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Join in the tremendous excitement worldwide…..
Video as Midnight 12-31-09 the world celebrates Talking Financial Literacy Series II impending announcements (According to CNN it seems) ?? 

The world celebrates Series II (According to CNN it seems) ??

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Kathy and Mark welcome listeners back to Series II of Talking Fin Lit. They share many new developments inlcuding new feautres, a model for financial literacy integration and ways for listeners to potentially be part of the show. This is your personal invitaiton to be part of the Fn Lit Community- Let’s support educators.

Continuing the global conversation about personal

financial literacy for educators on

Talking Financial Literacy Podcast

 

Talking Financial Literacy Podcast featured in Business Week Sept 2009, Metro NYC edition. Click here to see entire article about unique financial literacy efforts and programs across educational contexts.

 

 

 

Facebook page for Financial Literacy:   

Welcome to the Talking Financial Literacy Community @ Facebook . We hope folks will join us to share links, photos, comments and discussion. But the discussion board will especially be a space to share resources, plans for integrating financial literacy in classes and support as all of us pose new ideas. ho will be first and second to share who they are, their basic interests in this area and any needs or resources?

Invitation for Listeners to Particpate in the show

Listen to the details in episode 26 and then email Mark and Kathy about what you have to share.  Email us at podcast ( at) talkingfinlit.org

 ON THE ROAD - Coming Events

• January 2010  –    Kathy at FETC 2010 (Orlando FL)
• April 2010 –  Kathy at NCEA 2010 (St Paul MN)
• May 2010  — Kathy at AERA 2010 (Denver, CO) 
• June 2010 — Mark and Kathy at ISTE NECC 2010 (Denver, CO)

See Transformationed.com for full details fo speaking engagements and opportunites to meet Dr King and Mark.. we enjoy meeting our podcast community!

Contact Us

You may contact Mark and Kathy by

• leaving a comment here on the blog/site

• emailing us at podcast@talkingfinlit.org

Podcast Feed:

Our podcast feed is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/talkingfinlit

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Talking Financial Literacy is produced in collaboration among the MS in Adult Education and HRD at Fordham University and The McGraw-Hill Companies.

• (C) Talking Financial Literacy is copyrighted by The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2008 - 2009. All rights reserved.

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 Ep 26, Fin Lit Series II Commences [28:58m]: Play Now | Download (82)

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 Ep 8 Talking Fin Lit - The Inside Story: Play Now | Download (279)

Talking Fin Lit Meets Transformation Ed LIVE! 

This is a very  special - cross-country feature in order to bring you “the inside scoop” about your favorite personal financial literacy podcast.
The tables get turned and Mark and Kathy are interview by another podcaster! This episode provides the inside story on what is Talking Financial Literacy Podcast and how it came about? Just what exactly makes this series tick? Paige Eissinger of Transformation Education LIVE! asks pressing and curious questions about the Talking Fin Lit Series.Topics range from living on your credit line for necessities, to faulty mortgage lending possibilities, students targets for  credit card companies, and how BIG is financial literacy in our lives.

 Including the discussion, “When do we stop learning this topic?”

We are students of financial literacy for the rest of our lives.

Whether we want to be or not.

 

The Magical Math of A Virtual Interview:

3 Hosts + 1 Interviewer + 2 Interviewees + 2 Two Podcasts =

Resources, Info and Fun

All in the form of the  “Inside Scoop on Talking Fin Lit!”

RESOURCES

• Transformation Education LIVE!
  • www.transformationed.com/podcast
  • Series focused on technology, daily live and transforamtion! This podcast is developed and produced by Paige and Kathy on a bi-weekly basis.
  • It is very unique in that you can call-in or join the chat room to participated during the show’s live recording.
  • Details at the website
• The Teacher’s Podcast
  • www.teacherspodcast.org
  • A professional development podcast for teachers across content ares. This is Mark and Kathy’s flagship series where it all started in 2005.
  • Topics range from web resources, critical educational news items, interviews and curriculum ideas.
  • We are on our 2nd generation of this series with a cumulative 138 episodes

  • Details at the website.

