Curated OER
Intermediate Matching - Office Words
In this ESL matching activity, students draw a line from the names of office supply items to their definitions. They match 8 office supply items such as copier, printer, computer, and fax machine.
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Smithsonian Education: Carbons to Computers: The Typewriter
Created a little less than 150 years ago, the typewriter was the forerunner for the computer. This page offers a detailed history of the birth of the typewriter along with several visual examples.
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Smithsonian Education: Carbons to Computers Fax
The Smithsonian Institution provides the lifeline of the fax machine and of its uses in the business world.
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Smithsonian Education: Office Workers
Briefly describes the shift in offices from male to female clerical workers. Details the progression of women in going from clerical positions to managerial positions.
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Smithsonian Education: Carbons to Computers
Provides an excellent timeline of the history of the American office. Great pictures, easy to read, and the history is broken into eras for easy researching.
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Smithsonian Education: Office Organization
Provides a look at how companies are organized. Examples include medical and manufacturing industries and small to large size businesses.