October 12, 2020

Click here for directions on getting a loaner chromebook.

All students, here are games for Personal Finance:
Most popular: Star Banks Adventure by T.RowePrice
Play Financial Football
Financial Soccer
Consumer Jungle
Gen-I-Revolution
Bank It or Bust
More games (Refund Rush, Farm Blitz, Celebrity Calamity and Groove Nation).
Money Metropolis
Many, many games and activities for students!
Here is a link from the National Education Association with tons of resources and games for learning financial literacy.
Here are more links to games and activities from Educational World.
Try Dollar A Glass Lemonade.

Here is another link to a new website featuring more Personal Finance Games.

4/19/2020 – Philly Students, Need a Loaner Chromebook? See Below.

Posted on April 19, 2020 by greberman

Tomorrow online classes start for Bodine students.

My class meeting times are as follows:

IB Juniors: Google Meet scheduled from 12:00 – 12:30 on Tuesdays and Thursdays

IB Seniors: Google Meet scheduled from 12:40 – 1:10 on Tuesdays and Thursdays

All Personal Finance Students: Google Meet scheduled from 2:00 – 2:30 Tuesdays and Thursdays

My Office Hours are Monday through Thursday from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon.

Monday, April 13, 2020

Posted on April 13, 2020 by greberman

Welcome back from Spring Break. I know, it’s not like we could have gone anywhere!

I will start my online classes one week from today. In the meantime I will make the online activities here available to all of my students.

The course Mental Wellness Basics addresses stress and healthy ways to deal with it. Please use your time off to keep learning something new every day.
Click here to Register for Everfi courses.
Here is the Course Code for Everfi’s Mental Wellness Basics: b45e8f27

Here are Resources for Families During the Coronavirus Outbreak.

OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS!

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.

Personal Finance
For my Personal Finance students, I would expect you to complete the Everfi course posted above called Marketplace: Investing Basics, if you have internet access and the time to do it.
For the 3rd Marking Period,
Students are encouraged to complete one module every day until the complete Moneyskill at Moneyskill.org.

IB Business Management Seniors
Please keep up with the news as it relates to business.
Online classes will start on April 20.

IB Business Management Juniors
Please keep up with the news as it relates to business.
Online classes will start on April 20.

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.

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

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

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

Excellent videos covering many types of careers

Starbanks Adventure

Visa’s Financial Football

Here is another link to a new website featuring more Personal Finance Games.

April 6-10, 2020 Have a safe Spring Break!

Posted on April 7, 2020 by greberman

Have a safe Spring Break everyone!

Get lots of exercise and rest, use your time wisely!

Please consider the entrepreneurship opportunity I posted in Google Classroom.
Sponsored by Bridges to Wealth, this program through the University of Pennsylvania leads to paid internships. See Google Classroom for further details.

Friday, April 3, 2020

Posted on April 3, 2020 by greberman

As strange as it feels, today is the last school-day before Spring Break. I will not be posting new lessons nor activities next week but you can always scroll down my blog to access videos, courses, online games and activities.

Here is today’s FinCap Friday Presentation with Kahoot!

Here is Yanely from Next Gen Personal Finance with tips on getting by when you lose your job. The video is entitled “When Life Gives You Lemons…”

Today’s lesson activity is for all of my students, whether you take IB Business Management or Personal Finance.

Activity: Use https://www.finviz.com/ to answer the questions below. Most of you are familiar with the FinViz Visualization Map.

See if you can answer the following 10 questions and challenges:

1. List companies that have products that you use on your phone. What other companies’ products and services do you use?

2. Which industry group had the largest number of companies with a positive return over the past week (3/30/2020 – 4/3/2020)? How about over the past three months?

3. Find three companies that are headquartered in Pennsylvania and determine how the stocks have performed over the past year.
Is this indicative of how our state is doing economically? Hint: May need to google “S&P 500 companies in [your state here]” to help with this question.

