Class 4: What is a Company?

EQ - What is a company?

1. Activator – What is a company? Video Link
2. Public v. Private Companies
3. Going Public – The IPO
4. Case Study: Going Ga-Ga for Google
5. Class Discussion

Class 3: Functions of Banks

EQ - What are the functions of banks?

1. Mini-Lesson: History of Money Review
2. Bank Account Presentations
3. Collaborative Pairs – Weseed.com: Level I Lesson I – Functions of a Bank
4. Advanced Organizer
5. Debreifing
6. Case Study – “You Can Take that to the Bank”

Class 2: Money and Its Uses

EQ - Why might you choose to invest money rather than spend it?

1. Activator - CNBC's "10 Things You Probably Don't Know About Money"
2. History of money and common transactions
3. Uses of Money
4. Review Opportunity Cost
5. Cooperative Pairs - Compare Savings Accounts
6. TOD - 1/4 sheet - Answer the EQ

Class 1: Welcome to Investment Opportunities

EQ - What is the essential question for this class period?

1. Syllabus Review
2. Activator - Create a Group Spending Plan
3. Discuss Spending Plans
4. Paying Yourself First
5. TOD - Develop an EQ for today's lesson?

Today's Market Environment

EQ – What events have affected the day’s market levels?

1.      Access cnbc.com

2.      Analyze the market for today – Is it up? Is it down? Why?

3.      Compose a half page, typed response to explain your answers

4.      You must type in Calibri font size 12 and double space your text.

5.      Print your response when finished

6.      If students complete tasks early they may access their portfolios at www.weseed.com

Saving Money On Your Internet Bill

My brother has always been a tech gadget guy. He appreciates new technologies but is not a fan of the bills that typically tag along with his new "stuff." We were discussing the cost of his Internet Service and his desire to reduce this cost. I remembered back to my undergraduate studies at Bloomsburg University, particularly my networking class to offer him a suggestion.

The recommendation was simple; change your service from the highest of high speed, to the next level down. His response was predictable...he thought I was nuts until I justified my suggestion with some simple rationale.

He debated, "The 'slower speed' would never be able to manage the computer, laptops, and TiVo." He tried it for a month and amazingly experienced the same Internet experience for roughly $16 less per month. Check the math $16 per month x 12 months = $192 saved in a year, not too shabby.

Check out the link HERE for other ways to save money on your Intenet service.

Classes 18 & 19: Introduction to the Stock Market Game

EQ – How do I use weseed.com to play the stock market game?

1. Weseed Account Login
2. Weseed tutorial
3. Research Process
4. How to trade stocks
5. Description of expectations
6. Stock Analysis
7. Buying and Selling
8. Daily Log