BusinessandPersonalFinance

Mrs. Knight's Business and Personal Finance Class 2009-2010

 * Monday, March 8th and Wednesday, March 10th, 2010**

You should have completed your virtual game handouts through Lesson 6 at this point. In my 1st period box are several handouts with names on them that are incomplete. I will pull them from the box this afternoon after school and you will not have another chance to complete these for credit.

The substitute has lessons 7, 8, 9 and 10 to hand out to you over the next two class periods. You must also define the terms for each lesson on Quizlet. These assignments will be on your report card along with all 34 modules of moneyskills including the post test. Do not waste time!

When we return from Spring Break you will take the National Financial Literacy Exam. For you seniors, this will be great to list on your resume' and to talk about at your interview for the Winterboro Education Foundation scholarship interview. If you have finished with all your assignments above, play the following games to refresh your memory on your financial skills. On the virtual game handouts I know many of you have passed the levels for which it is asking questions about. Use your prior knowlege to answer each question.

[|FINANCIAL SOCCER] [|COLLEGE LEVEL FINANCIAL FOOTBALL]

[|WHY SHOULD I CARE ABOUT FINANCIAL LITERACY?]
== [|Money Skill Simulation] [|Investopedia Simulation] Module 1 per class per class period. MONEYSKILLS MODULE SCHEDULE Module 1 per class per class period. Module 25 - Wednesday, January 6th Module 26 - Monday, January 11th Module 27 - Wednesday, 13th Module 28 - Friday, 15th Module 29 - Wednesday, 20th Module 30 - Friday, 22nd Module 31 - Monday, 25th Module 32 - Monday, February 1st Module 33 - Wednesday, February 3rd Module 34 - Friday, February 5th Simulation - Friday, February 5h Post-Test - Friday, February 5th==

Friday, January 22nd - Assignment
Complete Module all Moneyskills through 30 today. In Quizlet, define chapter 7 terms

HANDOUT - Complete the :Your Financial Portfolio Worksheet" Use the Daily Home Digital Edition (the link in at the top of this page on the right) and go to the classified to get information to complete this worksheet. You may find this information online at other sites but the rental must be in Talladega County, AL.

HANDOUT - The Finances of Housing. Using the internet complete this handout. I suggest you go to REMAX or other real estate webiste. Look for homes in Talladega County.

INVESTOPEDIA - Check your stocks.

Wednesday, January 13th - Assignment
Complete Module 27 while I have company.

Familarize and Learn Ch. 6 Vocab. Take a Quizlet test when you are finished. Minimum score is a 80 so retake until you get to that level.

Read Chapter 6 quietly when you return from lunch.

POST a Discussion Question of your own From your reading of Chapter 6, post a discussion question from something you found interesting in the chapter. It can be answer specific or an opened eneded question about credit or other topic from this chapter. It cannot require only a yes/no answer!

ANSWER - Once you have posted your question, you must go and answer atleast 3 questions posted by one of your co-workers in the class. Remember this is for a grade and it must be a logical, intelligent and well worded answer. Your answer should show that you comprehend what you have read.

Continue with your stocks for the remainder of the class.

Monday, January 11th - Assignment
10 points per class period will be deducted from each assignment each day the below assignments are not completed! Resource Link [|Federal Reserve Bank] Discussion questions are posted at the top of the page: Answer the following using the above resource link:
 * 1) Complete the Moneyskill module outlined above
 * 2) Complete the Consumer Credit handout using your Quizlet terms or book
 * 3) Use this site to anwer the below listed question posted to discussion. Everyone must research and post to all question prior to leaving class today.
 * Paying Off A Loan Early
 * Thee Ways You Can Improve Poor Credit
 * Can You Be Held Responsible for Your Husband/Wife's Debt if You Divorce?
 * Four Resons You May Be Turned Down For Credit
 * What Do Lenders Look For When You Ask To Borrow Money?

