This document lists and describes 30 technology tools that can be used to teach personal finance. It includes tools like PowerPoint games, online quizzes and simulations, animated videos, online courses, social media platforms, and full personal finance curricula that are available for free or at low cost. The tools provide interactive ways for students to learn essential financial concepts in an engaging manner.
This document lists and describes 20 different technology tools that can be used to teach personal finance, including PowerPoint games, online financial calculators and quizzes, animated videos, online courses, social media platforms like Pinterest and Twitter, and established personal finance curricula that are available online. It provides links to examples of several of the tools and discusses how each one could be used in a personal finance classroom setting. The document concludes by mentioning a "Hard Core Financial Education Boot Camp" resource and soliciting additional comments, questions, or resources from the reader.
This document lists 30 technology tools that can be used to teach personal finance, including PowerPoint games, Excel templates, online quizzes and courses, calculators, simulations, videos, and full personal finance curricula. Some of the tools highlighted are PowerPoint Jeopardy and Millionaire games, the Future Me website, Khan Academy and MoneySkill online courses, the NextGen Personal Finance lesson library, and the Council for Economic Education's Financial Fitness for Life curriculum. The document provides links to examples and resources for each tool.
The document discusses emerging technologies that can be used in classrooms, including virtual worlds, gaming, social networking, mobile devices, and more. It provides examples of how these technologies can be used educationally by motivating students and allowing them to learn collaboratively in simulated environments. Resources and tools are presented for using these technologies across various subject areas at different grade levels.
The document discusses the MI-LIFE program in Michigan which aims to prepare school leaders for the 21st century by helping them develop new skills and mindsets. It outlines how student and leadership needs are changing with the times. School administrators must learn new tools and strategies to meet modern demands and help students gain skills like collaboration, problem-solving and digital literacy. The MI-LIFE program provides professional development for leaders to improve student achievement by cultivating a culture of continuous learning and using data and technology effectively.
Emerging Technologies For New TeachersKaren Brooks
The document discusses emerging technologies being used in classrooms, including virtual worlds, gaming, social networking, mobile learning, and web 2.0 tools. It provides examples of how these technologies can be used educationally, such as allowing students to virtually visit places they are learning about, collaborating on problem-solving activities, and developing their own virtual worlds and games for learning. Trends in how students currently use virtual worlds for both educational and social purposes are also examined.
51 Interactive Ways to Teach Personal Finance-11-17Barbara O'Neill
This document describes 51 interactive ways to teach personal finance. It was created by Barbara O'Neill, an Extension Financial Resource Management Specialist and Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University. The objectives are to share the results of her extensive review of financial education resources and describe 51 interactive learning activities. Examples include financial coat of arms, bingo, songs, case studies, simulations, infographics, values activities, and storytelling with progress photos. Participants are encouraged to select activities most relevant for their needs.
This document discusses how technology can help teach math and science. It argues that technology allows a focus on 21st century skills like problem solving, collaboration, and evaluation. Technology decentralizes knowledge and allows students to manipulate numbers, data, and explore concepts. The document provides examples of software like GeoGebra, Fathom, and Stella that can maximize classroom time for student collaboration, homework, and organization. It maintains technology should be used to do math and science in new ways rather than just teaching old content differently.
This document lists and describes 20 different technology tools that can be used to teach personal finance, including PowerPoint games, online financial calculators and quizzes, animated videos, online courses, social media platforms like Pinterest and Twitter, and established personal finance curricula that are available online. It provides links to examples of several of the tools and discusses how each one could be used in a personal finance classroom setting. The document concludes by mentioning a "Hard Core Financial Education Boot Camp" resource and soliciting additional comments, questions, or resources from the reader.
This document lists 30 technology tools that can be used to teach personal finance, including PowerPoint games, Excel templates, online quizzes and courses, calculators, simulations, videos, and full personal finance curricula. Some of the tools highlighted are PowerPoint Jeopardy and Millionaire games, the Future Me website, Khan Academy and MoneySkill online courses, the NextGen Personal Finance lesson library, and the Council for Economic Education's Financial Fitness for Life curriculum. The document provides links to examples and resources for each tool.
The document discusses emerging technologies that can be used in classrooms, including virtual worlds, gaming, social networking, mobile devices, and more. It provides examples of how these technologies can be used educationally by motivating students and allowing them to learn collaboratively in simulated environments. Resources and tools are presented for using these technologies across various subject areas at different grade levels.
The document discusses the MI-LIFE program in Michigan which aims to prepare school leaders for the 21st century by helping them develop new skills and mindsets. It outlines how student and leadership needs are changing with the times. School administrators must learn new tools and strategies to meet modern demands and help students gain skills like collaboration, problem-solving and digital literacy. The MI-LIFE program provides professional development for leaders to improve student achievement by cultivating a culture of continuous learning and using data and technology effectively.
Emerging Technologies For New TeachersKaren Brooks
The document discusses emerging technologies being used in classrooms, including virtual worlds, gaming, social networking, mobile learning, and web 2.0 tools. It provides examples of how these technologies can be used educationally, such as allowing students to virtually visit places they are learning about, collaborating on problem-solving activities, and developing their own virtual worlds and games for learning. Trends in how students currently use virtual worlds for both educational and social purposes are also examined.
