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Technology Opportunities for Teaching Financial Literacy
Debbie BatchelorMaryland Council on Economic
Education
A variety of sources to help you
Virtual Economics®v.4: What Is It?
A teaching tool with…
• 1,400+ reproducible lessons covering 51 key concepts
• Practical teaching tips
• Search tools
• Concept videos
http://ve.councilforeconed.org/
Financial Literacy in VE v.4
• Financial Fitness for Life: Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12
• What Personal Finance is About
• Learning, Earning and Investing Grades 4-12
• Virtual Economics Insurance Lessons
• …and many more Econ/Fin. Lit. resources
Concept Videos
High Performance • Fast searches
• Number of lessons displayed
• Online lessons automatically displayed
• Lessons can be saved to your computer or hard-drive
• Read-Out-Loud Capability
•
Looking for a Lesson?
How about…
econedlink.org• Lessons• Interactive tools
…an online educational simulation that teaches about:
• the stock market
• the global economy
• the importance of saving and investing
Participants develop skills in mathematics, language arts, research and critical thinking, while building and maintaining a stock portfolio.
http://www.stockmarketgame.org/
Online Games for Financial Literacy
The Great Piggy Bank AdventureLearning about money doesn't always have to be serious.
Helps students learn how to…• set goals,
• save money,
• diversify assets,
• avoid the dangers of inflation.
http://piggybank.disney.go.com/media/ap/piggybank/index.html
“JOEY APPROVED” WEBSITESwww.practicalmoneyskills.com
Saving/Spending, Budgeting Interactive games Lesson Plans
Young Children: PreK-2Children: Grades 3-6
www.thefunvault.comCurrency/Money GamesSand Dollar City: Ages 8-12 (Earning, Decision-Making, Spending, Saving, Budgeting, Credit, etc…
http://piggybank.disney.go.com/ Saving/Spending Wisely InflationAsset AllocationDiversification
http://handsonbanking.org Budgeting Importance of Saving Using Financial Services Managing Credit Money Management
ONLINE VIDEOS FOR YOU
www.econedlink.org/virtual-economics/?topic=Personal+Finance+Economics (videos)
www.federalreserveeducation.org
www.newyorkfed.org (It’s All About Your $)
www.clevelandfed.org (Escape from Barter Island – Interactive)
www.philadelphiafed.org (Lesson Plans)
www.stlouisfed.org (Lessons with Interactive Whiteboard activities)
www.kansascityfed.org (Common Cents)
www.frbsf.org (Interactive Game: FedVille)
THE FEDERAL RESERVE
Financial Literacy App
• Econ Ed Mobile Learning App: learn how to visualize and understand how inflation and the cost of credit can affect your spending and saving decisions.
• Free download available at the iTunes App Store
Scavenger Hunt! Your chance to
investigate Virtual Economics®.
Be sure to look at the full screen as you search for answers!
Scavenger Hunt
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Finished?
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Post Test• Go to
www.econed.org/testing
• Click on
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• Follow test instructions on sheet
