Counties Work vs HMH Go

Want to try your hand at running your own county government? In Counties Work, you can! Stay on top of resident requests as you develop the local community, make important budgeting decisions and solve crises that pop up along the way. This upgraded version of Counties Work includes the following: - A Texas edition: Play deep in the heart of Texas with custom art, content and more! - Voiceover and glossary - New department guide tool - Updated financial management interactions For English Language Learners: This game offers a support tool, Spanish translation, voiceover and glossary Teachers: Visit our Teach Hub to check out our classroom resources for Counties Work and Counties Work: Texas. Learning Objectives: - Simulate the role of county government, including organization, responsibilities, and services - Identify appropriate resources and departments of county government to solve problems - Consider how a budget and major sources of local revenue affect both services and citizens Game Features: - Create your county, parish, or borough government with more customizable options - Review and address resident needs and requests by escorting them to the correct county department - Address community crises through strategic action - Manage the annual budget through property and sales tax adjustments and spending choices - Grow the community through expansion opportunities

HMH Go™ extends K-12 students’ learning beyond the classroom – offering on-the-go learning, regardless of device or connectivity. This app serves as a companion app to HMH’s core curricula on Ed: Your Friend in Learning® – allowing students to download HMH content and work offline. Simply use your HMH® user name and password to access intuitive, connected learning. Check out some of the ways HMH Go™ lets you enjoy a seamless, offline experience: • Provides select content from Ed: Your Friend in Learning® • Offers media-rich features including read-along audio, annotations, highlighting book-marking - online AND offline – with much more to come! • Allows users to download materials from an individual resource to a larger unit of learning • Enables users to easily manage and filter their downloads **Note: HMH Content cannot be purchased via this app, it is an application for educational institutions to access HMH Content they have purchased and licensed from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.