Geography and Social Studies teachers will like My Mini City for the number of real life problems the program simulates. It's a great teaching tool as it makes students account for number of geographic, economic, and political concepts.
Earth Science teachers will like My Mini City's sanitation, population, and natural disaster simulations.
CareerForward, an online learning program developed through a public-private partnership between the Michigan Department of Education, Michigan Virtual University, and Microsoft, might be able to help.
This simple calculator makes it easy for students to quickly compare the cost of living in multiple cities. A colleague of mine conducts a cost of living exercise with students every year. In the exercise students have to create a budget for themselves based on the type of job they want and the locations they desire. This calculator could be useful for showing students how location plays a role in the purchasing power of a given salary.
You can create your own business card and share it through your mobile phone using mydropcard.com or rmbrme.com. On the web, BusinessCard2.com is a great social network for creating and distributing your person business card.
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