51 Interactive Ways to Teach Personal Finance-11-17Barbara O'Neill
This document describes 51 interactive ways to teach personal finance. It was created by Barbara O'Neill, an Extension Financial Resource Management Specialist and Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University. The objectives are to share the results of her extensive review of financial education resources and describe 51 interactive learning activities. Examples include financial coat of arms, bingo, songs, case studies, simulations, infographics, values activities, and storytelling with progress photos. Participants are encouraged to select activities most relevant for their needs.
This document discusses how technology can help teach math and science. It argues that technology allows a focus on 21st century skills like problem solving, collaboration, and evaluation. Technology decentralizes knowledge and allows students to manipulate numbers, data, and explore concepts. The document provides examples of software like GeoGebra, Fathom, and Stella that can maximize classroom time for student collaboration, homework, and organization. It maintains technology should be used to do math and science in new ways rather than just teaching old content differently.
This document provides information about integrating technology into the 21st century classroom. It discusses how students are using technology more for schoolwork and research. It also lists various digital tools and online resources teachers can use, such as blogs, podcasts, webquests, and virtual field trips. Finally, it discusses professional development opportunities for teachers to learn how to effectively incorporate these technologies into lessons.
This document provides an overview of integrating technology into instruction. It discusses why technology should be integrated, including addressing the digital divide and developing digital literacy skills. It then outlines how to approach integration using the POST method of considering people, objectives, strategy and technology. A variety of tools for integration are presented, including social media components like tagging, the cloud, and mobile. Specific social media tools like Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and QR codes are explained. The document emphasizes finding the right technology to match learning objectives and skills students need.
The Guzman Monthly, December 2015, v2 i12Tony Guzman
This monthly newsletter provides summaries of recent articles on higher education topics like online learning best practices, administration issues, and faculty development. It also shares new apps and tools for teaching as well as upcoming trailers for movies and TV shows. The newsletter is created by Tony Guzman, Director of Online Programs at the University at Buffalo, to keep faculty informed on current issues and innovations in post-secondary education.
Enrolled, Employed or Enlisted The Role of Libraries in Preparing Students fo...Denise Woetzel
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55 Interactive Personal Finance Learning Activities-02-19Barbara O'Neill
This document provides an overview of 55 interactive personal finance learning activities that were reviewed and curated by Barbara O'Neill, an Extension Financial Resource Management Specialist and Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University. The objectives are to share the results of her extensive review of financial education resources and describe the 55 learning activities. Participants are encouraged to pick and choose which activities would be most suitable for their needs.
Mapping Media to the Curriculum (June 2012)Wesley Fryer
As 21st century educators, we should to provide opportunities for students to demonstrate mastery and understanding of the curriculum not only with text but also with images, audio, and video. Dr. Wesley Fryer will invite and inspire you to become a better multimedia communicator and a pioneer with digital media in this dynamic presentation. Learn how to “expand the map” of assessment options in your classroom to include student products like narrated slideshows, enhanced eBooks including recorded audio, five photo stories with images, and more. Learn practical ways to overcome the anxiety and fear which often accompanies technology integration proposals by creating personal media products. Learn how to enhance your digital resume as a professional educator with examples of your own media creations as well as students projects you facilitate. Links to student media examples as well as project storyboards/tools are available on maps.playingwithmedia.com.
Accounting Principles 9th Edition by Weygandt, Kieso & Kimmel.pdfNaimmulFahim
WileyPLUS is an online learning platform that provides students with interactive resources like an online textbook, automatic grading of homework and quizzes, tutorials, and demonstrations to help them learn. It has helped over half a million students achieve positive learning outcomes. The document promotes WileyPLUS and explains that it provides robust course management tools and interactive learning resources to help instructors and students.
Mapping Media to the Common Core (May 2014)Wesley Fryer
Slides from Dr. Wesley Fryer's presentation on May 23, 2014, for teachers in Bethany Public Schools, Oklahoma. The session description was: Digital literacy today means much more than searching the Internet and using Microsoft Office. To be digitally literate, teachers as well as students need to be able to create and share online a variety of different multimedia products. These media products can be “mapped” to your curriculum and to the Common Core State Standards. Interactive Writing, Narrated Art, 5 Photo Stories, Radio Shows, Visual Notes, and Narrated Slideshows/Screencasts are a few of the media products learners should be able to create and safely share online. In this session, we’ll view different examples of student media products and learn about tools and strategies for helping teachers become digitally literate as “media mappers.” We’ll also explore how librarians and instructional coaches can use the “Mapping Media to the Curriculum” website as a roadmap to help teachers and students create media products as assignments for class and as artifacts in digital portfolios. Learn more and access session resources http://maps.playingwithmedia.com. High school teachers also participated in the Cantilver Span STEM lesson activity, detailed on http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/cantilever-spans.
The document discusses the appropriate use of technology with young children. It provides tips for early childhood teachers on integrating technology into daily learning activities while applying developmentally appropriate practices. The document also discusses potential benefits and risks of screen time and mobile devices for young children and emphasizes the importance of monitoring use and engaging in technology together.
