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Scarlatos, Tony – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2013
Exploring the Solar System in the elementary school curriculum has traditionally involved activities, such as building scale models, to help students visualize the vastness of space and the relative size of the planets and their orbits. Today, numerous websites provide a wealth of information about the sun and the planets, combining text, photos,…
Descriptors: Multimedia Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Simulation, Educational Games
Hughes, Katherine L.; Golann, Joanne Wang – Institute on Education and the Economy, Columbia University, 2007
Virtual Enterprises International (VE) is a high school program that teaches students about business through task-oriented and hands-on coursework. With the assistance of a coordinator and business mentors, VE students create and oversee a virtual firm, conducting business with other virtual firms nationally and internationally. The program…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Economics Education, Program Effectiveness