Intro to Credit

EQ - How does credit impact personal finance?

1. Activator: Anticipatory Guide
2. The Business of Credit
3. Credit Simulation
4. Partnership Training - PPT - Credit Basics
1. Define Credit
2. Sources of Credit
3. Advantages and Disadvantages of Credit
4. How Credit Works
5. Types of Credit
6. Alternative Credit
7. Shopping For Credit
5. Credit Activity 1
6. Credit Activity 2

EQ - How can understanding how a good credit score is determined impact your life in the future?

1. Activator: What is the greatest advantage of using credit?  Justify your answer.
2. Intro Credit Report PowerPoint
1. Credit Report Detectives, Inc - Client Isabella
2. Credit Review
3. Parties involved in Credit Reporting
4. 4 Categories of a Credit Report
5. Impact of a Credit Score
6. Determining a Credit Score
7. Positive vs. Negative Credit Score Decisions
3. Summarizer - What you do makes a difference
4. AP - Positive Practices
5. AP - Negative Practices
6. AP – Summary
7. Debriefing

TOD - Muddy Points

Finalizing Unit 5

EQ - What types of financial services might help you to better manage your cash flow?

1. Activator - Splashdown Equations
2. Interest Calculations
3. Rule of 72
4. Exam Checklist
5. Study Guide Creation

UNIT EXAM TOMORROW

Which Depository Institution Is Right For You?

EQ - What factors should be considered when choosing a depository institution?

1. Activator - TPS Brainstorming: What should we look for when comparing depository institutions?
2. Class Discussion
1. How do we decide which depository institution is right for you?
2. What information really matters?
3. How can we find this information in our lives?
3. Class Collaboration
1. Introduction to Spreadsheet (linked in Schoology
2. Demonstration
3. Work Time
4. Introduction to Assignment - Banking Comparison Essay
5. Summarizer - TOD
1. What factors were most important to the decision?  Why?
2. What was the most difficult aspect of making this decision?  Why?