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• General
  
  

  General

  Financial Literacy Q2

  This hands-on course teaches you about financial topics that apply to your life now and to your future. Topics covered include: budgeting, borrowing (debt and credit), saving and investing, protecting against risk, and earning money. You will have opportunities to practice what you are learning with interactive games and also exercises that allow you to apply the concepts to your life. After completing the course, you will be able to take part in the National Financial Capability Challenge to demonstrate your financial knowledge. This could be one of the most valuable classes you complete!

  
  
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  • Financial Literacy Q2 Moodle Course File
• Topic 1
  
  

  Topic 1

  • Unit 5 - Your Money: Keeping It Safe and Secure

  • Introduction

  • Standards Page
  • Financial Services

  • COMPLETE: What do You Think? Survey Unit 5 Page
  • 1. COMPLETE: Everfi Module 3: Banking (Due 4/2; accepted for credit until 4/9) Assignment
  • READ: Financial Services & Savings Accounts Page
  • COMPLETE: St. Louis Fed Banking on Debit Cards Module Page
  • READ: Checking Accounts & Debit Cards Page
  • 2. WRITE: Assignment 5-1 Shopping for a Checking Account Provider (Due 4/2; accepted for credit until 4/9)
  • FIND: Partner for Assignment 5-2 Choice
  • WATCH: Help for Completing Assignment 5-2 Book
  • 3. COMPLETE: Project 5-2 Using a Checking Account (Due 4/9; accepted for credit until 4/16) Assignment
• Topic 2
  
  

  Topic 2

  • Introduction

  • Standards Page
  • Financial Services Continued

  • VIEW: How To's of Making Purchases Page
  • READ: Credit Card Features Page
  • READ: Automated Financial Services Page
  • 4. POST: Voicethread assignment 5-4: What are the Trends? (Due 4/9; accepted for credit until 4/16)
  • PLAY: Unit 5 Paper or Plastic Game Page
• Topic 3
  
  

  Topic 3

  • Introduction

  • Standards Page
  • Identity Theft & Consumer Fraud

  • 5. COMPLETE: Everfi Module 9- Consumer Fraud (Due 4/16; accepted for credit until 4/23) Assignment
  • READ: Identity Theft Page
  • 6. EXTRA CREDIT: Assignment 5-5 Online Warnings (Due 4/16; accepted for credit until 4/23)
  • Assessment

  • REVIEW: Unit 5 list of terms & concepts Page
  • PLAY: Unit 5 Challenge Board Review Game Page
• Topic 4
  
  

  Topic 4

  • Unit 6: Insurance and Taxes

  • Introduction

  • Standards Page
  • Insurance

  • COMPLETE: What do You Think? Survey Unit 6 Page
  • READ: Risk & Financial Risk Management Page
  • 8. COMPLETE: Everfi Module 8 Insurance & Taxes (Due 4/23; accepted for credit until 4/30) Assignment
  • READ: What is Insurance? Page
  • READ: Auto Insurance Page
  • VIEW: Insurance Video Page
  • PLAY: Deals on Wheels Page
  • 9. RESEARCH & WRITE: Assignment 6-3 Insure the Car of Your Dreams (Due 4/23; accepted for credit until 4/30)
  • READ: Other Insurance Types Page
  • READ: Insure your Health and your Wallet Page
• Topic 5
  
  

  Topic 5

  • Introduction

  • Standards Page
  • Taxes

  • COMPLETE: St. Louis Fed. module: "W is for Wages, W-4, and W-2" Page
  • READ: Taxes Page
  • READ: How Much Do We Pay in Income Taxes? Page
  • 10. WRITE: Analyzing a Pay Stub Assignment (Due 4/30; accepted for credit until 5/7)
  • Assessment

  • REVIEW: Unit 6 list of terms & concepts Page
  • PLAY: Review Matching & Flashcards Page
  • 11. RESEARCH & WRITE: Assessment 6-1: My Insurance Plan (Due 4/30; accepted for credit until 5/7) Assignment
• Topic 6
  
  

  Topic 6

  • Unit 7 - Your Career: Doing What Matters Most

  • Introduction

  • Standards Page
  • Preparing for a Career

  • COMPLETE: What do You Think? Survey Unit 7 Page
  • READ: Career Exploration Page
  • 13. WRITE: Assignment 7-1 My Skills (Due 5/7; accepted for credit until 5/14)
  • READ: Education & Your Career Page
  • 14. COMPLETE: Comparing Career Choices & Salary Assignment (Due 5/7; accepted for credit until 5/14)
  • 15. COMPLETE: Everfi Module 6 : Financing Higher Education (Due 5/7; accepted for credit until 5/14) Assignment
  • PLAY: Education: Worth It? Page
• Topic 7
  
  

  Topic 7

  • Introduction

  • Standards Page
  • Your Career

  • READ: Benefits Provided by Employers Page
  • READ: Other Influences on Career Choice Page
  • 16. WRITE: Assignment 7-3 My Job Benefits (Due 5/14; accepted for credit until 5/21)
  • Play: Live to Work, Work to Live Page
  • 18. WRITE: Your Resume Assignment (Due 5/14; accepted for credit until 5/21)
  • READ: Being Your Own Boss Page
  • PLAY: Rags to Riches Page
  • COMPLETE: Service Learning Project-Assisting on the Job Page
• Topic 8
  
  

  Topic 8

  • Introduction

  • Standards Page
  • Assessment

  • 19. COMPLETE: Service Learning Project-Assisting on the Job (Due 5/21; accepted for credit until 5/29) Assignment
  • REVIEW & PLAY: Unit 7 Review Games/Review Sheet Book
  • 20. COMPLETE: Assessment 7-1 Planning for my Career (Due 5/21; accepted for credit until 5/29) Assignment
• Topic 9
  
  

  Topic 9

  • Unit 8: Out on Your Own

  • Introduction

  • Standards Page
  • INTRODUCTION to Week 9 Page
  • WATCH: Moving Out video Page
  • Purchasing a Car

  • READ: Buying a Car Page
  • COMPLETE:The Car Deal Package-St. Louis Fed. Module Page
  • 22. COMPLETE: Project-Researching a Car Purchase (Due 5/29; accepted for credit until 6/1) Assignment
  • Housing

  • READ & ANSWER: Buying vs. Renting Page
  • READ: Renting an Apartment Page
  • READ: Frauds & Scams Page
  • Assessment

  • Unit 8 Review Sheet Page
  • 23. COMPLETE: Personal Finance Lesson (Due 5/29; accepted for credit until 6/1) Assignment
• Topic 10
  
  

  Topic 10

  • Introduction

  • Standards Page
  • 26. EXTRA CREDIT: Everfi End of Year Survey (Accepted for credit until 6/1) Assignment
  • Final Review

  • STUDY: Financial Literacy Course Review Page
  • NEFE Course PDFs Page
  • Review Material From Quarter 3

  • PLAY: Unit 1 Review Game Page
  • PLAY: Unit 3 Review Games Page
  • PLAY: Unit 4 Review Game Page
  • Final Exam