Friday, May 18, 2018

Identity Theft Continued

EQ - What are the 3 D's for identity theft?
  1. Activator - Identity Theft Commercials
  2. Intro to the 3 D's - CLICK HERE
  3. Collaborative Project (Partners)
    1. What are the financial costs of identity theft?
    2. What are the non-financial costs of identity theft?
  4. Debriefing
  5. Muddy Points
  6. Quiz - Click Here
  7. Unit Project Directions - See Below
Get ready to use your creative wizardry to create a commercial!

You will be working as a team to create a commercial or public service announcement to inform the general public about identity theft.

From groups to create a TV commercial that includes the following information regarding Identity Theft:
  1. The What and Why of Identity Theft
  2. Costs of Identity Theft
  3. 1 of the 7 methods used to steal identity
  4. The 3-D's
  5. Specific examples of how to protect yourself from being victimized
Each TV commercial must be 2-5 minutes long and include a detailed description of the content and serve as a review tool.

All groups will present before the end of the class period Thursday.

Good luck!!!

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Intro to Unit 7

  1. FIRST THING FIRST - Scholarship Opportunity
  2. Activator - Citibank Commercial
  3. Discussion Question - What do you know about this topic?
  4. Advanced Organizer *
  5. How It Happens (6)
    • Phishing - YouTube - Phishing
    • Dumpster Diving
    • Traditional Stealing
    • Pretexting
    • Hacking
    • Spyware 
  6. Team Skit Activity
  7. TOD - Muddy Points

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Problems With Credit

EQ - How can poor credit management impact your personal financial situation?

  1. Activator - Document Detective
    1. Find inconsistencies between the credit reports by highlighting each.
    2. Share your responses with a partner
    3. Class Review
  2. Discussion Question - Is this person using credit wisely?  How do you know?
  3. TPS - Brainstorm 3-5 signals that show a person is getting into financial trouble with credit.
  4. Discussion Question - What can a person do to improve a troubling financial situation?
  5. Intro - Credit Counseling
    1. What is credit counseling?
    2. How does credit counseling work (Key activities)?
    3. Where can you find assistance?
    4. Muddy Points
  6. TPS: Bankruptcy - 2 Forms
    1. Foldable
      1. Type of bankruptcy (Defined/What?)
      2. How does it work?
      3. Benefits?
      4. Drawbacks?
  7. Knowledge Check
    1. Identify 7 warning signs that a person is in financial trouble.
    2. Explain the 2 main activities of the CCCS?
    3. Describe two options when declaring bankruptcy.
    4. Why might it be easier for someone to obtain credit if they have filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy instead of Chapter 7 bankruptcy?  Support your answer with specific details from the entire Credit Unit.
    5. Managing Debt - Credit decision making
  8. Debriefing
  9. Muddy Points