4. Investopedia - Check your stocks, buy, sell, trade 5. Sign-up for JSU Competition - Deadline is Thursday, January 14th. Look for the List in the classroom 6. FBLA competition - If you are competing on-line the first week of February, search the web for your competition and take some on-line test. See Mrs. Knight if you need help.

Wednesday, January 6th - Assignment
**10 points per class period will be deducted from each assignment each day it is not completed!**  Quizlet Ch. 6 Terms

Discussion Question: Answer the question by clicking on discussion above " Your Holiday Vacation"

Module 25 - Moneyskills REMEMBER you will be tested on your Moneyskills in the National Financial Capability Challenge sponsored by the U S Treasury Department soon. Take your Moneyskills seriously! Here is information about the contest and what you could WIN!

1st period - As of 9:34 today the following students lost 10 points on their Moneyskills grade because it was not completed: 3rd period - Will add at the end of class
 * Alaina
 * Dennis
 * Maryana
 * Ashli Kelley

Thursday, May 14th, 2009 B-day
[|Road Trip to Savings] //Road Trip to Savings// //Smart Money Quiz Show//

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009 B-day
At 8:30 someone help Mrs. McGhee pull up the webshow on the overhead so everyone can watch us at the showcase. Pull it up on my computer, turn on the overhead, make sure the sound is on on the stereo. Press the white paper where is say's Knight's PC for the sound. Here's the link [|WHS360Web]**
 * Work on your Moneyskills today, play your virtual game.

mrsknightbuz@yahoo.com Italicize

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 B-day
__ONLY__ [|Investopedia]

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 B-day
//What is Insurance? Property and Liability Insurance...Why do you need it? What is Homeowners Insurance...Do you really have to have it? Should you carry it? Should you know and keep a record of what you own? Your personal property? What is Renters Insurance and who needs it? What does automobile Property Damage coverage really cover?//
 * //CAR SHOPPING//**

Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Thursday, February 19th, 2009 [|Bad Credit Hotel]

SCHOLARSHIP DEADLINES - SENIORS - LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ANYTHING TO MEET YOUR DEADLINE.
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 A-day (Brittanie - complete Tuesday's work below) There is a boook for you on the bottom shelf in the black cabinet. You cannot print in my old lab so save your Quizlet words and print them out on Tuesday and place in my inbox. Check your box also to see if I have placed any handouts from your virtual game to be completed. If not, please see me.

REMINDERS: TODAY'S ASSIGNMENT: Chapter 12 - Planning your tax strategy Read chapter 12, it is tax time and the deadline for all returns if April 15th. You will find that those who are getting money back will file their taxes early and those who owe money usually wait until the last minute. Ask your parents if they have filed their taxes? Quizlet terms- Chapter 12, there are 19 terms. Print 1 copy and place in my box. VIRTUAL Business and Personal Finance. - Continue with your virtual game. Moneyskills - complete through 26 for your progress report
 * LOGO contest - Deadline is March 13th and sheets are on the round table. Spend time at the end of class working on this.
 * FBLA competition - $35.00 registration due on March 3rd to save your place. We will try to raise the remainder of conference money during Popcorn and A Movie to be held after Spring Break.
 * Progress reports go out this Friday

Thursday, February 5th, 2009 - Assighment (Brittanie G - Wednesday's work) ALL JUNIORS - If you would like to Co-Op next year which means leave school early to work and receive credit for it, see Mrs. Knight. I have a form you will need to complete today and give back to me. PROGRESS REPORTS - Go out Today. The last progress report grade you received in my class was not updated. This progress report grade will be up to date so make sure all of your work has been turned in. I have collected all assignments and will not accept any late assignments. MONEYSKILLS- Grades for modules 15-25 will be on this progress report. If you will go back and look at all assignments, if you had followed each assignment you should be finished will all 34 modules at this point. If you are behind it is because you have been playing. I will reset the modules you would like to re-take because of a low score. I will not reset any modules if you have note completed all modules through 25. Once your Moneyskills are up-to-date, continue with your VIRTUAL PERSONAL FINANCE until the end of class.

