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ERIC Number: EJ600311
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-0300
The Price of Beanie Babies -- and Other Web Wonders for K-6 Economics.
Yoho, Devon L.
Social Studies and the Young Learner, v11 n2 p32-33 Nov-Dec 1998
Describes the "Teaching and Learning Website Seminar" held at Ball State University (Indiana) that encourages teachers to review state and national economics content standards and to use technology to augment economics lessons. Provides an example of an online lesson plan created at the seminar called "Why Do Some Beanie Babies Cost More than Others?" (CMK)
Descriptors: Computer Attitudes, Decision Making, Economic Factors, Economics Education, Elementary Education, Instructional Materials, Relevance (Education), Seminars, Social Studies, Student Interests, Teacher Improvement, Teaching Methods, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics