Management

Videos and PowerPoint CDs

 

21 Days to a Green Life - NEW
Students will learn what it means to live a green life as well as tips for safeguarding the environment and using resources that are renewable. The journey is exciting, but you can't get from start to finish in a day. So take 21 days to discover a different way to live a green life at home, at school, and at work. Presenter notes included. (2008 - 29 slides)
No. P9174.........$49.95

The Art of Listening
We spend more time listening than any activity except breathing, yet we listen at only a fraction of our potential. This video uses home and workplace situations to teach the seven "Laws of Good Listening" and practical techniques to become a better listener. Each "law" is a key toward improved listening and communication. Learning Seed teacher guide included. (2007 - 27 min.)
No. 5893...............$99.00
No. 5893 DVD.....$99.00

Aspects of A Business Plan (PowerPoint)
Illustrates a business plan, and details financial, marketing, and supervisory functions. Compares management and leadership styles by describing a need for personal management philosophies. Gives examples of communication functions for external and internal audiences, and identifies communication barriers and possible solutions. (2004 – 76 slides)
No. P2137................$79.00

Banks: A User's Guide
From the origins of money and banking, through the basics of checking, savings, and lending, viewers learn about the core functions of a bank, and how these fundamentals affect their daily lives. Learn how to match a savings account to your needs, why “bouncing” a check is a crime, why “overdraft protection” might not be such a great deal, how to avoid paying needless fees, how computer, digital images, and new banking laws impact your spending habits, how to write and endorse a check to protect yourself from fraud, and how to use ATMs and safe deposit boxes. Learning Seed teacher guide included.  (2006-25min.)
No. 5291.....................$89.00
No. 5291 DVD............$89.00

Budgeting Basics
Watch as Rachel, a college student, gets a "financial makeover" and learns the value of preparing a budget and sticking to a spending plan. Learn how debt, taxes, everyday expenses, and unexpected bills can drain your bank account without a plan in place. (2007-18 min.)
No. 5288...................$99.00
No. 5288 DVD..........$99.00

Consumer Rights & Responsibilities (PowerPoint)
Discusses our rights as consumers. Students will be able to determine the influence consumers have on everyday purchases.  (2004 – 25 slides)
No. P2159...............$69.00

Cracking the Advertising Code
Get an inside look at "cracking the advertising code." Learn to recognize commonly used advertising ploys such as celebrity endorsement, customer testimony, emotional appeal, unproven claims and more in order to make smart, informed buying decisions. (2006-20 min.)
No. 9405.....................$49.95
No. 9405 DVD........... $49.95

Credit: You're In Charge
Explores advantages and disadvantages of credit use. Covers basic terminology, importance of good credit history, and forms of credit, such as educational loans, installment loans, and credit cards. Supplement containing section and final quizzes promotes retention. (2000-22 min.)
No. 2713..................$99.00

Go Green Around Your Home - NEW
Learn how you can help to sustain the world's resources by making a few changes at home. Watch as a group of teenagers explain ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle products to create a healthier lifestyle and environment. (2008 - 20 min.)
No. 9466 DVD........$79.95

Grocery Shopping Survival
Helps conquer the confusion caused by the variety of products available (approximately 26,000) in the grocery store. Topics include labeling information; unit pricing; budgeting; menu planning; and food storage and preservation. Also suggests 10 ways to speed up the shopping chore. Includes a study guide and a supplement. (2000-36 min.)
No. 2586..................$85.00

HELP! They Stole My Name
Hear from identity theft victims. From corporate data theft to shoulder surfing to skimming to dumpster diving, see the most common ways thieves steal your identity. Law enforcement and consumer groups explain how to protect yourself. Learn how to safely manage your e-mail and Internet activity. Learning Seed teacher guide included. (2007-29 min.)
No. 5304.................$99.00
No. 5304 DVD........$99.00

How Consumers Decide
Explore whether we use our hearts or minds to make decisions. Learn about heuristics, the mental "shortcuts" we all use to make decisions easier, and how consumers use them to make marketplace decisions. Advertisers simply need to understand some things about our decision making to convince us to buy their product. Recognize the hidden persuaders creeping into our minds and shaping our desires. Learning Seed teacher guide included. (2007-23 min.)
No. 5305...................$99.00
No. 5305 DVD..........$99.00

