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Welcome to Economics Online!

Link to Everfi login: everfi.net

Students who have enrolled in the Economics Course to be taught online will find all of the necessary materials on this page.  Using the subpages and links students may navigate throughout the course materials.

Be sure to check your calendar to find out due dates, quiz dates, and discussion boards.

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9/29/11	Personal Finance – Career Choices	Choose a career you are truly interested in and research and complete the chart “Choosing a Career.” DUE: 10/7/11 Using the format sheet for a guideline create a powerpoint (PROFESSIONAL QUALITY!!!) that describes what this occupation is like. DUE: 10/7/11
10/3/11 In-Class Day	Personal Finance – Career Choices Introduction to Everfi online program (instructions for making username and password on in the Everfi folder to the left.)	Work on ppt. Everfi - Complete Overview module Everfi – Complete module Renting v. Buying a House  DUE: 10/7/11
10/5/11	Personal Finance – Career Choices Comparing Job Offers	Work on ppt. Notes: What is the Best Job Offer Web Worksheet: P. 42-43 & 45 (Student Workbook below!) DUE: 10/12/11 Everfi – Complete module on Renting v. Buying DUE: 10/14/11
10/7/11	Personal Finance – Career Choices Comparing Job Offers	Complete and send Career ppt. Finding Your Place to Work: Locate a Cost of Living calculator on the internet and compare two locations based on the salary your career offers.  Create a chart that shows the comparison.  http://www.bankrate.com/ calculators/savings/moving-cost-of-living-calculator.aspx DUE: 10/12/11

10/12/11	Personal Finance - Taxes	Select the average salary for the career you researched. Use that salary as your original gross salary before taxes. Use the Tax Computation Chart to figure out how many taxes you will have taken out. Complete the worksheet that is attached to the Tax Deal article.
10/14/11	Personal Finances – Taxes	Everfi Module: Taxes DUE: 10/20/11
10/18/11	Personal Finances - Paycheck	Understanding your Paycheck: p.47-48 & 52 (Reading is on p. 58-60) Workbook Below DUE: 10/20/11
	MOST OF YOU HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE EVERFI MODULES! GET IT DONE OR LOSE THE GRADE!
10/20/11	Personal Finance – Insurance	Complete the Types of Insurance sheet (p.212-213; Reading on p. 217-218) DUE: 10/25/11
10/25/11	The Recession Continues- Occupy Wall Street	Age of Riches - article and margin questions DUE: 10/27/11 Read "Occupy Wall Street Overview" Project: OWS Diverse Issues - Complete the chart by finding evidence that supports the protesters' arguments. DUE: 10/31/11
10/27/11	The Recession Continues - Occupy Wall Street	Project: OWS Diverse Issues - Complete the chart by finding evidence that supports the protesters' arguments. DUE: 11/8/11 Watch the clip from Jon Stewart's Daily Show titled "Parks and Demonstrations." (Of course, be aware that it is the Daily Show and may include some references that are mature adult related.) http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-october-5-2011/parks-and-demonstration
10/31/11	In-Class meeting – BRING ALL WORK NOT ALREADT HANDED IN!!!
11/2/11	Occupy Wall Street Project	Project: OWS Diverse Issues: Complete the chart by researching and finding evidence that supports the protestor's arguments. DUE: 11/8/11
11/4/11	Occupy Wall Street Project	Project: OWS Diverse Issues: Complete the chart by researching and finding evidence that supports the protestor's arguments. DUE: 11/8/11
11/08/11	Introduction to Savings	Use the Powerpoint to complete Introduction to Savings Worksheet (p.76-77) Complete Savings Module from Everfi.net DUE: 11/10/11
11/10/11	Time Value of Money   Rule of 72	Use the Powerpoint to complete the worksheet on Time Value of Money (p. 79-Reading on p. 80-81) Use the Powerpoint on the Rule of 72 to complete the Rule of 72 worksheet (p. 82-83)  DUE: 11/15/11
11/15/11	Banking	Complete Banking Module from everfi.net Complete the Electronic Banking and Financial Institutions Review Sheets (p. 162-163) DUE: 11/17/11 Will the Microloan help out our poor?  Answer this question after you watch the speech by Jessica Jackley from www.ted.com entitled Poverty, and Love. (email response to teacher) DUE: 11/17/11
11/17/11	Cash Management Tools	Use the Powerpoint on Cash Management Tools to complete Managing Your Cash worksheet (p. 84-85; reading p. 90-92) DUE: 11/21/11
11/21/11 Return to Class	Renting vs. Owning	Use the readings to complete the Renting v. Owning sheet (p. 103; reading p. 106-108) Complete the Renting vs. Owning Module on Everfi.net
11/28/11	The Food Revolution	Artricle: Kid's heart Health is Faulted and USDA Spending Bill Proposal..., and Healthy Hunger Free kids Act Compare the three readings and create a Cause and Effect chart to show how kid's health and the actions by our government interact. Due: 11/30/11
11/30/11	The Food Revolution Project Ideas: Set up Farm to School; Health Related Effects and Benefits; Menu Evaluation and Changes; Training of Cooking Staff by local Chefs; Education of Students (Classes, Internships, Gardening, Green House); Where is the ideas of Food Revolution and Farm to School working?; Food Audit	View the video "Jamie Oliver's TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food" - participate in the economics blog to display your reaction to what Jamie Oliver argues. Complete an evaluation of the current food service here at Hudson Falls using the Evaulation Form DUE: 12/2/11
12/2/11	The Food Revolution	Use the articles and links under the LEGACY PROJECT to research ways in which we could suggest change in our food school food services so that students are served healthier meals, use locally-grown foods, and are taught a proper education on food. Your small group will create a plan that will be presented in the form of a proposal to the Board of Education and a powerpoint presentation to show supporting evidence of the problem and your solution. DUE: 12/8/11
	The Food Revolution
12/6/11	The Food Revolution	Complete the Food Revolution Project and Each student is to write a letter to be sent to our representative Chris Gibson explaining and requesting change be made on a federal level to help schools provide healthier food to our students. Due: 12/12/11
12/8/11	The Food Revolution
12/12/11	The Food Revolution	The Food Revolution Presentations

