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The Council for Economic Education has introduced a free
online resource for K– 12 teachers. The new Common Core
alignment tool includes more than 400 financial literacy
and economics lessons. Through simulations, games, and
discussions, students at various levels learn standards-based economic concepts, such as understanding the stock
market and how entrepreneurship benefits society, as well
as personal finance skills covering topics such as saving,
investing, using credit, and money management. Teachers
can search by subject and grade level to find corresponding information about assessments, classroom resources,
competitions, K– 12 standards, professional development,
activities, and webinars.
MORE INFO: www.councilforeconed.org PBS KIDS has
released 25 of its
online games in
Spanish. Designed
for ESL students or
children learning
Spanish, the games help kids practice their math skills at
home or in the classroom. Part of the Ready to Learn Initia-
tive, these resources support the development of early math
and literacy skills in children ages 2–8. Each game is linked
to a common theme and math curriculum. Sixteen new titles
are available from the Curious George: Busy Day collection;
nine games from the Sid the Science Kid, Sid’s Super Fab
Lab: Science Fair; and two games from The Cat in the Hat
Knows a Lot About That! collection.
MORE INFO: www.pbskids.org/games/spanish.html
StudyOutloud offers Outlines
Outloud, an application that helps
students study by converting their
text notes to a sound file that they
can listen to on an iPhone. They
can save lecture notes in an outline
format and place it in a Dropbox
folder that they can access via the
Outlines Outloud iPhone app. Playback settings allow listeners to vary
the volume and speech rate, rewind or
fast forward, skip or reactivate rows or sections, and loop.
Additional controls allow users to adjust the outline view for
focused study. They can also easily manage outline files that
they sync with the iPhone on a computer.
MORE INFO: www.outlinesoutloud.com
Twin Cities Public
Television (TPE) and 3M
have launched a new
website offering STEM
(science, technology, engi-
neering, and math) content,
social networking, and
gaming features geared toward teens. Sparticl.org provides
a social and learning community that combines fun activities
with learning resources. The free site offers teen-appropriate
content including articles, videos, games, and hands-on activi-
ties that they can rank and recommend, comment on, and
share via social media, all while earning points.
MORE INFO: www.sparticl.org
