Business Resources
http://samsa.biz/
Canadian high school business lesson plans and resources
http://www.lessonplans.btskinner.com/
American lesson plans
http://www.bized.ac.uk/stafsup/options/supply/interactive_markets_1.htm
American lesson plans
http://www.economist.com/business/ The economist.com web site is a great source for
international economic and business articles and news for teachers and students. The
URL for the business section is
http://www.yourmoney.cba.ca This website challenges students to investigate their
attitudes toward money and their personal financial goals. In particular the sections on
knowing yourself and setting your goals ask questions that serve as important foundations
for all students with business interests. Other key areas include budgeting, investing and
planning.
http://www.teach-ict.com/gcsehome.htm
This web site is an excellent resource for a business teacher as it provides multiple
resources that include worksheets, presentations, tutorials, and links to other external
websites. Related topics covered include history of the internet, email, components of a
computer, operating systems, I.T definitions, networked environments, popular software,
ergonomic environments, and much more.
http://www.reviseict.co.uk/
This web site includes various introductory - “how to lesson plans” (using Microsoft
Office applications) that are well designed for students to follow. Downloadable
attachments are also available for students to complete assignments. Several online
games include testable material that is interactive, fun and educational.
http://www.statcan.ca/english/edu/index.htm
The Statistics Canada website (educational learning resources) provides a wealth of data
and statistics that are available to educators. Through the E-Stat and CANSIM databases,
a teacher can teach students how to search and access various statistics. Most
importantly, data can be imported into a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel,
and integrated using numerous Microsoft Applications.
http://www.deca.org/ Ontario http://www.deca.ca
DECA is described as an association for students and teachers of marketing, management
and entrepreneurship. Its mission: “To enhance the co-curricular education of students
with interests in marketing, management and entrepreneurship. To help students develop
skills and competencies for marketing and business careers, build self-confidence,
experience leadership and practice community service.” DECA says it: is committed to
the advocacy of marketing education and the growth of business and educational
partnerships; is a student-centered, educational/professional organization with a program
of leadership and career and professional development designed specifically for students
enrolled in marketing education; enhances that education by providing marketing-related
activities based directly on classroom study.
http://www.sixhats.com
This fully integrated program is ideal for Teams, Leaders, Project Managers and
Facilitators who need to significantly enhance the quality and effectiveness of their
creativity, thinking and decision making.
http://www.businessballs.com/
Free materials, articles, and ideas for ethical personal and organizational development,
compassionate leadership, self-help and self-fulfillment are supplied.
www.jegswork.com and go to Computer Literacy 101
If you teach BTT or TIK here is a great website for teaching the introductory computer
unit. As a teacher if you register with them they will send you the answer key to all the
unit tests.
http://www.royalbank.com/sme/bigidea/index.html
In courses such as marketing (BMX3EE), BBI2OE, and even BTT1OE I've introduced
business plans and have found this site to be very useful
http://www.sedar.com/homepage_en.htm
In accounting (BAF3ME and BAT4ME) I've used this website to get company data and
have found it very useful.
http://www.cbsc.org/ontario/english/index.cfm
I've also found this website good for all business courses
http://www.marketingterms.com/dictionary/
I've asked my marketing class (BMX3EE) to go to this site and find three interesting
terms, then present these terms to the class. I would review their findings first, to avoid
repetition.
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.ca/moneyskills/
This is a web site that Visa Canada has created called Choices & Decisions: Taking
Charge of Your Financial Life. Up to last year, you could order this binder that provided
you will a complete teachers guide for teaching personal finance. It came with teaching
notes, student activities, overheads, black line masters and CDs with games/programs for
the students to try like how to save a million, and what does it really cost you? It covers
all the expectations in the personal finance unit of Introduction to Business. Visa now
offers this all on-line so you don’t have to wait for the delivery of the 3 inch binder.
There are three sections, Teacher, Student and Consumer. It offers these quizzes and
games that each student could do on-line and get immediate feedback and understanding.
Who would be better than a credit card company to teach students about credit cards?
There is so much material, you will never need to develop a lesson plan in this area again.
It starts with making money, understanding pay stubs, how to budget, living on your own,
buying cars and homes, credit ratings, credit cards plus it lists other web sites and
resources you can go to as well. What I like about this site and information is it is in
plain English language that anybody could understand. It’s simplified so that the
essential students should be able to gasp the material without too much effort.
Useful Web Sites – Personal Finance and Career Planning Topics
Canadian bankers Association
Canadian Business Magazine Online
Canadian Financial Network
Canadian Foundation for Economic Education
CanLearn Interactive
CANOE’s Money News
Canadian Online Explorer
FinanCenter
IE:Money (Canada’s national personal
Finance website)
Imoney(Canada’s personal finance website)
Industry Canada
Insurance Bureau of Canada
Investing in Canada
MoneySense magazine Online
Quicken Web Site
Street Cents Online
“There’s Something About Money”
Visa
“Your Money, Your Life, Your Way”
(from Ontario Women’s Directorate)
www.cba.ca
www.canadianbusiness.com
www.canadianfinance.com
www.cfee.org
www.canlearn.ca
www.canoe.ca/MoneyNews
www.financenter.com
www.cmtcanada.ca/IEMoney/home.html
www.imoney.com
www.strategis.ic.gc.ca
www.ibc.ca
www.investingcanada.about.com
www.moneysense.ca/index.html
www.quicken.ca
www.halifax.cbc.ca/streetcents
www.yourmoney.cba.ca
www.visa.com
www.gov.on.ca/owd