4. If you were given five hundred dollars to invest today, in hopes of earning some profit, what stocks would you purchase and why? Hint: You can find the stock price of the individual companies by scrolling over the company name. Assume that you can buy fractions of a share too.

5. Over the past week/month/year (can choose any interval), which stock has been a better performer…

Amazon vs. Walmart
Verizon vs. AT&T
Visa vs. Mastercard
Apple vs. Microsoft

6. What is the largest company in each sector?

7. Which industry has the most companies? How many?

8. What is the worst performing stock over the past day/week/month/year (choose your interval)?
– Look for news stories to explain their poor performance.

9. What is the best performing stock over the past day/week/month/year (choose your interval)?
– Look for news stories to explain their strong performance.

10. Identify 2-3 companies whose products are wants. Identify 2-3 companies whose products are needs.

Please stay healthy, get rest, have fun and make wise decisions over the next week. Enjoy the fresh spring air!

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Posted on April 2, 2020 by greberman

Hi Everyone,

Here is my daily update. Online classes officially start the week of April 20th. Teachers may start earlier, I will continue to post new online learning opportunities for all of my students daily.

Today I give an overview of Module 2 in Everfi’s Mental Wellness Basics, the online course posted below. I am also offering Everfi’s course entitled Marketplace: Investing Basics.

This course, Mental Wellness Basics, addresses stress and healthy ways to deal with it. Please use your time off to keep learning something new every day.
Click here to Register for Everfi courses.
Here is the Course Code for Everfi’s Mental Wellness Basics: b45e8f27

There are 4 Modules in Everfi’s Mental Wellness Basics. Module 2 discusses
areas of the brain and their functions, symptoms of common disorders and how reduce the severity of mental health disorders.

This lesson introduces common mental health disorders and symptoms that may indicate a
disorder. Learners are introduced to the concept of balancing emotions, thoughts, and behaviors regardless of the severity, and explore choices that may help them reduce the severity of symptoms. Areas of the brain and their functions are also discussed.

In Module 2 students will be able to:
– List symptoms of mental health disorders.
– Explain how the brain is connected to the emotional, intellectual, and behavioral actions of a person.
– Identify when mental health is out of balance and steps to take to achieve balance.
– Identify the symptoms and treatments of 5 common mental disorders affecting adolescents.

Here are Resources for Families During the Coronavirus Outbreak.

OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS!

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.

Personal Finance
For my Personal Finance students, I would expect you to complete the Everfi course posted above called Marketplace: Investing Basics, 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 are encouraged to complete one module every day until the complete Moneyskill at Moneyskill.org.

IB Business Management Seniors
Please keep up with the news as it relates to business.
As you know, many businesses are either completely shut down or like many restaurants, they are operating with minimal staff offering minimal (or take-out only) services.
Do some research and see how our government hopes to rescue many businesses. You will need to look up the CARES Act and Families First Act. Be ready to discuss our government’s efforts to keep our economy going.

IB Business Management Juniors
In Unit 3.6 we discuss Efficiency Ratio Analysis. The previous video I posted was about Stock Turnover, also known as Inventory Turnover. This ratio gives an idea of how many time a business sells its inventory within a given time period, usually one year.
In Unit 3.6, Debtor Days Ratio and Creditor Days Ratio are discussed. Watch this video from Tutor2u on Debtor Days and Creditor Days ratios. We will be meeting online via Google Hangouts Meet twice a week for a half hour. Try to keep up with these posts, that way you will feel comfortable discussing these topics online later this month.

Today’s Lesson: Try to answer Case Study 3.6.4 on ACS Playframes Limited. This is a challenge. See if you can answer a), b), c) and d) on your own.
Make sure to watch this video on calculating ROCE (Return on Capital Employed).

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.

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

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

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

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

Here is another link to a new website featuring more Personal Finance Games.

Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Posted on April 1, 2020 by greberman

It’s April! Beautiful, sunny day to go for a walk or a bike ride. Play it safe and wash your hands often.

Today I give an overview of Module 1 in Everfi’s Mental Wellness Basics, the online course posted below. I am also offering Everfi’s course entitled Marketplace: Investing Basics.