JUNIORS- If you are interested in Co-Oping next year, //leaving school before the end of the day to go to work and receive credit for it//, See Mrs. Knight. There is a form you need to fill out and return today. Moneyskills - You should have completed Modules 15-25 to this point. If you have not, you have been playing! These grades will show on your progress reports Thursday. Make sure you have completed all of these lessons. If you have a low grade you would like to try and pull up, let me know. I __will not__ reset a low grade if you have not completed all of these modules.

Friday, January 30th, 2009 - Assignment Study your Chapter 10 Quizlet terms. When you feel ready, take the test. You can take it as many times as you would like until you achieve the score your happy with. Let Mrs. McGhee know when you are finished so she can record the grade. Moneyskill -1 Virtual Business and Personal Finance until the end of the period HAVE A GOOD DAY AND SIGN INTO WHSWEB360 after 10:00 and see if you can see what's going on at JSU!

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009 - Assignment

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 - Assignment GOOGLE - Set up and account and write it on my Google address list. On Thursday we are going to do a Demonstration Project. I will demonstrate how to do something fairly simple and then you will turn around and copy what I have demonstrated. Before we do this, you will need to set up a Google account. The cool thing about Google is that they understand we all already have email accounts!! You will use an email address you already have as your username and the password you use with that email address as your password. EXAMPLE: My yahoo email address is Mrsknight@yahoo.com and my password is __bulldog__. To set up my email address for GOOGLE I will use Mrsknight@yahoo.com as my user name and __bulldog__ as my password. Once you have set up your GOOGLE account, write your google email address on my list I have for you. DO NOT write your password. - That is all you will need to do today for Thursday. =HISTORIC DAY - INAUGURATION TODAY!= = Barack Obama's Inauguration: Everything you need to know = == [|Inauguration Details] Barack Obama will make history when he is sworn in as the 44th President. Click on the link for everything you need to know about the inauguration and the celebrations and festivities surrounding it: ==

==THE WINTERBORO BUSINESS AND MARKETING ACADEMY WILL BE HOSTING THE INAUGURATION LIVE VIA OUR HDTV. All Academy members are welcome to watch beginning at 11:40 and ending at 12:30. You must have signed permission from your teacher. First come, first serve. We cannot exceed 30 students and you must be in good standing with a B average or above on STI. YOU WILL REMEMBER "WHERE YOU WERE" ON THIS IMPORTANT DAY!==

Virtual Personal Finance

// KEEPING A MONEY DIARY //
 * 1) All the money that comes in and where it comes from.
 * 2) Where you spent your money and why you spent it.



Thursday, January 15th, 2009 - Assignment VIRTUAL PERSONAL FINANCE today you will begin a virtual game that you will work on over the next several weeks. I think you will find it to be a fun way to learn a portion of this curriculum. Let's get started - Look on your desktop for the Virtual Personal Finance Icon. It should be next to the icon that looks like a football helment. Start the simulation and go through the video/simulation that explains how you should proceed in the simulation. You will first find a place to live and the simulation will take you step by step from there. You will work on this all period. Next Tuesday we will discuss any problems you may have had. You have a handout that you will need to complete and place in my box by the end of class.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 - Assignment [|"I.O.U.S.A."]

Thursday, January 8th, 2009 - Assignment 1-Moneyskill

__ GREAT TRUTHS THAT LITTLE CHILDREN HAVE LEARNED: __ 1) No matter how hard you try, you can't baptize cats. 2) When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don't let her brush your hair. 3) If your sister hits you, don't hit her back. They always catch the second person. 4) Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato. 5) You can't trust dogs to watch your food. 6) Don't sneeze when someone is cutting your hair. 7) Never hold a Dust-Buster and a cat at the same time. 8) You can't hide a piece of broccoli in a glass of milk. 9) Don't wear polka-dot underwear under white shorts.

