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Personal finance lesson plan

Budget example

This is a sample budget idea course plan. Categorizing transactions in online banking with credit union. Do a filter search. download transactions summarize the categories. the sum of the categories is an example budget. This example is designed for high school or older. Although the video is only 10 minutes it may take a half or more to do these steps

Finished budget sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1HOXaEVXbBORrmojdaI2PZxG66AdmA8czyy5FBYdSfNE/edit?usp=sharing

It may also be good to try a pre-made template in Google Sheets, Apple Numbers, or Microsoft Excel for budgeting

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I am categorizing some transaction with the online banking app I have with my credit union. I’m tapping on / clicking on Internet. To categorize CTC. Shopping was at Superone for Groceries. Bernicks is a vending machine I use. So vending machines for food. Apple – I bought some backup software with apple backup servers iCloud. I am categorizing that as electronics & software. Scroll some more. There it is. I use vending machines often. Some laundry transactions personal care at my apartment building Even though dollar tree is categorized as shopping I mostly get groceries there. I also bought clothes hangers I bought a couple of ebooks for a class. I am going to categories these kindle services as education. I am going to search for education. I am going to click on the search filter. For this example, I am going to pick the date range of April 1st through April 30th. Then I am going to categorize credit dividends as interest income Then I going to click on that down arrow to download those transaction Then click the Download format as comma separated values Click the download button. Then I’m going to open google sheets. Then I’m going to open the file clicker button. Looks like a folder Then click on the upload option Then browse Then exported transactions opened up. In Google sheets And then click sort sheet from A to Z From the categories transactions Then II delete this reference column Then I add a new column Equal sign sum and then a left parenthesis, Then I select all of the cells of the food and dining Then a right parenthesis Enter key or return key And then the same for health and. Fitness I am going to get the equal sign in. And then sum left parenthesis. And I am going to select those transactions And then put the right parenthesis in. And then I’m changing this category for mobile phone boost mobile Changing that to cell phone. Type it in there. Type in cell phone. Then I go Divide this by 12 since I am going to select that number Slash means divide 12 in there I press enter / return For this category it is the only one for interest income so I press equal sign Tao that amount press enter Then I am going to add the laundry amount personal care. It is almost $30 Then add the shopping So add up within the cell I did that with the rest of the categories Then I am going to put in the categories together In different columns already calculated So I am copying them and pasting special into Pasting the values only Copying with command C, control c on another Pasting the values only Food and dining which is mostly groceries and vending machines Copying the Total income and pasting the values only on the top This education amount don’t look accurate for a monthly amount. Divide by 4 ummm Divide by 5 that will still have… For monthly amount Divide that by 5 I am going to paste that special Values only Health and fitness over Paste in special the rest of the values And then sum up the total And put the dollar signs in Added rent and other income

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Ways of using Notes and other apps

On my iPad I demonstrate different uses for the Notes App as well as looking at Microsoft Word, safari, calendar, and reminders app. This is a graduate studies assignment.

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Digital literacy, Digital citizenship and digital equity

Sources: ISTE Digital Citizenship Wikipedia Digital Literacy

This is a graduate studies assignment.

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Accommodating learning

This is a graduate studies assignment. Showing different accommodations including magnifying, adding light, typing, speech to text, and text to speech.

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online curriculum for bike walk fun

Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota added new online material for distance learning

http://www.bikemn.org/education/walk-bike-fun/walk-bike-fun-distancelearning

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mobile phone questions

Each mobile phone model is different especially by different brands. I got asked a few things by my neighbors about their phones.

finding dial pad on one phone had to press the (touch screen) phone button then star(favorites) and the dial pad button on bottom.

On one phone to get the power on/off (sleep/wake) button to work had to take off the battery cover and put it back on properly..

On a flip phone had to press and hold the red call end button for about 3 seconds to turn on and off.

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Happy earth day!

A day to remember to take care of the place we are everyday of the year.

Taking care of your equipment such as computers monitors smartphones and tablets and properly cleaning it out can make it last longer avoiding improper disposal, and reducing the energy and materials needed to make new devices.

Don’t overlook used and refurbished equipment especially if you are good at solving problems with equipment. Upgrading a computer with a solid state drive can speed it up significantly.

Using portable devices such as smart phones and tablets can save energy compared to using a traditional desktop computer. Using less screens can also save energy.

Remember to unplug your charger from the wall when not charging equipment such as a smart phone. Laptops/notebook should only be plugged in sometimes not all the time.

you can use your computer to save you from driving or printing things by doing things such as business meetings, banking, insurance, and taxes online.

Use energy / power saving settings on your computing device. The monitor does not need to be on when nobody is there to use the computer.

Put your device into sleep mode (or off) while your taking a jog or riding bike to work.

Remember to reuse things, not only for their original use, but you may be able to find new uses for your old products or packages.

reduce the energy and water you use. Reduce the wasteful products you buy such as those with heavy packaging or those that require a lot of shipping. Less animal foods/products.

Not only recycle, but buy recycled products when possible.

Typing this to you on my solar powered keyboard. Remember when possible use renewable energy. I will be biking later to my 2nd job with my dynamo powered light.

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Happy Earth Day!

Make earth Day every day. We are here every day.
I have kept up with 30 days of biking so far (and probably won’t quit after April is done either)
My book Datacommuting has tips on how to use data communications to reduce your commute available on iBooks, Amazon (Kindle) and Nook
There many ways of reducing paper waste including by using your computerized device, using online billing and banking, and using web sharing.
Reduce your energy consumption by using settings, control panel energy saver/power savings feature on computers, phones, and tablets. These settings can allow your display to turn off automatically, go to sleep and more. If you have a network of computers use a network profile to save energy consumption. Remember to unplug chargers. Turn off any radios not used on smart phones and tablets, these include bluetooth, gps/location, wifi, cellular data. So know what you use. Always unplug chargers from wall (or switch off with power strip) when not charging, don’t leave laptops, phones, or tablets on charger when fully charged.
Portable devices typically will use less energy (especially when people remember to unplug chargers) than desktop computers and use less than television sets (with extra devices attached)
Smart thermostats and programmable thermostats can also reduce your energy consumption if used correctly.
Be green. Recycle. recycling just one aluminum can can save enough energy to power a computer for 4 hours. Recycle or reuse your used electronics as they are hazardous waste.  Keeping your device clean can extend its life.


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How does a computer work

www.code.org made a short video series of how computers work in simple terms

input storage process output
 

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Cleaning a smart phone or tablet


I show cleaning a smart phone and case using electronic cleaning wipes, a pic, microfiber cloth, and a blower tool. The phone used in this video is an Apple iPhone 5c.

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