course:
http://www.collegeboard.com/html/apcourseaudit/
http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/public/cours
es/teachers_corner/2120.html
http://reffonomics.com/reff/index.html
http://tw.neisd.net/webpages/dmayer/ap.cfm
http://lyris.collegeboard.com/read/all_forums/
http://www.squidoo.com/teachingAPeconomics
Simulations/Experiments/
Activities
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http://veconlab.econ.virginia.edu/guide.php
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http://desertislandgame.com/
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http://www.frbsf.org/education/activities/chair
man/
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http://www.econedlink.org/lessons/index.php?li
d=306&type=student
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18288820/ns/b
usiness-going_green/
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http://www.bunnygame.org/index.htm
Videos: as always any type of video should be
viewed before presentation. Every extended
video should include some type of analysis or
assignment.
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http://www.discoveryeducation.com/
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http://www.yadayadayadaecon.com/
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http://www.stlouisfed.org/education_resources/
winningvideos.cfm
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http://www.moviesforecon.com/table.htm
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http://www.learner.org/resources/series79.html
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http://www.storyofstuff.com/
YouTube Videos
Even more caution should be taken with YouTube
videos than with traditional video media. YouTube
videos can start out as one thing and quickly turn
into another. (remember Rick rolling?)
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http://keepvid.com/
 http://www.dh4e.com/
(Internet Explorer based video downloader)
 http://www.downloadhelper.net/
(Firefox based Downloader)
Other Economics Stuff
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http://brillig.com/debt_clock/
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http://totallyabsurd.com/archive.htm
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http://www.econoclass.com/whatswrongwithpicture.html
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http://visualizingeconomics.com/
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http://animationeconomics.com/
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http://www.kiva.org/
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http://www.aplia.com/