Tuesday, January 6th - Assignment //Answer Discussion Questions://**What did you do for Christmas? Your New Year's resolution....** //Get a copy of the newspaper//**- Catch up on what's going on in your community. Especially look at the legal section in the back. Look at the FBLA book to see if you would like to compete. The deadline to sign up is this week!**
 * - Complete 1 today!**

Thursday, December 11th, 2008 2-Moneyskills HANDOUT - STOCKS Using the resources you are already familiar with from using Investopedia, complete the front and back of the handout. Place in my box when complete. INVESTOPEDIA - Check your stocks. Buy, Sell, Trade as needed. Michael Nadolski is winning. Some of you are not checking your stocks on a regular basis. You must take a look at then an adjust as needed. Go BLABBERIZE yourself! [|BLABBERIZE] What is this you say? Have you seen the funny commercial where the baby is in a high chair talking about stocks. He gets a call on his cell phone and says "Girl can I holler back at ya"? We'll this is the same concept. You can upload a picture of anything....a piece of fruit. You then indicate where you want the mouth to be and record the voice. You are going to have to record the voice on the computer and then upload it. I have 2 microphones your going to have to share. Make sure you give them back to me/Mrs. Ingram, before you leave for the day. HAVE FUN You will have an assignment using BLABBERIZE later so you must figure out how to use it today. Don't wast your time. Once someone figures it out, help your fellow students. You can upload you voice, etc....

I am working on exemptions and will notify those who must take the test before the end of class. If I fail to tell you it is your responsibility to find out if you are exempt from my test or not. Those who will have to test will need to review everything we have covered since October 16th. Scroll down through the dates below to review. 1-Moneyskill Quizlet - Chapter 9 terms - print 1 copy and place in my box.
 * [|**Santa's workshop**]**

1-Moneyskill 1st thing. Handout - Chapter 8 using your book. Click on the discussion questions above and answer the following topics in your own words!
 * Explain why corporations issue common stock?
 * Why do investors purchase common stock?
 * Why do investors purchase preferred stock?
 * Justify a corporations decision to split its stock when the stock price has risen significantly

Investopedia - Check you stock and see if you have learned anything from the above assignment.

SURVEY [|**Net Day - Speak Up**] //HOME PAGE//**- Click on discussion at the top of the page and suggest where you would like to go on a field trip this year. Make sure you have finished and printed your chapter 8 terms on Quizlet. Hand them to me today and I will go ahead and put your grade in.** //HANDOUT//**- (On the table by the door) Fundamentals of investing. Answer the questions in Microsoft Word. Be sure to put your name, Fundamentals of Investing, and today's date in the top right hand corner of your paper. Staple you paper to the top of the handout and place it in my inbox.** //JSU SIGN-UP SHEET//**- Each person can sign up as a team or individual for competition at JSU. Should we have more team members than allowed (8) in each category, we will have a in-house competition prior to JSU to pick the top 8 to represent Winterboro School. Teams can have no more than 4 members. All projects must have a notebook. I have an example to show you.** //FBLA COMPETITION// **- Use any spare time to have to look through the FBLA handbook under competitions or click here to research competition categories. [|FBLA Competative Events] Place a sticky note on the competition you would like to compete in on that page in the book with your name, or your teams name. Competitions are marked as (C) Chapter event, (T) Team event (I) Individual event.**
 * To help us improve your learning environments, click on the above link and take the survey. Be honest and truthful and really think about your answers so we can make learning fun. **

Pop Quiz, Ch. 7 (30 minutes to review at the beginning of class) FBLA competition overview and sign-up JSU competition overview and sign-up 1-Money Skill DHR Christmas overview and sales preview Decorate the Christmas Tree

