Monday, March 30, 2020 |

Here is my daily update. Today I give an overview of Module 4 in Everfi’s Marketplace, the online course posted below. I also offer a new Everfi course entitled Mental Wellness Basics.

This is new! I have made a new course available to ALL BODINE STUDENTS. This free, self-paced online course is about Mental Wellness Basics. One to two weeks off can be fun, but three weeks or longer can become stressful, right?! Your grades for this course do not “count” for Bodine grades but the information can be super helpful for you, especially at this time. This course addresses stress and healthy ways to deal with it. Please use your time off to keep learning something new every day. I will find a way to reward my students who take these online classes.
Here is the Course Code for Everfi’s Mental Wellness Basics: b45e8f27

Here are Resources for Families During the Coronavirus Outbreak.

April 13th is the newest re-start date, but that may change. Keep an eye on the news.

NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS!

For all Bodine students, here is an online course from Everfi entitled Marketplaces: Investing Basics. Please share this opportunity with your family and friends!

As students prepare to enter the working world it is more important than ever to have personal finance skills. Just look at economic effects of the Coronavirus; would you be financially prepared if you were to lose your job?

To start Everfi’s Marketplaces Online Course, click here to register. If you remember your Bodine Everfi account, you may use that.
The Course Code for Marketplaces is f8f79dc8.

Marketplaces Online Course Overview:
There are five Modules in Marketplaces.
Module 4, entitled Keys to Investing addresses Saving vs. Investing, Reasons to Invest, Stocks, Bonds, Asset Allocation, Diversification, and Types of Funds for Diversification.
This lesson introduces different types of financial assets and how to use asset allocation and diversification to balance risk and reward. Students meet with a financial advisor to discover how investing can help them achieve their long-term goals. They apply what they have learned by taking on the role of an advisor to determine the best asset allocation for each client portfolio

By the end of this Module, students will be able to:
– Evaluate when to save versus invest.
– Compare different types of financial assets.
– Analyze an investor’s financial profile and determine an appropriate asset allocation.
– Defend the need for portfolio diversification.

I will continue to provide additional online activities and articles for students who wish to keep learning subject-specific material over the Coronavirus Break. All lessons are voluntary, these “grades” will not count towards actual grades at this time. This work may “count” in the future when school re-starts. All students will be given time to complete all activities when school re-starts.

Personal Finance
For my Personal Finance students, I would expect you to complete the Everfi course posted above, if you have internet access and the time to do it.
For the 3rd Marking Period,
Modules only up to Module 10 will count towards grades.
Students may continue modules at Moneyskill.org.

IB Business Management Seniors
Remember, IB exams will not take place this year.
Continuing Unit 2.5 Organizational (Corporate) Culture, here is another video on organizational (corporate) culture. Here is another look at organizational culture, but this video discusses the challenges of changing organizational culture. Give this one a listen, it provides some interesting insights into how business is run.

IB Business Management Juniors
Looking at Unit 3.6, Efficiency Ratio Analysis, students will watch this video on Stock (or Inventory) Turnover. Students will need to take structured notes on Units 3.5 and now Unit 3.6. Again, no work is actually required at this time. But this work will be due after school re-starts.

Great Websites for Students During the CoronaVirus Break:

Here is a great article on paying off student loans fast.

Click here for Finviz graphics on stock performance.

Here is a list of the companies in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

This website shows how the Dow Jones Industrial Average is performing.

Here is access to the Approved Stock List for the Investment Competition.

Here is the Wharton Investment Competition Guidebook.

Here is Yahoo Finance, a great website for researching company data.

Here is why there is serious concern there could be a huge drop in the market (Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index came in at 47.8% in September, the lowest since June 2009).

Basic Investing Strategies
Click here to learn how the Dow Jones Industrial Average works.

Excellent videos covering many types of careers

Starbanks Adventure