Peachtree's ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE- INTERNET ACTIVITIES TO LEAR

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INTERNET ACTIVITIES, PART 1 Exploring Peachtree Complete Accounting 2011 CHAPTERS 1 – 8 Internet sites are time and date sensitive. It is the purpose of these exercises to have you explore the Internet. You may need to search for current sites.  Directions for doing web searches are included in the Search Engine category below.  ·        ACCOUNTING MONOPOLY AND ACCOUNTING CROSSWORD PUZZLES – Chapter 1 1.      Go to the Accounting Monopoly website at http://web.archive.org/web/20080704211049/http:/www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Quad/5687/monopoly.html .      2.      Read the directions and then play accounting monopoly. Students should form into groups of no more than 4 players. Each student needs an envelope and file folder. Ø      Another Accounting Monopoly site is at http://www.uwec.edu/ulstadic/monopoly/index.htm. Ø      To read about the history of the Internet, go online to  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet. 3.       Accounting crossword puzzles are online at www.accountingcrosswords.com. In the Crosswords for list (left side of window), select a topic. Then, in the Interactive field, click Open to start a puzzle. ACCOUNTING STUDENTS – Chapter 2 1.      Go to the accounting students website at http://accounting.smartpros.com/accountingstudents.xml 2.      From the News & Insights area, select an article of interest. Then, write a 50-word summary of the story (maximum length is 75 words).  Include the website of the article you are writing about.  (Hint, you can copy then paste the website address into your summary.) 3.      Explore additional areas of this website.  Then, write up a summary of what you have seen and read. Your summary should have no more than 75 words or less than 50 words.  AMERICAN ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATION – Chapter 3 1.      Go to the American Accounting Association website http://aaahq.org. 2.      Go to Links & Organizations.  From this site, select three areas to explore. 3.      Write a summary about each area explored. Remember to include the website address of each link. Your summary should be no more than 100 words or less than 75 words. THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CPAs – Chapter 4 1.      Go to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants website http://www.aicpa.org/ 2.      Link to Publications; Journal of Accountancy.  Select CURRENT ISSUE. Select an article to read. Write a summary of the article. Your summary should have no more than 75 words or less than 50 words. Include the appropriate website addresses. 3.      Go back to the http://www.aicpa.org/ website. Go to at least two other links. Write a summary of what you saw. Your summary should have no more than 75 words or less than 50 words. Include the appropriate website addresses.  ASK.COM – Chapter 5 1.      Go to this website http://www.ask.com to ask questions. 2.      In the Ask box type the following question:  What does the technical term Web portal mean? Write an answer to this question. Include the appropriate website addresses. 3.      Ask another question, for example, What does the financial term balance sheet mean? Write the answer to this question. Include the appropriate websites. 4.      Ask two other questions that are related to accounting. Write an answer to each question. Include the appropriate website addresses.  ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BUSINESS CASE TERMS – Chapter 6 1.      Go to the website http://www.solutionmatrix.com/encyclopedia.html 2.      Look up three words related to accounting. Write the definition of each word and include the appropriate website addresses. 3.      Link to other related words (hyperlinks within the word(s) you defined). Write the definition of each word and include the appropriate website addresses.  PEACHTREE SOFTWARE – Chapter 7 1.      Go to the website http://www.peachtree.com 2.      Select two links to explore from Peachtree’s home page. Write a short summary (no more than 75 words) of what you found. Include the appropriate website addresses. ·         SEARCH ENGINES – Chapter 8 1.      Go to http://www.google.com or http://www.bing.com (or other search engine). 2.      Do a search for your school; for example, type your school’s name in the Search box. Write a short summary (no more than 75 words) of what you found.  Include the appropriate website address.

