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I believe it was on this list that someone asked about resources for financial literacy about a week or ten days ago. Got this in my email today. Jim Lerman North Star Academy Newark, NJ ------------------------------------------------------ THIRTEEN/WNET NEW YORK'S MONTHLY UPDATE FOR EDUCATORS ---ANNOUNCEMENTS--- Already know the value of a dollar? Well then, "pass the buck" along to your students and keep them well-informed, financially speaking. Thanks to the generous support of the Citigroup Foundation, this month's Ed Online theme, FINANCIAL EDUCATION 2005, features two exciting programs and lesson plans that will help students to better understand money matters. Watch "Consumer Smarts," a special episode from IN THE MIX that helps students become savvy shoppers. The accompanying lesson plan, SMART CONSUMERS, SMART CHOICES, teaches kids how to manage their money through saving and spending wisely. If any of your students have ever received a pay check, they may have been surprised to see that the check amount was less than expected. Cue up NOW's "Risky Business" and teach your students how to analyze a paycheck using the TAXES: WHERE DOES YOUR MONEY GO? lesson plan, which examines the who, what, why, where, and how of taxes. ~~ NOTE ~~ Find more program highlights and educational events at www.thirteen.org/edonline by selecting the Educational Events Calendar. -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- ---E-BULLETIN TABLE OF CONTENTS--- :: April Theme - "Financial Education 2005" :: :: Additional broadcast programs of interest to educators :: :: Thirteen's educational events in the New York City tri-state area this month :: :: Instructional Television (ITV) News :: :: Education technology news :: :: Next month's theme :: :: Bulletin subscription information :: -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- :: APRIL THEME - FINANCIAL EDUCATION 2005 :: To access this month's new and featured lesson plans, go to www.thirteen.org/edonline and select the lesson plan title. 1. TAXES: WHERE DOES YOUR MONEY GO? This lesson plan looks at taxes from both the big picture and the individual perspective. Students learn about why the government taxes, where the money goes, and how the amount of taxes you pay depends on your income. The class will also examine ways to lower taxes through deductions like retirement accounts and flexible spending accounts. The class will use a segment from the PBS Newsweekly show, NOW, to debate how tax dollars are used by the government and how they think those dollars should be spent. 2. NOW airs on THIRTEEN/WNET Fridays at 8:30PM Through documentary segments and interviews with original thinkers, NOW goes beyond the noisy churn of the news cycle and gives viewers the context to explore their relationship with the larger world. Host David Brancaccio travels the nation to shed light on the important public policy issues that have real-world impact on working Americans. On April 8th, NOW will air a segment called "Risky Business" that investigates what happens to working Americans when corporations shed jobs while the Government is not providing as much of a safety net as it once did. Watch and find out whether working Americans are experiencing increased financial risk and insecurity or are thriving in the competitive economy. For more information, show transcripts and lesson plans visit the NOW Web site at http://www.pbs.org/now/. 3. SMART CONSUMERS, SMART CHOICES This lesson plan will help transform your students from big spenders to smart savers. Students learn what it means to be a smart consumer by engaging in a level-headed analysis of budget, opportunity costs, and self-regulation. Using an episode of IN THE MIX, a show by teens, for teens, students compare prices within a service field, and weigh the choices of spending money on that item, saving that money or spending it on something else. This exercise is a good opportunity to present basic economic concepts. 4. IN THE MIX: CONSUMER SMARTS airs on THIRTEEN/WNET Tuesday, April 5 at 3:04-3:33AM and Saturday, April 23 at 2:00-2:29AM Did you know that teens will spend over a BILLION dollars this year on consumer goods? Are they getting the most for their money or are they getting scammed? This episode of IN THE MIX brings together favorite consumer segments from past episodes. Teens find out how to make a demo tape, how to break into the music biz, or simply which audiocassette is best for creating hot mixes. From car repairs to modeling agencies, IN THE MIX: CONSUMER SMARTS gives teens the lowdown on how NOT to get ripped off. For additional information and educational resources visit the IN THE MIX Web site at http://www.pbs.org/inthemix/. 5. Other theme-related ED ONLINE lesson plans Strengthen your students' money smarts by using these Financial Education lesson plans: * What Can I Afford? http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/afford/index.html * It's About Supply and Demand http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/supply_and_demand/index.html * Cyber Currency, Currently http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/cyber_currency/index.html * Filling Empty Pockets: Borrowing, Loans, and Credit http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/lessons/financial_lit/index.html For more lesson plans go to www.thirteen.org/edonline and choose "Lesson Plans" from the "Quick Links" list on the left; then select a subject area. -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- :: BROADCAST PROGRAMS OF INTEREST TO EDUCATORS :: ***Check your local PBS listings for air times in your area*** 6. CYBERCHASE airs 8AM & 5PM ON THIRTEEN/WNET and 