Booklet professional development, esl, by elen soti, 2013Elen Soti
This document provides resources for online professional development for English language teachers. It begins with an introduction explaining the benefits of online professional development resources, such as their accessibility and ability to engage modern students. It then lists various online resources teachers can use, including browsers to conduct searches, websites on various topics, social media sites, and training courses offered by different organizations. The document emphasizes that there are countless online opportunities for teachers to enhance their skills and integrate new techniques into their teaching.
WEB2.0: Preparing students for their world not ours.Anne-Mart Olsen
This presentation is based on a paper presented at the 5th Annual IIE Celebration of Teaching and Learning Academic Conference (Cape Town):
Exploring New Learning Spaces
This document discusses using iPads to improve student writing. It recommends installing free apps like KidBlog and AudioBoo to allow students to blog and record audio. It encourages teachers to have students openly share their work and expand how students demonstrate their knowledge through interactive writing projects, narrated art, and digital storytelling. The document advocates empowering students to discover their voice and the power of their words.
Social Media for Educators - A Web 2.0 talk for TSPRAEd Schipul
Ed Schipul discusses the power of Social Media and online networks with the Texas School Public Relations Association. Blogs, podcasts, photo and video sharing - educators and education technology advocates receive great brain candy and essential Social Media strategy for growing their schools.
This document provides an introduction to infographics. It defines infographics as visual representations of information, data, or knowledge that integrate words and graphics. Infographics make complex data easier to understand than text alone. The document discusses the history of infographics and their increasing popularity. It outlines best practices for creating infographics, such as being concise, visual, transparent, and accurate. The document also provides tips on the infographic creation process and lists tools and data sources that can be used. Finally, it discusses how infographics can be used in an educational setting.
Using web 2.0 tools as the method of preventing students’ school failuresadamstepinski
The document discusses using Web 2.0 tools in schools to prevent student failure. It argues that 98% of students use social media and Web 2.0, and these tools can be used for classroom projects, international collaborations, and creating multimedia resources. Examples of specific Web 2.0 tools are provided, such as Google Docs for collaboration, Prezi for presentations, and SurveyMonkey for surveys. The document advocates balancing educational and entertaining aspects of activities and pumping up student motivation through creative, innovative learning that prepares them for constant change.
This document provides tips and tricks for managing technology use with young learners. It emphasizes selecting age-appropriate tools, providing support and clear expectations, and automating processes when possible. Educators should pick tools that are powerful yet have simple interfaces, and provide instruction to help students contribute online safely. The document outlines strategies like using rubrics, timers, and electronic drop boxes to structure technology use and assess student work. Overall, it encourages taking gradual steps with technology and focusing on learning journeys over destinations.
Willowbank School is proposing to develop an online strategy using social media like Facebook and Twitter to improve communication with its multi-cultural parent community. Currently, communication is perceived as erratic and the website is often out of date. The proposal notes opportunities like informing parents continuously of events, marketing in multiple languages, and utilizing surveys. It outlines creating accounts, monitoring content, and providing training for teachers and parents on appropriate online etiquette. The goal is to work towards becoming a paperless school through an engaged online community.
The document discusses 13 terrific technology tools for teaching personal finance. It begins with an introduction to the author and their background in financial education. The rest of the document describes various online tools such as animated videos, video chats, online financial calculators, curricula, quizzes and games, online courses, slideshare, Twitter chats, Periscope, IGNITE presentations, financial documentaries, Excel templates, webinar platforms, and the Future Me website for sending messages to oneself. It emphasizes that technology is just a tool and the most important aspect is effective teaching.
25 Terrific Technology Teaching Tools for Extension Educators-10-16-extra slideBarbara O'Neill
This document discusses 25 technology tools that can be used by extension educators, including movie maker, animated videos, Google Hangouts, PowerPoint games, SlideShare, Twitter, Twitter chats, Storify, webinar platforms, online quizzes, Excel templates, the Future Me website, IGNITE presentations, Pinterest, Facebook, Canva, Piktochart, Periscope, Puzzle Maker, PollEverywhere, online surveys, scheduling programs, and the presenter's contact information. The concluding slides emphasize that the technology is just a tool and that the most important thing is the learner experience.
This document provides information about integrating technology into the 21st century classroom. It discusses how students are using technology more for schoolwork and research. It also lists various digital tools and online resources teachers can use, such as blogs, podcasts, webquests, and virtual field trips. Finally, it discusses professional development opportunities for teachers to learn how to effectively incorporate these technologies into lessons.
This document provides an overview of integrating technology into instruction. It discusses why technology should be integrated, including addressing the digital divide and developing digital literacy skills. It then outlines how to approach integration using the POST method of considering people, objectives, strategy and technology. A variety of tools for integration are presented, including social media components like tagging, the cloud, and mobile. Specific social media tools like Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and QR codes are explained. The document emphasizes finding the right technology to match learning objectives and skills students need.
The Guzman Monthly, December 2015, v2 i12Tony Guzman
This monthly newsletter provides summaries of recent articles on higher education topics like online learning best practices, administration issues, and faculty development. It also shares new apps and tools for teaching as well as upcoming trailers for movies and TV shows. The newsletter is created by Tony Guzman, Director of Online Programs at the University at Buffalo, to keep faculty informed on current issues and innovations in post-secondary education.
Enrolled, Employed or Enlisted The Role of Libraries in Preparing Students fo...Denise Woetzel
The College Readiness Committee, a group of Central Virginia high school and college librarians, have worked together to look at the issues surrounding our high school graduates - whether they enroll in college, get a job, or enlist in the military.
55 Interactive Personal Finance Learning Activities-02-19Barbara O'Neill
This document provides an overview of 55 interactive personal finance learning activities that were reviewed and curated by Barbara O'Neill, an Extension Financial Resource Management Specialist and Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University. The objectives are to share the results of her extensive review of financial education resources and describe the 55 learning activities. Participants are encouraged to pick and choose which activities would be most suitable for their needs.
Mapping Media to the Curriculum (June 2012)Wesley Fryer
As 21st century educators, we should to provide opportunities for students to demonstrate mastery and understanding of the curriculum not only with text but also with images, audio, and video. Dr. Wesley Fryer will invite and inspire you to become a better multimedia communicator and a pioneer with digital media in this dynamic presentation. Learn how to “expand the map” of assessment options in your classroom to include student products like narrated slideshows, enhanced eBooks including recorded audio, five photo stories with images, and more. Learn practical ways to overcome the anxiety and fear which often accompanies technology integration proposals by creating personal media products. Learn how to enhance your digital resume as a professional educator with examples of your own media creations as well as students projects you facilitate. Links to student media examples as well as project storyboards/tools are available on maps.playingwithmedia.com.
Accounting Principles 9th Edition by Weygandt, Kieso & Kimmel.pdfNaimmulFahim
WileyPLUS is an online learning platform that provides students with interactive resources like an online textbook, automatic grading of homework and quizzes, tutorials, and demonstrations to help them learn. It has helped over half a million students achieve positive learning outcomes. The document promotes WileyPLUS and explains that it provides robust course management tools and interactive learning resources to help instructors and students.
Mapping Media to the Common Core (May 2014)Wesley Fryer
Slides from Dr. Wesley Fryer's presentation on May 23, 2014, for teachers in Bethany Public Schools, Oklahoma. The session description was: Digital literacy today means much more than searching the Internet and using Microsoft Office. To be digitally literate, teachers as well as students need to be able to create and share online a variety of different multimedia products. These media products can be “mapped” to your curriculum and to the Common Core State Standards. Interactive Writing, Narrated Art, 5 Photo Stories, Radio Shows, Visual Notes, and Narrated Slideshows/Screencasts are a few of the media products learners should be able to create and safely share online. In this session, we’ll view different examples of student media products and learn about tools and strategies for helping teachers become digitally literate as “media mappers.” We’ll also explore how librarians and instructional coaches can use the “Mapping Media to the Curriculum” website as a roadmap to help teachers and students create media products as assignments for class and as artifacts in digital portfolios. Learn more and access session resources http://maps.playingwithmedia.com. High school teachers also participated in the Cantilver Span STEM lesson activity, detailed on http://stem.wesfryer.com/home/cantilever-spans.
The document discusses the appropriate use of technology with young children. It provides tips for early childhood teachers on integrating technology into daily learning activities while applying developmentally appropriate practices. The document also discusses potential benefits and risks of screen time and mobile devices for young children and emphasizes the importance of monitoring use and engaging in technology together.
Booklet professional development, esl, by elen soti, 2013Elen Soti
This document provides resources for online professional development for English language teachers. It begins with an introduction explaining the benefits of online professional development resources, such as their accessibility and ability to engage modern students. It then lists various online resources teachers can use, including browsers to conduct searches, websites on various topics, social media sites, and training courses offered by different organizations. The document emphasizes that there are countless online opportunities for teachers to enhance their skills and integrate new techniques into their teaching.
WEB2.0: Preparing students for their world not ours.Anne-Mart Olsen
This presentation is based on a paper presented at the 5th Annual IIE Celebration of Teaching and Learning Academic Conference (Cape Town):
Exploring New Learning Spaces
This document discusses using iPads to improve student writing. It recommends installing free apps like KidBlog and AudioBoo to allow students to blog and record audio. It encourages teachers to have students openly share their work and expand how students demonstrate their knowledge through interactive writing projects, narrated art, and digital storytelling. The document advocates empowering students to discover their voice and the power of their words.
Social Media for Educators - A Web 2.0 talk for TSPRAEd Schipul
Ed Schipul discusses the power of Social Media and online networks with the Texas School Public Relations Association. Blogs, podcasts, photo and video sharing - educators and education technology advocates receive great brain candy and essential Social Media strategy for growing their schools.
This document provides an introduction to infographics. It defines infographics as visual representations of information, data, or knowledge that integrate words and graphics. Infographics make complex data easier to understand than text alone. The document discusses the history of infographics and their increasing popularity. It outlines best practices for creating infographics, such as being concise, visual, transparent, and accurate. The document also provides tips on the infographic creation process and lists tools and data sources that can be used. Finally, it discusses how infographics can be used in an educational setting.