INTERNET ACTIVITIES PART 2 Peachtree Complete Accounting 2011 for Service Businesses CHAPTERS 9 – 11 Internet sites are time and date sensitive. It is the purpose of these exercises to have you explore the Internet. You may need to search for current sites.  Directions for doing web searches are included in the “Search Engine” category in Part 1.  ·         STARTING A BUSINESS – Chapter 9 1.      Go to http://www.startupbusiness.com/.  2.      Read the information included on this website. Explore three links. 3.      Write a summary of what you have seen. Your summary should have no more than 75 words or less than 50 words. Include the appropriate website addresses. ·         UNDERSTANDING ACCOUNTING TERMS  - Chapter 10 1.      Go to this website http://www.nysscpa.org/prof_library/guide.htm. 2.      Look up three words related to accounting.  Write the definition of each word and include the appropriate website addresses. 3.      Link to other related words (hyperlinks) within the word(s) you defined. Write the definition of each word and include the appropriate website addresses. ·         UNDERSTANDING ACCOUNTING TERMS CONTINUED  - Chapter 11 1.      Go to this website http://www.nysscpa.org/prof_library/guide.htm. 2.      Look up three words related to accounting (not the same words looked up in Chapter 10). Write the definition of each word and include the appropriate website addresses. 3.      Link to other related words (hyperlinks) within the word(s) you defined. Write the definition of each word and include the appropriate website addresses. INTERNET ACTIVITIES PART 3 Peachtree Complete Accounting 2011 for Merchandising Businesses CHAPTERS 12 - 15 Internet sites are time and date sensitive. It is the purpose of these exercises to have you explore the Internet. You may need to search for current sites.  Directions for doing web searches are included in the “Search Engine” category in Part 1.  ACCOUNTING LIST–Chapter 12 Go to the website http://pacioli.loyola.edu/aecm/ Define the acronym, AECM, and describe the list. How do you subscribe to AECM? Explore this site. Write a brief summary of what you find. Include all appropriate website addresses.  WebCPA - Chapter 13 1.      Go to the website www.webcpa.com 2.      Explore one of the E-NEWSLETTERS links. 3.      Write a summary of the website. Your summary should be no longer than 125 words. The minimum length is 75 words. Include the appropriate website addresses. ·         BETA ALPHA PSI–Chapter 14 Go to the Beta Alpha Psi website http://www.bap.org/. Beta Alpha Psi is an honorary organization for Financial Information students and professionals.  Explore two links from this site.  Write a brief summary of what you find.  Include all appropriate website addresses. ·         SALARY WIZARD–Chapter 15 Go to the website http://salary.money.cnn.com/.  On the Salary Wizard page, select a job category; for example, Accounting. Select a state/metro area, or type a zip code. Click Search. In one of the job categories listed, link to Base salary range. Go back to the Salary Wizard. Compare salaries in two states/metro areas. Write a summary of what you have found (minimum length 75 words; maximum length 100 words). Explain the job description and salary. Include the appropriate website addresses. Ø      The IRS has payroll tutorials at http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/student/tax_tutorials.jsp INTERNET ACTIVITIES PART 4 Advanced Peachtree Complete 2011 Applications CHAPTERS 16 - 18 Internet sites are time and date sensitive. It is the purpose of these exercises to have you explore the Internet. You may need to search for current sites.  Directions for doing web searches are included in the Search Engine category in Part 1.  ACADEMIC WEBSITES - Chapter 16 1.      Go to http://www.trinity.edu/rjensen/ 2.      This is Bob Jensen’s website (Jesse H. Jones Distinguished Professor of Business, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas). There is much to learn from Prof. Jensen’s site. Scroll down to explore. 3.      Access six areas of interest to you. Each area that you explore should include a website address and a short summary of what you have learned. Each summary should be no longer than 75 words or less than 50 words. ·         WOMEN’S BUSINESS CENTER – Chapter 17 1.    Go to http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/onlinewbc/index.html. 2.   Visit two websites. Write a short summary of what you found (maximum length 75 words; minimum length 50 words for each site that you visited).  Include the appropriate web addresses. ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTING SOURCES – Chapter 18 1.      Go to http://www.accountingtoday.com/video/ 2.      Watch two videos. Write a summary of what you saw. The summary should be no longer than 75 words or less than 50 words, and include the website address.