Online Resources

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Take Charge Today (Formerly known as FEFE: Family Economics and Financial Education Project) from The University of Arizona 
Michigan Jump$tart Coalition specializing in financial literacy among youth and teens. 
Family Career and Community Leaders of Today
"Like" us on Facebook. We are using this page to exchange and ask for ideas, promote Family and Consumer Science Educators in Michigan, and provide a networking platform. There is also a national Family and Consumer Sciences facebook page we encourage you to find, like, and follow. There is a significant number of educators willing and ready to help provide resources! 
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
Remind is a one way text messaging service to be able to actively communicate with parents and students. Students never see your number, and you never see their number. It is another safe way to remind them of upcoming important dates!
Kahoot! Is a game based response system that is appropriate for the classroom. It motivates participation, ownership of learning, and a highly engaging easy to use tool. Visit Kahoot! for a free account today!
Poll Everywhere is a program where you ask your audience a question, they answer in real time using their mobile phones, a web browser, or Twitter, and the responses appear live on the internet or a PowerPoint presentation.
Plickers is a powerful simple tool that lets teachers collect real time formative assessment data without the need for student devices
ThingLink is an interactive media platform that empowers publishers, educators, brands and bloggers to create more engaging content by adding rich media links to photos and videos.
Wordle is a toy for generating "word clouds" from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear for frequently in the source text. You can change fonts, layouts, and colors and use your image however you would like.
NEFE continues its service with commitment to providing financial education and practical information to people at all financial levels, including: Youth and adult financial education resource, training tools from the classroom to the workplace, and Research and consumer surveys.

Weebly makes it surprisingly easy to make a high - quality website, blog, or store. Perfect for classroom websites to upload weekly lesson plans, classroom announcements, documents, etc.
In the classroom and at home, students use Popplet for learning. Used as a mind-map, Popplet helps students think and learn visually. Students can capture facts, thoughts, and images and learn to create relationships between them.
Smore allows you to create instant beautiful newsletters. A great tool to help increase communication with parents/guardians and students.
Access your bookmarks and online favorites with Symbaloo. A free social bookmarking service in the cloud.
Google Drive is a free way to keep your files backed up and easy to reach from any phone, tablet, or computer.
Utah Education Network has numerous lesson plans for the Family and Consumer Science classroom. A number of different FACs classes are represented on this website. All lesson plans are free.
Face the FACS is a website with free lesson plans that have been submitted for the Family and Consumer Sciences classroom by educators from all over the nation.
FoolProof for high school students is the program that teaches you about money, financial responsibility and the realities of advertising and the free enterprise system.
Glogster is canvas freedom that allows expression to take over: mix text, audio, video, images, graphics and more from your files, our pre-designed graphics, or around the web using the inbuilt Web picker browser, yielding high-impact content with simple elegance
Blendspace allows educators to combine their lesson plans with digital media in a matter of minutes. Collect web resources in one place and share with just one link, measure student understanding with built in quizzes, monitor student progress and adapt to student needs in real time, and so much more!
Schoology is an innovative learning management system (LMS) and social network that makes it easy to create and share academic content.
With Prezi, step up to a whole new level of “Nailed it!” with the bold reinvention of presentation software.
The Simple Dollar’s guide on how to teach kids about money. From toddlers to teens, a strong understanding of financial concepts is essential for instilling good spending habits and establishing a financially stable future. We created a resource that covers the important topics recommended for teaching children about finance at any age.
Search millions of study sets or create your own. Improve your grades by studying with flashcards, games and more.
With Pear Deck, each student in your class will connect to your presentation on any device, answer your interactive questions, and learn from their peers.
Maryville University offers links to a number of money management resources for students K-12. Links are provided on the page linked to the picture above. A special thank you to Erica from Minnesota for bringing this resource to our attention! 
All things Google! Are you not familiar with what Google has to offer? Drive, Gmail, Forms, Photos, Translate, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, Slides and so much more! Do not miss out on this comprehensive free resource! 
Sometimes our best resources come from ones that have already been created! Upload your lesson plans to possibly share your resources with others and make a little money, or pay a nominal cost for a lesson plan to implement into your classroom! 
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Novo Resume is a website to help teenagers write resumes, cover letters, and personal development.  Teens can read age-appropriate articles to help learn tips and tricks about resumes and cover letters.   novoresume.com/career-blog/jobs-for-teens