Using web 2.0 tools as the method of preventing students’ school failuresadamstepinski
The document discusses using Web 2.0 tools in schools to prevent student failure. It argues that 98% of students use social media and Web 2.0, and these tools can be used for classroom projects, international collaborations, and creating multimedia resources. Examples of specific Web 2.0 tools are provided, such as Google Docs for collaboration, Prezi for presentations, and SurveyMonkey for surveys. The document advocates balancing educational and entertaining aspects of activities and pumping up student motivation through creative, innovative learning that prepares them for constant change.
This document provides tips and tricks for managing technology use with young learners. It emphasizes selecting age-appropriate tools, providing support and clear expectations, and automating processes when possible. Educators should pick tools that are powerful yet have simple interfaces, and provide instruction to help students contribute online safely. The document outlines strategies like using rubrics, timers, and electronic drop boxes to structure technology use and assess student work. Overall, it encourages taking gradual steps with technology and focusing on learning journeys over destinations.
Willowbank School is proposing to develop an online strategy using social media like Facebook and Twitter to improve communication with its multi-cultural parent community. Currently, communication is perceived as erratic and the website is often out of date. The proposal notes opportunities like informing parents continuously of events, marketing in multiple languages, and utilizing surveys. It outlines creating accounts, monitoring content, and providing training for teachers and parents on appropriate online etiquette. The goal is to work towards becoming a paperless school through an engaged online community.
The document discusses 13 terrific technology tools for teaching personal finance. It begins with an introduction to the author and their background in financial education. The rest of the document describes various online tools such as animated videos, video chats, online financial calculators, curricula, quizzes and games, online courses, slideshare, Twitter chats, Periscope, IGNITE presentations, financial documentaries, Excel templates, webinar platforms, and the Future Me website for sending messages to oneself. It emphasizes that technology is just a tool and the most important aspect is effective teaching.
25 Terrific Technology Teaching Tools for Extension Educators-10-16-extra slideBarbara O'Neill
This document discusses 25 technology tools that can be used by extension educators, including movie maker, animated videos, Google Hangouts, PowerPoint games, SlideShare, Twitter, Twitter chats, Storify, webinar platforms, online quizzes, Excel templates, the Future Me website, IGNITE presentations, Pinterest, Facebook, Canva, Piktochart, Periscope, Puzzle Maker, PollEverywhere, online surveys, scheduling programs, and the presenter's contact information. The concluding slides emphasize that the technology is just a tool and that the most important thing is the learner experience.
The document summarizes a workshop for secondary specialists focusing on curriculum integration and technology. The workshop covered topics like blogging, wikis, cool tools for teaching like Sync.in and Poll Junkie, and subject-specific resources in areas like guidance, art, business, PE/health and more. Breakout sessions covered technology integration matrices, RSS feeds, and sharing online resources and student work through platforms like Slideshare, Blogger and PBWiki. The goal was to provide specialists ideas and tools to help integrate technology into their curriculum across various disciplines.
55 Interactive Personal Finance Learning ActivitiesBarbara O'Neill
This document describes 55 interactive personal finance learning activities that were reviewed and curated by Barbara O'Neill. The activities include financial coat of arms, bingo, jeopardy, videos, songs, case studies, simulations, infographics, quizzes, storytelling and more. The goal is to share these resources and have participants discuss effective learning activities. Participants are encouraged to select several activities to try from the "menu" provided.
This document discusses digital learning resources that can be used offline and online. It provides examples of various types of offline digital resources including CD-ROMs, computer assisted instruction programs, application software, and educational games. It also discusses many types of online digital learning resources including question/answer websites, encyclopedias, maps, educational games, lesson plans, fonts, clip art, PowerPoint presentations, videos, and parental resources. The document emphasizes that both online and offline digital learning resources can provide tremendous educational benefits if made widely available.
This document discusses digital learning resources that can be used offline and online. It provides examples of various types of offline digital resources including CD-ROMs, computer assisted instruction programs, application software, and educational games. It also discusses many types of online digital learning resources including question/answer websites, encyclopedias, maps, educational games, lesson plans, fonts, clip art, PowerPoint presentations, videos, and parental resources. The document emphasizes that both online and offline digital learning resources can provide tremendous educational benefits if made widely available to students and teachers.
50 Interactive Personal Finance Learning Activitiesmilfamln
This document summarizes a webinar presented by Barbara O'Neill on personal finance learning activities. The webinar objectives were to share the results of her review of financial education resources, describe 50 interactive learning activities, and provide opportunities for participants to share effective activities. O'Neill presented and discussed 50 different learning activities for teaching personal finance topics in engaging ways, including videos, games, simulations, songs, crafts, and more. She encouraged participants to select a few activities to try out.
50 Interactive Personal Finance Learning ActivitiesBarbara O'Neill
This webinar provides a summary of 50 interactive personal finance learning activities that were identified during a two-month review of financial education resources by the presenter. The activities are designed to engage learners on personal finance topics through various means such as videos, games, creative works, simulations, group projects, and activities that develop math and critical thinking skills. Many of the activities also aim to personalize the learning experience by connecting with learners' individual values, goals, and financial situations. The webinar encourages participants to share other effective learning activities they have used.
