Curated OER
Taxes, Tips, and Salaries
In this taxes, tips and salaries worksheet, students read story problems and determine the sales price, percent of change, amount of tax, and final price. This four-page worksheet contains 8 multi-step prolems. Answers are provided on...
Curated OER
Sports Safety Posters
Pupils create posters highlighting sports safety tips. Discuss some general safety guidelines students must follow when playing sports in the gym or the schoolyard. Write pupils' responses on the board.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Writing With Writers: Descriptive Writing With Virginia Hamilton
Excellent site geared towards student writers interesting in learning how to journal. Follow Virginia Hamilton, an author, and learn her techniques from examples. Very comprehensive learning site.
Biz Move
Biz Move: Writing Advertising Ads
Comprehensive overview of how to write ad copy. Includes formula AIDA & explains differences between classified ads & display ads. Includes "assignments" & offers practice tips. Provides good & bad examples of each type...
The Write Place
Literacy Education Online: Strategies for Revising and Editing on Computers
Comprehensive discussion on how to edit material on computers. Explains how to perform functions in 2 general areas: spell check and search & replace. Also explains difference between doing this "on paper" and on computer. W.11-12.6...
Other
Web Style Guide, 2nd Edition
An excellent, comprehensive web site that lists each and every step in creating your own personal web page. The site breaks down the steps into eight chapters. A great resource!
Yale University
Solving Problems by the Hundreds
This site contains a study of percentage and its applications in the study of consumer related problems. Problems involving sales tax are included. Examples, explanation, solutions and a bibliography are also included in the site.
Math2
Math2: Multiplication Table
This site contains links to games, tricks, and tips for learning multiplication facts. Spanish version can be found on the homepage.
AAA Math
Aaa Math: Consumer Math
From basics such as adding and subtracting money, converting coins, and making change to more advanced topics such as sales tax and simple interest, this interactive tutorial offers help with consumer math issues.
Other
Ipanema.com: Rio De Janiero Parks and Top Sights
Resource presents information about the national parks in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
Other
Help for Growing and Starting Your Small Business
"From 200+ ways to be your own boss and how to calculate your start-up costs to sample business plans and more all from Business Know-How."
Other
Top7 business.com: More Attention Grabbing Headlines
The premise is that brainstorming is effective as is focusing on the message. Discusses the advantages of "discovering" unique advantages of product & service, & what practice produces. Explanations are clear and easy to follow.
Biz Move
Bizmove.com: Business Customer Relationship Management
Comprehensive overview from bizmove.com focuses on understanding who your customer is, motivation behind purchase, when purchase takes place, and understanding that what they "buy" is not necessarily what they want. Good presentation....
Other
Ten Tips for Company Newsletters
The author of this article presents ten tips for those composing a company newsletter. Tips can also be used for other types of newsletters.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Percentages in Real Life
Learn how to calculate percentages in real-life situations, from sales tax to discounts to tips.
Other
Pankpages
Site contains free downloadable graphics such as buttons and backgrounds, as well as tutorials which focus on Photoshop.
Mind Tools
Writing Effective Email
If you want your audience to pay attention, and you want your email communication to help, rather than hinder your career, take a few minutes to read through these tips.
Other
Web Developer: Neon Text in Photoshop
Step-by-step instructions on creating neon text in Adobe Photoshop, just like the neon signs in store windows.