As I have stated before, one to two weeks off can be fun, but three weeks or longer can become stressful. Your grades for these 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.
Click here to Register for Everfi courses.
Here is the Course Code for Everfi’s Mental Wellness Basics: b45e8f27

There are 4 Modules in Everfi’s Mental Wellness Basics. Module 1 discusses what we mean when we talk about Mental Health and the module addresses the impact of stress on our mental health.

This course speaks positively to all students about your own mental wellness. The impact of stress, the influence the brain has on each person, and the impact our environment can have on our mental health are all addressed. Similar to physical health, mental health is fostered through the choices we make, including our ability to notice when our mental health is at risk.

In Module 1 students will be able to:
– Describe mental health.
– List behaviors and factors that maintain and contribute to positive mental health.
– Describe how stress contributes to mental health.
– List behaviors and factors that threaten positive mental health.

Here are Resources for Families During the Coronavirus Outbreak.

OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL STUDENTS!

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.

Personal Finance
For my Personal Finance students, I would expect you to complete the Everfi course posted above called Marketplace: Investing Basics, 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 are encouraged to complete one module every day until the complete Moneyskill at Moneyskill.org.

IB Business Management Seniors
Remember, IB exams will not take place this year.
The final unit in our text book is Unit 2.6, Employer and Employee Relations. Wow, there is no time better than the present to discuss this topic. We will be meeting online via Google Hangouts Meet twice a week for a half hour. Try to keep up with these posts and finish the text book, that way you will feel comfortable discussing these topics online later this month.
The first part of Unit 2.6 discusses trade unions and collective bargaining.
Yesterday I posted the following videos:
First, watch this video from Tutor2u explaining what trade unions are.
Next, watch this video from Tutor2u on trade unions and collective bargaining, especially how if affects wages.
Today, here is an additional video from tutor2u on trade unions in the UK.

Today I offer this video from Tutor2u explaining the Gearing Ratio. Gearing ratio looks at a business’ long-term liquidity position. The ratio examines a company’s capital employed that is financed by long-term debt, like mortgages and debentures. Watch the video and see if you can answer Case Study 3.6.2 on Calculating Gearing Ratios.

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.

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

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

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

Here is another link to a new website featuring more Personal Finance Games.

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Posted on March 31, 2020 by greberman

Here is my daily update. Online classes officially start the week of April 20th. Teachers may start earlier, I will continue to post online learning opportunities for all of my students.

Today I give an overview of Module 5, the final module in Everfi’s Marketplace, the online course posted below. I am also offering 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.

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 5, entitled Investment Game addresses brokerage accounts, investment analysis, asset allocation based upon age, investing in yourself and strategies for investing for retirement.
This investment game challenges students to apply what they’ve learned from previous modules by making realistic financial decisions at different stages of their life. Students are tasked with growing their investment portfolio by making smart investment decisions as they address financial situations. It culminates in a visualization of their resulting retirement.

By the end of this Module, students will be able to:
– Describe what a brokerage account is.
– Describe what it means to “invest in yourself.”
– Build a realistic investment portfolio based on their goals and investment profiles.
– Justify the need to adjust portfolio asset allocation over a lifetime.
– Balance short-term financial decisions with long-term investing goals.

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.
The final unit in our text book is Unit 2.6, Employer and Employee Relations. Wow, there is no time better than the present to discuss this topic. We will be meeting online via Google Hangouts Meet twice a week for a half hour. Try to keep up with these posts and finish the text book, that way you will feel comfortable discussing these topics online in April.
The first part of Unit 2.6 discusses trade unions and collective bargaining.
First, watch this video from Tutor2u explaining what trade unions are.
Next, watch this video from Tutor2u on trade unions and collective bargaining, especially how if affects wages.

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.

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

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).

Here is another link to a new website featuring more Personal Finance Games.

Monday, March 30, 2020

Posted on March 30, 2020 by greberman

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.

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!

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.

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.

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