50 Interactive Personal Finance Learning Activities-05-17Barbara O'Neill
This webinar presented 50 interactive personal finance learning activities that can be used to teach financial education. It began with an introduction of the presenter and their background conducting a review of financial education resources. Various types of activities were then described that could be used at different stages of a class, including to get learners engaged, develop critical thinking skills, practice math skills, and make content more personalized. The webinar concluded by asking participants to discuss one thing they learned and suggesting closing activities like a seven word summary or evaluation.
This document discusses using PowerPoint games and animated videos to engage students. It provides examples of educational uses, such as teaching personal finance concepts and promoting savings programs. Steps are outlined for creating interactive PowerPoint games, including using templates. Tips are provided for making animated videos using platforms like GoAnimate, including starting with a plan, publishing on YouTube, and building storylines. The document demonstrates sample games and videos created on various topics.
This document summarizes ten technology tips and tools presented by Dr. Barbara O'Neill to increase productivity and engage learners. The tips included using dual computer monitors, creating animated videos using virtual worlds like Second Life, accessing resources on eXtension, using Twitter to engage followers, and curating financial education videos on YouTube. Dual monitors allow for efficient multitasking. Animated videos can teach concepts in an engaging way. eXtension and YouTube provide open access to learning resources while Twitter is a way to disseminate information and engage with followers.
Using your projector in your classroom- UPDATEDHeather Lewis
This document provides a list of resources that teachers can use with a projector in the classroom, including:
1) Google Docs for online document creation and collaboration.
2) Websites for mind mapping, maps, creative writing inspiration, attendance, morning messages/attention getters, and virtual manipulatives.
3) Ideas for using PowerPoint for lessons, presentations, games and modifying for students with disabilities.
4) Sources for videos, news, field trips, timers, name generators, read alouds, and dictionaries.
5) Suggestions for transitions, shadow puppets, tracing, teaching moments, and finding endless additional resources online.
Whale Of Web Tools To Support Literacy - Tots & Tech 2015Diana Benner
This presentation introduces several web tools that can support literacy in the classroom, including Big Huge Labs for creating magazines and posters, Storybird for creating visual stories, and Narrable for creating narrated stories using images. The presentation provides the URLs for each tool and describes how teachers can use the tools in the classroom, such as having students make their own children's books using Picture Book Maker. Teachers are then invited to try different literacy activities using the tools.
55 Interactive Personal Finance Learning ActivitiesBarbara O'Neill
This document provides a summary of 55 interactive personal finance learning activities that were reviewed and curated by Barbara O'Neill, a financial education specialist. Some of the activities described include financial coat of arms, bingo, Jeopardy-style games, creating videos or songs about financial topics, case studies, simulations, quizzes, and activities to explore values and risk tolerance. The goal is to share effective personal finance educational resources and allow participants to discuss which activities they find most useful.
Middle School Career Education NBEA 2009 Convention in ChicagoDCPS
The document announces that the Middle School BE Courses Career Education is Moving on Down and will be presented at the 2009 National Business Education Association Annual Convention in Chicago, IL. It was authored by Melanie B. Wiscount, an instructor and university student teacher supervisor in the Business Education and Business Information Systems Department at Bloomsburg University of PA.
This document provides a summary of selected online tools for teaching and learning. It describes tools for content curation and development, sharing presentations, creating e-portfolios and magazines, creating videos, creating quizzes and mind maps, creating infographics, and tools for polling and social learning. For each category, 2-4 specific tools are listed along with a brief description and URL for each tool.
This document provides a list of many free online resources that teachers can use with their projectors in the classroom, including:
1) Google Docs for online document creation and collaboration.
2) Websites for mind mapping, maps, slideshows, creative writing inspiration, attendance, morning messages/attention getters, virtual manipulatives, Skype, PowerPoint ideas, videos, current events, virtual field trips, timers, name generators, read alouds, dictionaries, transitions, shadow puppets, and tracing activities.
3) Suggestions to make the most of teaching moments by exploring online resources.
This document discusses using technology resources in career and technical education (CTE). It lists several online tools that teachers can use in the classroom, including LiveBinders for organizing resources, Animoto for creating videos, and Rouxbe for online cooking lessons. The document provides examples of how teachers can have students create projects using these tools, such as making a Glogster about different cuisines or creating a graphic organizer in Bubbl.us. It also discusses using online flashcards and quizzes to help students review for end-of-course assessments.
Integrating technology in to adult educationNell Eckersley
This document discusses integrating technology into adult education. It begins by introducing the presenter and agenda. The presenter then discusses why technology is important for instruction and learning in adult education, including supporting 21st century skills and real-world experiences. Approaches to technology integration are presented, including the POST method. A variety of tools for technology integration are also presented, including internet resources, software skills tutorials, and examples of tools like Google Drive and Evernote. Keyboarding and computer skills are discussed as important for assessments like the GED.
The document discusses the use of technology in education, providing an overview of various online tools and apps that can be used by educators and students. It addresses both the pros and cons of online instruction and discusses policies around virtual classrooms and charter schools in Virginia. The document encourages administrators to take a lead role in planning for the implementation of new technologies and evaluation models rather than simply watching from the sidelines.