Remember to stay for the AIDT Tip's presentation 6th period. I will send a list of those attending to the office so you will not be counted absent in your normal enrichment period! NATIONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY CHALLENGE! We will all start the challenge together after I have given out passwords. This is a 35 question on-line test. You will receive a grade for your effort. Your moneyskills should pay off on this challenge. Be sure to have a calculator ready, scratch paper and a pencil. The test should not take over 1 hour. They will notify me how my students did at a later date and I will pass the information along you you. THIS IS TO BE SERIOUS BUT FUN. TAKE YOUR TIME, GIVE IT YOUR BEST EFFORT, AND SHOW THEM HOW SMART WE ARE IN ALABAMA! We will hear Jonathan Sprinkles speak on DVD. He is the #1 Motivational Speaker in the country right now and we were fortunate to hear him at the Joint Leadership Development conference in Montgomery in September.

Friday, November 14th, 2008 Moneyskills and handouts

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

Monday/Wednesday - November 10th & 12th, 2008 Handouts - Chapter 7
 * The Finances of Housing
 * Self-Assessment Quiz

Moneyskills - 2 modules Investopedia - Check your portfolio

Thursday, November 6th, 2008 Catch-up on Moneyskills day. Use this time wisely. Take a good look at all of your other assignments and make sure you have completed and turned in all of your work. YOU SHOULD BE ON MODULE 20 AT THIS POINT!

Email your Emergency Prepardness plans - DEADLINE IS TODAY! 1-Moneyskill Check your stock portfolio's. Trade as needed Many of the terms will be familier from Moneyskills. This chapter should help answer any qustions you may have. Chapter 7 - Define your terms using Quizlet. Print 1 copy of your terms and place in my box.

__Making the Right Money Moves__
 * Write a detailed discussion outlining the creation and implementation of your new medium of exchange. Be reasonable but creative and describe the possibilities considered and the problems encountered as you accomplish your imaginary task. Clcik on the discussion questions above entitled "New Medium of Exchange".**

FBLA AND ACADEMY PICTURES THURSDAY - WEAR YOUR ACADEMY JACKETS!!! MUST BE IN DRESS CODE. Thursday, October 28th, 2008 Election day is Tuesday, November 4th. Visit [|Democracy in Action] and become __President for the Day,__ __Step inside the time__ __machine__, and __send 3 E-cards__ to family members who are 18 years or older. 2008 Pesidenial Election Fun Facts: [|2008 Election Fun Facts] How does the Government Effect me? [|How our Government Works] HANDOUT - Using the website above, complete the Business Education Democracy Project. Every question is an exact of what you will find on the site. Place your completed handout in the box prior to leaving. 1-Moneyskill if you have time Check your Portfolio's FBLA - Mock Elections are Monday during 2nd and 3rd period. We will have 2 laptop's set up in the hall outside of the lunchroom as our voting booth. Students will come by and vote as they go to lunch. All who vote will receive an "I voted" sticker.

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 TALLADEGA COLLEGE FIELD TRIP

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 We will review your definitions for Chapter 6 - Mrs. Knight will cover with you this morning to clarify any questions. Investopedia - Check your portfolio's. Sell and Trade as needed. Moneyskills - Complete 1 Project: Shelter in Place - Safety [|Talladega County EMA] ARE YOU READY? DO YOU KNOW YOUR ZONE? __choice__ [|Author Stream]

Moneyskill - Complete 1 Moneyskill Chapter 6- Consumer Credit Read chapter on Consumer Credit. You will be familiar with many of the terms from Moneyskills but you will also come across some that you have heard of before but were not sure what they meant.
 * Define the 17 terms for this chapter. Print 1 copy and place in my box. Make sure I can read your name.**

Invesotpedia - Go to your portfolio and check your stocks. Buy, Sell, Trade as needed. Be sure to take advantage of the dictionary and resources available. You must approach investing a minimum of 25% of your stock. You cannot earn if it is buried in the yard (not invested). This is all the assignments you will have today because it is club picture day and students will be coming and going all morning.