12/14/11	Solving Climate Change One Economic Factor at a Time Project - All sources are attached in the Cool Schools folder to the left.	Review the Project Introduction sheet.  As a group determine a solution you would like to propose. (Guidelines will follow soon.) You will need to display knowledge of responses to all of the questions listed. Begin Research Cool Schools - Partner with a teacher to conduct the classroom energy audit (Pre-Challenge) and create a plan with the teacher on actions that they can do within the classroom.  you will be working with this teacher to monitor progress throughout the next 2-3 weeks.
12/16/11	Solving Climate Change One Economic Factor at a Time Project	Research Meet with partner teacher to monitor and record progress toward following the plan. Watch Shai Agassi's bold plan for electric cars at www.ted.com and evaluate the costs and benefits of such a change.  Create a chart showing the costs/benefit analysis.
12/20/11	Solving Climate Change One Economic Factor at a Time Project	Research Meet with partner teacher to monitor and record progress toward following the plan.
12/22/11	Solving Climate Change One Economic Factor at a Time Project	Research
1/4/11	Solving Climate Change One Economic Factor at a Time Project	Research Meet with partner teacher to monitor and record progress toward following the plan.
1/6/11	RETURN TO CLASS FULL-TIME FOR THE REST FO THE SEMESTER Solving Climate Change One Economic Factor at a Time Project Presentations	Presentations!!!
1/10/12	Retrofitting Our Town/Sustainable Community Project	Research Everfi Module - Final Exam Portion

A National Mobility Project (mht file - 367kb)
Students need to read this article in order to comment on the Consumer Spending Down blog.
When Consumers Capitulate (mht file - 360kb)
Students need to read this article in order to comment on the Consumer Spending Down blog.
Video: Money in the Bank (asf file - 11,615kb)
Students are to watch this video while working on the lesson on the Rule of 72 and be prepared to take a short quiz in class on 11/25/08.
Career Interviews Format Sheet (doc file - 261kb)
Students are to use this sheet as guideline for conducting and recording an interview with an adult to display the characteristics of a career.
Student Workbook for Economics (zip file - 5,112kb)
ECONOMICS STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL EXAM (doc file - 29kb)
Students are allowed to bring in a one-sided, 8.5 x 11 piece of paper with terms and notes for the test. Students must also bring a calculator!!!
Economics Online Calendar Fall 2009 (doc file - 40kb)
Updated 11/3/09.

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