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EconEdLink is run by the National Council on Economics Education and is a clearinghouse for Economics lesson plans, which are usually surprisingly good, given that Economics teachers have to try twice as hard for engagement! Haha!

On this site are some nice animations and graphs with accompanying explanatory pages related to economic concepts. Some of it is low-tech, but it still helps visualize these things

This lesson uses the CIA WorldFactBook to help students compare economic systems of different countries to the United States.

Mymoney.gov is a joint project on financial literacy run by a number of branches of government, most notably the Federal Reserve. There are a lot of calculators available as help with investing and mortgages and stuff that would be appropriate for a high school economics class.

This economics lesson was developed by The Department of Treasury, Citigroup, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Here is one of the developers: Money Math: Lessons for Life teaches students responsible financial practices before they develop bad habits. For example, one path to accumulating wealth is to start saving at a young age and let compounding interest pay you for your effort. Another is to plan your budget realistically, by bringing your income and expenses into balance-minimizing spending so that you will have money to save. These two life lessons alone would reduce credit card debt, reduce financial pressures on families, and increase personal savings and wealth. It's a long, but thorough course.

The Federal Reserve System maintains all sorts of educational tools, and this site is where they offer teachers and students lots of resources into understanding the Federal Reserve, which can often be tough for students to wrap their minds around, even though it's so important to the operation of the US economy.

Brain Pop about Stock Market

Brain Pop lesson on Stocks and Shares

This is the kids and teachers section of the US Mint website, and it offers some fun lessons and games related to US currency. It's definitely geared toward younger students.