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3. Schools That Work For Kids:
Eric Sheninger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwrLVvORugw
4. 1. PowerPoint Jeopardy! Game
See http://rci.rutgers.edu/~boneill/review/index.html and
http://www.slideshare.net/BarbaraONeill/jeopardy-game-young-adults-moneycolor-chang
for sample games
See
http://www.slideshare.net/BarbaraONeill/rutgers-hybrid-online-confpower-point-gamesani
for PowerPoint tutorial
5. 2. PowerPoint Millionaire Game
Sample Game:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=bnlwbC5vcmd8bW9uZXktb
6. 3. Microsoft Excel
Templates
• Asset Allocation Spreadsheet
• Asset Allocation Spreadsheet With Pie Chart
• Net Worth Calculation Spreadsheet
• Spending Plan Worksheet
Source: http://njaes.rutgers.edu/money/
8. 5. IGNITE Presentations
• 5 minute PowerPoint presentations
• 20 slides advance automatically every 15 seconds
• Students or teacher can create a presentation using a template
with automated slides
• Template master: http://www.ignitephoenix.com/tips/
• IGNITE Presentation: How to Buy a New Car:
http://igniteshow.com/videos/how-buy-new-car-ignite-seattle-2007
• IGNITE Presentation: The Politics of Personal Finance:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7lN1Dz972s
9. 6. Future Me Web Site
• Schedule an e-mail to yourself at a future date
• Can make it public, but anonymous
• Message starts with “Dear Future Me”
• Can use to have students send themselves
“reminders”
– Action steps
– Financial goals
– Assignments and due dates
• Good accountability tool for those who use e-mail
http://www.futureme.org/
13. 8. Online Games and
Simulations
• Financial Football (Visa):
http://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/games/trainingcamp/
• Reality Check (Jump$tart Coalition):
http://www.jumpstartcoalition.org/reality-check.html
• The Stock Market Game™ (SIFMA Foundation):
http://www.stockmarketgame.org/
• Gen i Revolution (Council for Economic Education):
http://www.genirevolution.org/
• Others?
14. 9. Animated Videos
• Use platforms such as http://goanimate.com/ and
http://www.creazaeducation.com/ and
http://www.moovly.com/ and http://digitalfilms.com/ and
http://www.dvolver.com/moviemaker/index.html
– Article: 5 Best Sites to Make Animated Video Trouble-Free:
http://www.freemake.com/blog/5-best-sites-to-make-animated-video-trouble-free/
• Personal Finance Animated Videos (O’Neill):
https://www.youtube.com/user/moneytalkBMO
• Co-Signing a Loan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yte4MBtoAqg
15. 10. “Whiteboard” Videos
• Health Insurance Terminology:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjRAgZ6Db
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLjRGmm08pY
• Phishing (Identity Theft):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8lWLwuiD
• Saving and Investing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DBdWeTxX
16. Other Videos
• Student Loan Debt Videos (NGPF):
http://nextgenpersonalfinance.org/scared-straight-approach-to-stu
• Video Library (NGPF):
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RckAiip93mTezpq3bPow
• Spendster (NEFE): http://www.spendster.org/
17. 11. Online Personal
Finance Courses
• High School Age: Money Skill
http://www.moneyskill.org/
• College Age: Money U
https://moneyu.com/ and University of
Florida Personal & Family Financial
Planning MOOC: https://
www.coursera.org/course/uffinancialplann
18. 12. Pinterest Boards
• Students create new board or view existing boards
• Article: “5 Personal Finance Pinterest Boards to Follow”:
http://www.mnn.com/money/personal-finance/blogs/5-personal-fina
19. 13. Twitter Chats
• Students create a unique chat hashtag and
designate a date/time, topic, and questions
OR
• View a regularly scheduled personal finance
Twitter chat
– List of personal finance Twitter chats:
http://www.slideshare.net/BarbaraONeill/social-m
• Use http://www.tchat.io/ or http://twubs.com/ to
20. Storify
• Use to create a “story” from a Twitter chat by
piecing together participants’ tweets
• Samples:
• https://storify.com/moneytalk1/cooperative-extension-m
• https://storify.com/moneytalk1/rutgers-cooperative-ext
• https://storify.com/RutgersNJAES/extension-america-sa
21. 14. Facebook Posts
• Have students write Facebook messages
about personal finance topics
• Set up a class Facebook page
• Teacher serves as administrator of the page
• NJCFE grant project found increase in student
knowledge after class lessons involving
written social media messages
22. 15. Google+ Hangouts
• Free video chatting: video + voice
• Can involve up to 10 people
• Great way for students to collaborate on studying,
group projects, club activities, etc.
