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Free lessons for teachers and families: practical skills for living well with money, technology and other people. Each one is CC BY 4.0, so copy it, change it and use it. Follow along with RSS; no account needed.

  • Why Is It So Hard to Put Down? Who Profits From Your Attention

    Unit 4, Paying Attention. A free 50-minute lesson for grades 9-12. Students take apart the features that keep them scrolling, work out who each one is for, and decide which to keep, change or turn off.

  • Pay Later, Pay More? What Borrowing Really Costs

    Unit 3, Earning vs Owing. A free 50-minute lesson for grades 9-12. Students work out what six real kinds of borrowing cost in total, figure out who earns when they owe, and decide whether each deal is worth it.

  • What's the Catch? The Real Cost of the Apps You Use

    Unit 1, Before You Sign. A free 50-minute lesson for grades 9-12. Students run five questions on an app they really use, then decide whether to keep it, change it, leave it or skip it.

  • Is It Worth Saying? Thinking Before You Post

    Unit 2, What Good Will It Bring? A free 50-minute lesson for grades 9-12. Students practice two questions to ask before they post, reply or argue, then apply the same questions to a business decision.