7:30AM on WLIW21. Special KNOW YOUR DOUGH marathon airs April 15 from 3:30-5:30PM CYBERCHASE launches its new financial literacy campaign - KNOW YOUR DOUGH! By tackling topics such as saving, spending and budgeting, this Financial Literacy initiative helps 6-11 years olds learn smart money skills they can use their whole lives. Watch the special CYBERCHASE: KNOW YOUR DOUGH marathon April 15th from 3:30-5:30PM. The 2-hour broadcast includes the premiere of the new financial literacy episode, "Balancing Act." In this episode, the CyberSquad quickly runs through their money, and must learn to budget the remaining funds to complete a film project on schedule and save Frogsnorts school from Hacker's devious scheme. Kids can also join the CyberSquad and use money smarts to defeat Hacker in a new edition of CYBERCHASE: THE QUEST Web game. This time, kids go head to head with Hacker in a winner-takes-all skateboarding competition! Players must build the best skateboard in order to defeat Hacker. For additional information and for CYBERCHASE: KNOW YOUR DOUGH activities and lesson plans visit the CYBERCHASE Web site at www.pbskidsgo.org/cyberchase. 7. GREAT PERFORMANCES: THE LITTLE PRINCE airs on THIRTEEN/WNET Wednesday, April 6 at 9PM The longest-running performing arts anthology on television, GREAT PERFORMANCES, presents "The Little Prince." Children and adults alike have long been drawn to Antoine de Saint-ExupŽry's classic tale of a star-traveling youngster who relates his encounters to a downed pilot in the Sahara. Academy Award-winning composer Rachel Portman of EMMA and CHOCOLAT and director Francesca Zambello take this beloved tale from page to stage in this heavenly and enchanting production of sight and sound. For additional information and lesson plans visit the GREAT PERFORMANCES Web site at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf. 8. NATURE airs on THIRTEEN Sundays at 8PM The exciting new three-part mini-series, NATURE: DEEP JUNGLE, premieres April 17. Follow researchers as they climb through the treacherous wild rainforest, facing the unexpected and uncovering unbelievable secrets that lie within nature's heart of darkness. In these three new episodes, explorers and scientists confront bizarre species, unravel mysteries of animal behavior and probe archeological sites that harbor clues to lost civilizations. For more information, interactive features and lesson plans visit the NATURE web site at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature. This year's NATURE school package will include an eight-page Teacher's Guide and a full-color poster focusing on DEEP JUNGLE. The education materials will focus on biodiversity, the complexity and interdependence of life in the world's rainforests, the lives of scientists, and the excitement of scientific discovery. These educational materials have been mailed to the science chair of every public grade school nationwide. Teachers are free to photocopy and share the materials. A very limited supply of guides and posters are available free of charge while supplies last. Please email requests to: <guiderequest@thirteen.org>. In the subject line, please indicate the name of the guide you are requesting, and include your name, street address, institutional affiliation, subject, grade level and how you learned of the guide. Ford Motor Company, proud sponsor of the NATURE series, has partnered with the National Parks and National Geographic in bringing an exciting new contest to classrooms. The "Radical Renovation: School Edition" contest is open to school kids from kindergarten through the sixth grade and challenges students to plan ways to make their school more eco-responsible. The class that comes up with the best plan will win $100,000 for an environmental renovation! For full contest rules visit http://www.nationalgeographic.com/gogreen/ford/rules.html. For lesson plan and entry form visit http://www.nationalgeographic.com/gogreen/ford/. 9. COLONIAL HOUSE airs on THIRTEEN/WNET Sundays at 7PM beginning April 10 Missed it the first time? Get a second chance to watch two dozen modern-day time travelers discover what early American colonial life was really like when they struggle to create a functioning and profitable colony using only the tools and technology of the 17th century. Also, don't forget to use the accompanying lesson plans to learn more about colonial America with your students. For more information, interactive features and lesson plans visit the COLONIAL HOUSE Web site at http://www.thirteen.org/colonialhouse. 10. DAISY COOKS! WITH DAISY MARTINEZ premieres on THIRTEEN/WNET Fridays at 10:30PM, beginning April 15 Let New York chef Daisy Martinez be your guide to Latin music, fashion, history and, most important of all, the food. Martinez takes your palate on a Latin adventure with simple and delicious recipes that will spice up the mundane and ordinary kitchen into a carnivale of taste and flair. Find out more by visiting the DAISY COOKS! WITH DAISY MARTINEZ Web site at http://www.daisycooks.com. 11. BBC WORLD NEWS airs on THIRTEEN/WNET weeknights at 6PM and at 6AM, 6PM and 11PM weekdays on WLIW21. BBC World: This Week - a comprehensive round-up of the events of the past seven days - airs Sundays, 5:30PM on WLIW21. WLIW has been distributing live BBC WORLD NEWS to public television stations nationwide since 1998. BBC WORLD'S newscasts offer international news as it happens, from one of the world's most respected news sources, BBC News, with 50 international bureaus and 250 correspondents worldwide. For more information visit the WLIW21 BBC News Web site at http://wliw.org/productions/bbc.html. 12. FREE FROM THIRTEEN/WNET NEW YORK'S EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHING DEPARTMENT: SPARKS OF INNOVATION MAGAZINE, RED GOLD: THE EPIC STORY OF BLOOD DISCUSSION GUIDE, AND THE SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN ADULT GUIDE Get your free copy of the SPARKS OF INNOVATION magazine, created to accompany the INNOVATION series. This 36-page, full-color magazine is suitable for high school and adult audiences and includes articles by Malcolm Gladwell, best-selling author of "The Tipping Point," and other top-notch science writers. With interviews, reviews and other fascinating features, the magazine looks at great successes and failures in innovation, unintended consequences of innovation and advances in such areas as stem cell technology and spying. More information is available at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/innovation/. The RED GOLD: THE EPIC STORY OF BLOOD Discussion Guide includes a three-page essay by Douglas Starr, author of "Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce;" discussion questions; a historical timeline that lists milestones in the scientific understanding and medical use of blood; a chart showing what happens to donated blood; and a section on how to plan a successful blood drive. More information is available at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/redgold/. THE SECRET LIFE OF THE BRAIN is a five-part series on human brain development from birth to old age. The Secret Life of the Brain Adult Guide includes five original essays, one for each program; overviews of brain development at major life stages; exploration of relevant topics such as brain health, addictions and cravings, schizophrenia; and discussion questions, a glossary and activities. More information is available at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/. Please email requests to: <guiderequest@thirteen.org>. Please be sure to include your name, street address, institutional affiliation, subject, grade level and how you learned about the guide. -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- :: THIRTEEN'S EDUCATIONAL EVENTS IN THE TRI-STATE AREA:: 13. CYBERCHASE: KNOW YOUR DOUGH DAY! - LIVE IN NEW YORK - April 15, 2005 To help celebrate Tax Day, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is proclaiming April 15, 2005 as CYBERCHASE: KNOW YOUR DOUGH DAY in New York City. At the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), the mayoral proclamation will be presented by New York City Finance Commissioner Martha E. Stark. The stars of CYBERCHASE, Harry, Bianca and Digit have the honor of ringing the Stock Exchange Opening Bell. Then, the CYBERCHASE crew will hightail it over to the Farley Post Office in Midtown Manhattan (33rd Street & 8th Avenue) to hand out fun financial literacy activities for last-minute tax filers to bring home to their kids. 14. JOIN THIRTEEN/WNET FOR FREE SNEAK PREVIEW SCREENINGS OF PBS' NEWEST FILM DOCUMENTARIES, Monday, April 4 at 7PM and Monday, April 25 at 7PM. THIRTEEN/WNET's Reentry Outreach Campaign and The Fourth Universalist Society cordially invite you to attend free sneak preview screenings of compelling PBS documentaries that help address the needs and concerns of people who are leaving prison and returning to their families and communities. On April 4th, A JUSTICE THAT HEALS tells the story of murder and forgiveness as a mother, through the support of her community, learns to forgive her son's murderer. Then on April 25th, catch OMAR & PETE (REDEMPTION), a feature documentary that explores the social and economic barriers that low-income African-American men face in the context of incarceration and release. Special Guest Speaker: Tod Lending, OMAR AND PETE filmmaker. Join us at The Fourth Universalist Society, 160 Central Park West at 76th Street. Please RSVP to (877) 290-9912 at least 2 days before the screening date. For more information on the Re-Entry Outreach Campaign go to http://www.reentrymediaoutreach.org/index.html. -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- :: INSTRUCTIONAL TELEVISION (ITV) NEWS :: 15. NEW THIS MONTH ON ITV By popular demand we're re-broadcasting A CHILD'S BOOKSHELF: INSIDE CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, which aired on THIRTEEN for the first time last month. If you missed it, you can catch it again Tuesday morning, April 5th, from 2:00-2:55AM. Following that series on April 5th, you can see GEOGRAPHY SKILLS (episode #11), IN THE MIX: CONSUMER SMARTS and CONCEPTS IN NATURE. Then on April 23rd, we'll be repeating IN THE MIX: CONSUMER SMARTS at 2:00AM followed by another new series, BEADS, BAUBLES AND JEWELS. Don't forget to set your VCRs! New York educators - have you tried our free online educational video streaming and downloading service? If you'd like to log on to this password protected site, just email us at itvrequest@thirteen.org for your school passcode. Many programs have accompanying classroom resources; check the ITV Web site at www.thirteen.org/edonline/itv or for WLIW21 viewers visit www.wliw.org/itv. If you've missed any episodes of an ITV program, please contact us at itvrequest@thirteen.org; we'll be glad to re-air them for you. -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- :: EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY NEWS :: 16. Encourage your students to join an online discussion group created by and for youth. This project, run by Global Kids and PBS's NewsHour Extra, allows students to become better informed about world affairs and current events and discuss the latest news events with their peers. To learn more visit http://www.newzcrew.org. -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- :: NEXT MONTH'S THEME :: 17. 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