ARI strategy. Read: MySpace article in Fast Company magazine in groups. Complete the Story Map. Investopedia: Go check your stocks and manage your portfolio Moneyskill: Complete 1 moneyskill

PROFESSIONAL DRESS DAY - 100 POINTS POSSIBLE 9- week exams Jonathan Sprinkles presentation - "Your An Original, Don't Live Like a Copy"

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Money skills, 9-week exam review handout. This grade will replace 2 of your lowest money skills grades.

Thursday, October 2nd, 2008 Early dismissal. Review for 9-week exam wich will be next Thursday, October 9th PROFESSIONAL DRESS DAY - October 9th. You must adhere to the dress code or you will be sent home! This is not a free dress day. 100 points possible for dressing for success.

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 Check your email for your Chapter 1 Quizlet test. Study first and when you feel like you have matered the terms, click on the link I provided and take the test. Raise your hand for Mrs. McGhee to come around and record your grade. You can only take the quiz one time. Chapter 3 - Money Management Strategy This chapter will remind you of Katrina's Classroom. Play close attention to Places to keep your financial documents and be able to list the various types. Personal Financial Statements - What are they? 2 Money Skill modules.

Friday, September 26th, 2008 In Quizlet make sure you have completed Chapter 1 terms. Now complete Chapter 2 terms in Quizlet. Once complete, review you Quizlet terms until you are 100% proficient. Let me know when you feel comfortable and you can take your vocabulary test toward the end of class.

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 RATE OF RETURN -VERY IMPORTANT!! Remember the handout some of you struggled with a week or so ago on compounding interest, well we will go over this information again so that all of you completely understand. This is something that could make you a millionare without even working hard. There's nothing like earning money on interest!!! Look at the formula on page 138. Commit to memory the following 2 formulas: //Interest Compounded Monthly// (page 138) //Rate of Return//**(page 139) Follow this link and read this article entitled [|Get Rich Slowly - Start Now!] Be sure to read about 20 year old Brittanie and look at how easily you could be a Millionare too! LET'S HAVE SOME FUN! We are going to simulate your investing from today until you are 65 years of age. Your are going to click on the link below but before doing that, here are the numbers I want you to plug in the first time. Put your current age. Use the interest rate of 5 (5%) to be conservative, and let's start by saving $25 per month. Something you could possibly do now, especially if you currently have a job. Let me show you how you can GET RICH SLOWLY!!! [|Compounded Interest Savings Calculator]** //Go to the board and write your name, age, interest rate, and how much money you will have at age 65!//
 * - Go back to the link above and put in your age, $50 a month, 10% interest (the average return on investment over time received by conservatively investing in the stock market). How much money do you have now at $65? Post this to the Board!**
 * - How much money will you have to invest a month beginning at age 23 (after you have graduated from college) to become a millionaire by age 65? Post to the Board.**

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Complete 1 Money Skill Review Chapter 2 - Review - Banking and Credit. "Think about it" Did you see and read anything in this chapter that you have covered in Money Skills? Click on the Discussion Question link above and answer/post to the following questions: What subject or subjects coved in this chapter have you already learned about in Money Skills? Why is a Savings Plan Important Why is it important to have "Quick Cash" and where have your herd this before? In section 5.2 be sure to understand the difference between Types of Savings Plans. We will begin to invest in the stock market soon and this information will be valuable to you.

Tuesday, Septermber 18th, 2008

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 The Federal Reserve Bank Worksheet - To conclude our Financial Emergency series students will complete a handout using the above Fed 101 website. The handout is an overview of the following functions of the Federal Reserve Bank:
 * Financial Services Offored by the Fed
 * Banking Supervision
 * Monitary Policy
 * Structure
 * History of the Fed

FBLAcommunityserviceproject [|The true cost of Katrina]

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008 Define Chapter 1 terms in Quizlet. Once defined, play scatter until you can complete the game withing 2:00 minutes! Review the chapter and feel free to ask questions as needed. We will be taking a a test on this chapter later this week. [|Quizlet Link]