• Great way for teachers to reach out to students too
ill to come to class
• Sample Hangout (combined with Twitter chat):
http://www.experian.com/blogs/news/about/holiday-sh
23. 16. Financial Fitness for
Life Curriculum
• Developed by the Council for Economic
Education: http://fffl.councilforeconed.org/
• “No Hassle” access
• 4 grade levels: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12
• Can download visuals and activities online
• Web site also has links to related lessons
• Can also purchase materials (CD or book)
24. 17. Learning, Earning,
and Investing Curriculum
• Developed by the Council for Economic
Education: http://lei.councilforeconed.org/
• “No Hassle” access
• 21 lessons related to investing and wealth
accumulation
• Can download visuals and activities online
• Can also purchase materials (book)
25. 18. Money Smart for
Youth (FDIC)
• Two FDIC Money Smart curricula: ages 5-8
and ages 12-20)
• “No Hassle” access
• Download modules at
https://www.fdic.gov/consumers/consumer/mo
26. 19. Next Generation
Personal Finance
• Dozens of “teacher friendly” lessons
• Lessons include online activities using open
source materials
• “No hassle” access: http://nextgenpersonalfinance.org/
• Webinars and awards for teaching:
http://nextgenpersonalfinance.org/ngpfs-best-resource-and-best-activity-c
27. Sample NGPF Activities
• Compound Interest:
http://www.goorulearning.org/#collection-play&id=1d7e659d-e36c-4e2c-a726-8a8e9
• What Credit Card Has the Lowest Interest Rate?:
http://www.goorulearning.org/#collection-play&id=f61c47a9-ec37-4255-b5bf-a85b72
• Analyze a Stock Fund:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L3bcBt8LeOYh1iVmvtBRZXNSGADuZqv9qdbLSjC6rYo/edit
• Consult Your Future Self:
http://financiallycapable.org/2015/03/27/activity-before-you-make-that-d
28. 20. Hands On Banking
http://www.handsonbanking.org
•Free downloadable instructor guides
•English and Spanish language; variety of target
audiences (military, seniors, teens, kids)
•Lessons include video and audio clips
29. 21. Curricula Requiring
Teacher Accounts and
Password Logins
• NEFE High School Financial Planning
Program: http://www.hsfpp.org/
• Take Charge Today (U of Arizona):
https://takechargetoday.arizona.edu/
• Others?
30. 22. Online Financial
Knowledge Quizzes
• Credit Scores (CFA):
http://www.creditscorequiz.org/
• National Financial Capability Study (FINRA):
http://www.usfinancialcapability.org/quiz.php
• Student Financial Dollars and Sense (CUNY):
http://www.cuny.edu/about/administration/offic
31. 23. Financial
Documentaries (Movies)
• Spent: Looking for Change (40-minute movie
about families living on the financial edge):
http://www.spentmovie.com/index.html
• Broken Eggs (1 hour, 20 minute movie about
Americans’ lack of preparation for retirement):
http://brokeneggsfilm.com/
32. 24. Financial Education
Songs
• You Ain’t Saved Nothin’ Yet (NGPF):
http://nextgenpersonalfinance.org/you-aint-sav
• It’s a Habit Online (Sammy Song Club
YouTube Channel):
https://www.youtube.com/user/itsahabitonline
33. 25. Shark Tank®
Activity
• Ask students to watch three televised Shark Tank®
television programs or online YouTube videos (Search
“Shark Tank” on https://www.youtube.com/)
• Have them complete the worksheet:
http://www.slideshare.net/BarbaraONeill/shark-tank-les
• Debrief and discuss in class
34. 26. Slideshare.net
• Use to share documents (Word, PowerPoint,
PDFs, etc.)
• Gives them a digital link to use for websites,
social media, e-mail, etc.
• Sample:
http://www.slideshare.net/BarbaraONeill/2015
-financial-education-boot-camp-flyer-0715
• Also a great place to search for slides and
other content
35. 27. Online Financial
Case Studies
• Rutgers Personal Finance Course:
http://rci.rutgers.edu/~boneill/assignments/case-
study.html
– http://rci.rutgers.edu/~boneill/assignments/scoring-
sheet.pdf
• Virginia Council on Economic Education:
http://www.vcee.org/Personal_Finance_Case_Study
36. 28. High School Student
Budget Worksheet
(CollegeInColorado.org)
• Fillable online form or downloadable Excel file with
“typical” income and expenses
• https://www.cicmoney101.org/Calculators/Budget-
Worksheets/High-School-Student.aspx
37. 29. Money Matters Pro
• Financial education lessons created for NY
Public Library staffers
• Includes slides with speaker notes, handouts,
online videos, PowerPoint games, etc.
• Free and easily downloadable
https://sites.google.com/a/nypl.org/money-matters/
38. 30. Hard Core Financial
Education Boot Camp
• http://njaes.rutgers.edu/money/bootcamp/
• Three videotaped subject matter training
sessions
• Copies of PowerPoint slides
• Interviews with NJ teachers and facilitators
39. Other Resources
• Teacher Tools:
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/p/teacher-
tools.html
• The Best Interactive Web Tools for Educators:
http://www.edudemic.com/best-web-tools/
• The 31 Educational Web Tools Every Teacher Should
Know About:
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/12/the-31-
educational-web-tools-every.html
• 20 Must-Use Education Technology Tools:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-
steinberg/education-tools_b_2567342.html
40. Technology is Just a Tool!
“Technology is just a tool. In terms of
getting the kids working together and
motivating them, the teacher is the
most important”
Bill Gates
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/topics/topic_technology.html