It’s Your Money: Financial Flight School
The narrator is already living on her own and gives tips to teens on what they can do now to get a head start financially to live on their own. Topics include how to develop good saving and spending habits by designing a personal money management plan and how to avoid credit card traps. Explains the power of compound interest, the total cost of buying a car, and more. (2006-20 min.)
No. 9389...................$49.95
No. 9389 DVD..........$49.95

Management Of Energy, Money, & Tasks (PowerPoint)
Includes basic management terminology, strategies for managing time and energy, budgeting techniques, and life examples. Shows basic relationship between personal and family planning and the fulfillment of wants and needs. (2003 – 31 slides)
No. P2008.................$79.00

Money Matters
Covers four basic reasons for financial failure and seven basic laws for accumulation of wealth. Topics include the difference between wants and needs and successful budgeting. Quizzes promote retention of money management essentials. Includes a supplement. (2000-23 min.)
No. 2714..................$99.00

A Penny Saved: How to Grow Money
Explains the power of compound interest and ability of money to grow with time. Covers basics of interest, investing, compounding, the time value of money, inflation, liquidity, and yield. Learning Seed video includes a study guide. (2000-21 min.)
No. 5246.....................$89.00
No. 5246 DVD............$89.00

Personal Financial Planning (PowerPoint)
Considers the factors affecting financial decisions, and analyzes the cost of living, such as housing, food, and transportation, throughout the life cycle. Looks at the effects of demographic, cultural, societal, and economic factors on families and the importance of a financial plan when faced with a crisis. (2003 – 21 slides)
No. P2007...................$59.00

Real Food: The Cost of Convenience - NEW
What do you by most in a supermarket? Hint: It's not food. Most of your dollars are spent for slicing, dicing, portioning, and packaging. In short, you pay for convenience. Real Food illustrates how much we pay - in dollars and nutrition - when we buy processed foods. Using compelling and memorable examples, students will learn how buying local products, fresh ingredients, and raw foods will impact their health as well as their wallets. Learning Seed teacher guide included. (2008 - 24 min.)
No. 5318 DVD....$99.00

Skills For Real World Survival (PowerPoint)
Illustrates the skills students will need to achieve their academic goals. Helps develop an understanding of how students can ap­ply their knowledge outside the classroom. Explores communications skills, analytical skills, personal skills, interpersonal skills, organizational skills, and business-manage­ment skills. Highlights issues, such as verbal vs. nonverbal communication, reading com­prehension and assessing self accuracy, team work, prioritizing, and resolving conflict. Good for middle and beginning high school students. (2006 - 148 slides)
No. P2227................$119.00

The Netiquette Edge
Discover the importance of using good manners when using cell phones, the Internet, iPods, email and other gadgets. Learn the S.T.E.P.S. of manners related to technology and get the netiquette edge. (2007-21 min.)
No. 9426....................$79.95
No. 9426 DVD...........$79.95

What is a Price? Basics of Economic Literacy
Provides basic information for anyone liv­ing in a market society such as ours. Viewers learn that price is information disguised as a number. They understand how it influences consumer behavior, sends a message from the producer, allows the consumer to talk back, and plays a vital role in a market economy. Answers questions such as what is a price and who sets it, what goes into setting a price, how does price influence behavior. Learning Seed teacher guide included. (2006-20 min.)
No. 5301...................$89.00
No. 5301 DVD..........$89.00

Where to Land: Apartment or Dorm
Help prepare your students for the decisions involved with attending college. Compares dorm with apartment living to help students make housing decisions. Viewers learn de­tails of the challenges of living arrangements, including personal space, security, financial considerations, roommates, leases and more. Reveals the hidden costs of apartment living. (2005-12 min.)
No. 9388...................$49.95
No. 9388 DVD..........$49.95

Working Smart - NEW
Okay, so you've got the job so now what? A good employee knows that succeeding in the workplace involves more than just learning a particular aspect of the job, it also includes knowing what to do and who to ask when you don't know. Learn how to succeed and how to get ahead by working smart. (2005 - 15 min.)
No. 8020 DVD....$125.00

Workplace Ethics - NEW
Ethics describes how you act not onlu in public but also when no one is looking. An ethical employee is a valuable employee and someone who will be respected by their peers and employers. Learn how you can be a responsible and ethical employee. Come along and see what it takes to improve your on the job ethics. (2004 - 15 min.)
No. 8010 DVD.....$125.00