Friday, July 22, 2011
Closing Slideshow and Photos
To access the closing slideshow and photos taken during the Institute, click HERE. Enjoy!
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Care to Share? Songs with Money Themes
Do you know of a song that has a money or personal finance theme? Please leave the song title and artist in a comment. Thanks!
Smart by Shel Silverstein
We acted our the poem "Smart" by Shel Silverstein this morning. The original poem comes from the book Where the Sidewalk Ends. This PDF version may be useful for your classroom.
Parenting Article
This parenting article from The Atlantic might be interesting reading. LINK (mentioned in the morning opener on Tuesday)
Monday, July 18, 2011
Chuck Deal’s School Website
Here's a link to Chuck Deal's course website at Neshaminy High School. LINK
Hard Times Generation Video
Here is a link to the Hard Times Generation video shown in the opening session. LINK
Financial Education on Twitter
1. SEC_Investor_Ed (Securities and Exchange Commission – has other twitter feeds, too)
2. feedthepig (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)
3. NatlJumpStart (National Jump$tart Coalition)
4. moremoneyblog (Money Magazine)
5. Moneymanagement (Money Management International)
6. FinLitNow (Financial Literacy Now – campaign for financial literacy)
7. PracticalMoney (Practical Money Skills for Life from VISA)
8. The Math Forum’s Financial Education Initiative (mathforumFinEd)
9. moneyeXtention (eXtention – program from USDA and Cooperative Extension)
10. ThriventMedia (Thrivent )
11. Securestudent (The Secure Student)
12. FinancialFit (Virginia Society of CPAs)
13. NEFE_ORG (National Endowment for Financial Education)
14. Storyofstuff (The Story of Stuff)
15. OperationHOPE (Operation Hope)
16. freakonomics (authors of Freakonomics)
17. PhillyFedEconEd (Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank – economic education program)
18. Johnhopebryant (John Hope Bryant)
19. PCUA (Pennsylvania Credit Union Association)
20. WSJPersFinance (Wall Street Journal – personal finance)
21. Johnlanza (Founder of Money Mammals)
22. JeanChatzky (author and television financial contributor)
23. APPersonalFin (Associated Press – personal finance)
24. TeachingMoney (Capital One)
25. WISERWomen (Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement)
26. FinancialLit (Institute for Financial Literacy)
27. AmericaSaves (America Saves)
28. 360finance (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants – 360 Degrees of Financial Literacy)
29. EconEdLink (Econ Ed Link from the Council on Economic Education)
30. FoolProofTeacher (FoolProof)
31. council4econed (Council for Economic Education)
32. LifeSmarts_org (LifeSmarts competition)
33. abcmoney (ABC – money topics)
34. jaworldwide (Junior Achievement Worldwide)
35. EducationWeek (Education Week Magazine)
36. FBLA_PBL (Future Business Leaders of America)
Best Practices for Educators Using Facebook
Don’t Vent About Students
You may forget that the student you’re ranting about is a friend of one of your friends, and might still be able to see your status updates.
Find Out If Your School Has A Social Media Policy
Some universities now have policies for faculty use of social media: You may not be allowed to friend students or discuss work at all, even on your private account, so make sure before you update your profile.
Don’t Log In When You’re Upset
A few teachers have been fired because of nasty comments they’ve made about their schools or students. Mouth off to your friends in person, and wait until you feel calmer to get online.
Only Post What You’d Be Proud To Say In Person
Don’t get flirty, overly risqué, or sarcastic on students’ walls, photos or in messages and chats. Remember that just because it’s online, doesn’t mean it isn’t real.
Technology Website
Blogger http://www.blogger.com/ (also available through Google)
Facebook www.facebook.com
Google Reader www.google.com/reader
Pinterest www.pinterest.com
Twitter http://www.twitter.com/
Wikis www.wikispaces.com
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