• Mortgage Calculators
  • TD BankNorth   
    • A variety of specific calculators 
  • Wachovia mortgage calculators
    • Mortgage calculators to help in decision making

Contact Us

You may contact Mark and Kathy by

• leaving a comment here on the blog/site
• emailing us at podcast@talkingfinlit.org

Podcast Feed:

Our podcast feed is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/talkingfinlit

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Talking Financial Literacy is produced in collaboration among the MS in Adult Education and HRD at Fordham University and The McGraw-Hill Companies.

• (C) Talking Financial Literacy is copyrighted by The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2008. All rights reserved.

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 Ep 8 Talking Fin Lit - The Inside Story: Play Now | Download (279)

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Online Resources for Classroom Use AND

Materials that Will Assist Learners See Financial Realities

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How often are you looking for resources to make your math classes, social studies, global studies, history or economics classes relevant and interesting! We have found the resources for you. Featuring online resources such as Jump$tart’s Reality Check, Choice Nerd’s Budget tools, CNN Money’s calculators and also inflation calculators cost of living calculators, and credit card calculators to use as powerful ready-made tools for teaching and learning.

Special, Stunning Announcement about the ISTE NECC MEET-UP!

• June 30, 2008- San Antonio, TX
• You are invited!
• Raffle prizes from Otterbox for iPods and iPhones
• Learning and networking opps- even be part of a podcast
• You are invited! Read more…

Articles & Items for this Episode of

Talking Fin Lit

1. Article: School promotes financial literacy (dailyillini.com - The Associated Press)

2. Highlighted Resource - Jumpstart’s Reality Check (Jumpstart Coalition) http://www.jumpstart.org/realitycheck/pgv_money_rc_main.html

“Okay…we’re not going to bore you with a lot of details here. Simply put: we want you to imagine how you want to live once you’re on your own. What kind of car are you going to buy? Where are you going to live? Do you love to go to the movies or to the clubs every weekend? Remember, it’s your life, you can do whatever you want…or can you?

Imagine the possibilities…then take our simple test. Fill in your choices and then get ready for a reality check! Chances are you’ll be surprised by how much your so called “Dream Life” is going to cost you…”

Additional Online Resources:

More types of interactive calculators than you can imagine! Listen in as we explore just a few of the ways you may teach a variety of content lessons with learners of all ages.

1. Sample budget (online) from Choice Nerd
2. Cost of Living Calculators from CNN Money.com

a) How far will my salary go in another city? http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html also - http://www.bankrate.com/brm/movecalc.asp

b) Ideal Budget”You only have so much money — make sure you’re spending it in the right places.” http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/budget101/budget_101.jsp

c) Salary Wizard http://salary.money.cnn.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_newsearch.asp

• Inflation Calculators - Money’s Real Worth Over Time -
• COINNEWS
• Westegg Inflation

• Credit Cost Calculators
• http://www.consumercredit.com/CC-interestCalc.htm

• Debt Payoff Goal Calculator
• http://www.consumercredit.com/debt-payoff-calc.htm

• Choose to Save Calculators
• http://www.choosetosave.org

Contact Us

You may contact Mark and Kathy by

• leaving a comment here on the blog/site
• emailing us at podcast@talkingfinlit.org

Podcast Feed:

Our podcast feed is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/talkingfinlit

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Talking Financial Literacy is produced in collaboration among the MS in Adult Education and HRD at Fordham University and The McGraw-Hill Companies.

• (C) Talking Financial Literacy is copyrighted by The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2008. All rights reserved.

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 Episode 3: Reality Check in Financial Literacy! [30:06m]: Play Now | Download (415)

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Welcome to Talking Financial Literacy! We are very pleased to have you with us for this new podcast series about Financial Literacy Education and personal finance. We encourage you to explore our episodes and resources as they emerge and share your needs for future content and resources.

Not only does this podcast and blog site offer a powerful resource, but we hope it will develop into a vibrant learning community, as well. This latter possibility depends on the participation of listeners, so please help us shape Talking Financial Literacy.

Enjoy the fullest experience by listening, exploring the resources, and sharing your suggestions and comments.

Contact Us
You may contact Mark and Kathy by

• leaving a comment here on the blog/site
• emailing us at podcast@talkingfinlit.org

Podcast Feed:

http://www.talkingfinlit.org/feed.xml

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Talking Financial Literacy is produced in collaboration among the MS in Adult Education and HRD at Fordham University and The McGraw-Hill Companies.(C) Talking Financial Literacy is copyrighted by The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2008. All rights reserved.

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