Oklahoma Personal Finance and Money Mangagement
Welcome Reviewers!
Thank you for participating in the review of eDynamic Learning for Oklahoma’s Adoption of Personal Finance Literacy.
Accessing Curriculum
You will access our eDynamic Learning course demo using your preferred web browser – Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari
Step 1: Go to https://oklahoma-review.agilixbuzz.com/
Step 2:
You will use the Teacher Access credentials for your review as it includes access to the Teacher Resources. Student Access is exactly the same as the teacher access with the exception of the Teacher Resources.
Personal Financial Literacy (1451) / Personal Finance and Money Management Log In
Enter login credentials in the top right corner (NOTE: login credentials are case sensitive).
Step 3:
To enter a course, click the Course Tile. Citations will specify which section – A (Semester 1) or B (Semester 2) – you need to access for the coverage of the listed standard.
How to Navigate
All courses follow the same format. You will see Teacher Resources, Getting Started for Students, the Units of study, a Midterm, and a Final exam.
You will access our eDynamic Learning course demo using your preferred web browser – Chrome, Edge, Firefox, or Safari
To go back to the previous page you can click on Previous Activity. The title of the page is listed.
To move to the next page you can click on Next Activity. The title of the page is listed.
Course Features
Units are organized in the same manner starting with an Introduction, followed by Lessons, Student Supports (Podcast and Flashcards), and Assessment opportunities.
The Introduction provides learning objectives as well as a brief introduction to peak a student’s interest in the unit. The lessons unpack these learning objectives.
Lessons present information in manageable bite-sized chunks.
New academic terms are highlighted in the text. Students can hover over the word and the definition will appear in a pop-up. New vocabulary is also available as Flashcards as one of the unit features.
Interactive elements - Throughout each lesson, there are opportunities for students to engage with the material.
Slide shows also allow students to determine how they want to go through the material
Activities are included in each unit. There are 1-4 activities in each unit with an expectation of a maximum of 2 hours of student’s time spent on the activities. In some activities– links are provided to Internet resources to expand student learning.
Visuals are provided to help students see concepts.
Where appropriate we integrate short videos to teach difficult concepts or reinforce information in a lesson.
Students Support Features
The Literacy Support Toolbar can be accessed by clicking the Accessibility Icon on the upper left side of the page. Clicking the Icon opens the toolbar. The toolbar anchors to the top so it does not obstruct the reading experience. The toolbar features Read Along, Translation, Dictionary, Pictionary, Highlighting, and Screen Reading.
The translation default is Spanish, but there are 96 languages available. The students can change the language in Settings. Many languages include a read-along feature, so students can hear words and sentences read in their preferred language.
Using the Dictionary and Pictionary features students highlight words and have them defined. Students can also click the word to hear the definition read aloud.
Screen masking overlays help reduce visual stress. The student can make their screen mask selections in the Settings Section.
The highlighting tool offers students four (4) highlighting colors as well as a strikethrough option. Students can collect their highlights and transfer them to a word processing document for study purposes.
The Podcast and Flashcards are additional student support features of every unit.
The podcast is professionally narrated and covers the introduction and lesson content. Students can listen to the podcast as they view the course or they can download it and listen to it on the go. The podcast provides an opportunity to hear academic vocabulary pronounced in context by a real person.
Flashcards are interactive and allow students to practice all new vocabulary terms from the unit.
Assessment Features
The Knowledge Check is a low-stakes practice exam found at the end of the last lesson in every unit. These practice exams provide correct and incorrect answer feedback so that students can extend their learning. There are no grades associated with the Knowledge Check, giving students the opportunity to retry until they get the correct answer.
Courses feature open-ended assessments in every unit.
There are five (5) Critical Thinking Questions in every unit. Suggested answers and a rubric are included in Teacher Resources.
There are two (2) Discussion Questions in each unit. Students can participate in an asynchronous discussion in their learning management system discussion board or teachers can use these as in-class discussion prompts. Suggested answers and a rubric are included in Teacher Resources.
Each unit has one (1) to five (5) Activities which require a student to produce a product and submit it to their teacher for grading. Some activities are Labs or Cumulative Projects. Cumulative Projects are broken down into parts that students complete through multiple units in the course. Rubrics are provided for students Suggested answers and a rubric are included in Teacher Resources.
A Rubric is provided for students for all activities.
Each unit has a Unit Quiz. Quizzes have fifteen (15) questions pulled from a bank of fifty (50) questions. Each course section has a Midterm Exam and a Final Exam. These exams have fifty (50) questions pulled from a bank of two hundred (200) questions. Quizzes and exams are automatically scored and added to the gradebook. Teachers can modify these assessments to meet student needs. This includes time allowed for a quiz or exam, number of questions on quiz or exam, printing of the assessment, retries, etc.
Teacher Resources
Teacher Resources are visible to teachers only. The student view of the course is exactly the same as the teacher access with the exception of the Teacher Resources. Teacher Resources include Pacing Guides, Teaching Guides, and Suggested Answers for each unit.
A course Pacing Guide and a Unit Pacing Template are included for each section of the course.
Downloadable, ready-to-use Lesson Plans are included for every unit. These provide direct instruction, engaging activities, and differentiation strategies.
Downloadable Course Slides are included for each unit. These slide decks are designed to be used with the Lesson Plans. Slides are indicated within the lesson plans for each class.
Additionally, each course offers multiple downloadable Teaching Guides. These include a Teaching with Artificial Intelligence Guide, a Blended Learning Guide, an Online and Continuous Learning Guide, an Inquiry Based Learning Guide, a Project Based Learning Guide, and an Interpersonal and Employability Skills Resource Guide. These guides provide strategies to help teachers meet the needs of their students.
Teachers can create their own assessments or surveys, through built-in support tools and customizable features. They can provide students with alternative assignments and/or assessments and allow them to present their learning in a variety of different formats.
Teacher or district-authored content can be integrated easily. Add: New lessons, links, videos, docs, assessments, etc. Hide: Units, lessons, activities. Move: Units, lessons, activities in a different sequence. Modify: Due Date, Grading Options, Access, and more!
Suggested Answers include rubrics for all areas.
Suggested Answers are provided for every unit. These include the suggested answers to the Critical Thinking Questions, the Discussion Questions, and all Activities.
Personalized teacher feedback. When a student turns in an assignment on the LMS, teachers can provide feedback to students. They can also make quick adjustments to scoring – including allowing retries - and make accommodations and modifications based on student IEP and 504 Plan requirements.
Gradebook Reporting. Teachers can use the data gathered via the LMS to identify at risk students as well as to customize by accommodating or accelerating learning.
