Grade 6-8, 9-12, Higher Education
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On-Demand Webinar

Utilizing Social Media to Center Women’s Voices in Personal Finance

Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: Diana Isern
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Objective

Teachers will be able to:

  • Identify the ongoing underrepresentation of women in financial conversations and how social media can democratize the space.
  • Analyze how the accessibility and diversity of social media can enhance students’ financial literacy and ability to make informed decisions.
  • Explore how to teach students responsible use of social media and how to discern legitimate education.
  • Create their own strategies in the classroom for how to use social media.

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Budgeting, Consumers, Entrepreneurs, Financial Investments, Income, Money, Saving, Technology

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Description

This webinar will explore how to leverage information from legitimate social media accounts to teach our students practical advice on budgeting, investing, saving, and debt management. Nearpod will be used to engage participants in various activities that share:

  1. Specific curated social media accounts that captivate students.
  2. Ways to teach about how to be discerning about financial advice as seen on social media.
  3. EdTech activities that are turn-key for use in the classroom.
  4. Ways you can incorporate social media in your classroom.

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