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What is the Gen i
Revolution??http://www.genirevolution.org/
orfacebook.com/genirevolution
Gen i Revolution is a suite of FREE
interactive, Web-based computer games
designed to teach students the basics of personal finance and investments
games designed to be playable as stand-alone missions
even more effective as a supplement to your classroom instruction.
THE STORYLINE People are losing
confidence in their ability to save and invest.
This confusion is called “the Murktide.”
The mysterious Monique founded her movement, the Gen i Revolution, to fight the Murktide.
Students take on the role of operatives in Monique’s movement.
THE THREE GAMES
1. (The original) Gen i Revolution, 15 missions, full classroom support
2. Beyond the Mission, 6 independent, stand-alone missions (start here!)
3. Murktide Invasion, a single stand-alone game
BEYOND THE MISSION
Interactive game with full tablet and Facebook support
You are an advisor to your peers – make good recommendations!
Two voice characters will also advise, but one is a double agent for the Murktide
BEYOND THE MISSION
To win, make the right recommendations every time.
Even one wrong choice along the way will, at the end, return you to the start.
Bonus points if you identify the double agent!
TO START THE GAME:
If you have a Facebook account, go to facebook.com/genirevolution
If not, go to www.genirevolution.org
In either case, click on this little patch:
MURKTIDE INVASION
Interactive game with full tablet and Facebook support
This game is just a 100-question quiz on personal finance
Wrapped in a strategy game that rewards skillful play
MURKTIDE INVASION
The Murktide has taken over large areas and turned them red.
Our side’s areas are green. You get a turn to answer
five questions. Every correct answer gives
you one more agent (contact).
MURKTIDE INVASION
Deploy (“reinforce”) your agents in a green area bordering the red.
You want greater numbers. Now attack that red area! As the invasion continues,
you push back the Murktide to the ocean.
TO START THE GAME:
If you have a Facebook account, go to facebook.com/genirevolution
If not, go to www.genirevolution.org
In either case, click on this little patch:
AND, FINALLY:
The classic Gen i Revolution game has full support for teachers and in-class teams.
Developed in reaction to stock market simulations’ rewarding of speculative and gambling strategies.
But the game is hard.
OBJECT OF THE CLASSICGEN i GAME
Accumulate as many points as possible by correctly answering questions and giving good financial advice to contacts.
Gen i Revolution has a companion print volume:
Learning, Earning, and Investing for a New Generation
To see the game as if a student:
Go to genirevolution.org and register as a student, class code 578f1a
Teacher Set Up
1. Register as a Teacher2. Create a class3. Once created, you will
receive a class code.Your students will use that code to log in.
Student Set Up
Students can self-register using your class code but they need an email address.
An email is sent to the student to activate the account so have students register BEFORE you want them to use the site in class.
Student Set Up
If student email is a problem the teacher can register students individually.
How to Play
http://www.genirevolution.org/demonstration.php
Click on class name to see info for that specific class.
Econ and Personal Finance – Bell 4
Let’s Play Mission #2
http://www.genirevolution.org/demonstration.php
1. Sign in 2. Pick Mission #23. Pick operatives4. Click on Start
Mission
www.genirevolution.org
Hints: Keep a calculator and
notepad handy If you are demonstrating
the first lesson in class – start with Mission #2
Students find navigating the game very easy
Hints:Students tend to get
stuck in two places:1.After they log in (they
should go to the map)2.After choosing a team
and hearing the mission briefing (start with the 411)
Hints: The answers are out
there. Concerned?use a computer lab where the game can be monitored
test the information in class and average the grades
give only a participation grade
Virginia Council on Economic Education
www.vcee.org•Governor’s Challenge in Economics and Personal Finance•Stock Market Game•Enter our Economic Educator Awards Program