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Free Online & InteractiveFinancial Resources to
Boost Student Engagement
Agenda
Welcome Personal Finance
Banking & Accounting
Online Game Resources
Resources for
• Time Value of Money• Economic Forecasting• Mobile Phones Matter (Cost/Benefit
Analysis)• Where Did All the Money Go?• What Does the Nation Consume? (Gross
Domestic Product)• Baseball Economics 201
Resources for
• EconEdLink• Preparing a 1040EZ Income Tax Form• Tic Tac Taxes• Supply and Demand, Lessons from Toy
Fads• It’s A Matter of Power (Profit
Maximization)• Balance of Payments (International
Trade)• The Economics of Professional Sports: U
nderpaid Millionaires? (Competition)
Resources for
• EconEdLink• Compound Interest Calculator• Budget Odyssey – an interactive tool to
help students understand the difference between income, fixed expenses, and variable expenses.• Car Loan Project
Resources for
• Videos– What is Money (YouTube)– Introduction to Financial Literacy 101
(YouTube)– Financial Literacy Interviews– Teaching Financial Literacy to Teens (ABC)– What is Opportunity Cost? (EconEdLink)– Certified Financial Planner (YouTube)
Resources for
• Unit I: Evolution of Money– First Bank of the U.S. (PDF)– Benjamin Franklin and the Birth of Paper Mone
y (PDF)
– One is Silver and The Other’s Gold – A Store of Value Over Time
– A Day in the Life of FOMC: An Insider’s Look at the Federal Reserve’s Monetary Policy Body
Resources for
– Computer Simulation: So You Want to Be in Charge of Monetary Policy
– The World Bank & International Monetary Fund Video
• Unit II: Banking Processes, Services, & Products– Hands on Banking Simulation– “Lessons from a Storm” – Banking for Safety
Video
Resources for
• Unit II: Banking Processes, Services, & Products– The Role of a Bank Teller– Five Stages of Investing– Banking Basics PDF
• Unit IV: Marketing, Selling & Customer Relations of Banks– Marketing Ad Survey– Opening a Checking Account
Resources for
• Unit IV: Marketing, Selling & Customer Relations of Banks– How the Market Works
• Unit V: Bank Security, Compliance, & Loans– Consumer Tips for Check Fraud– Identity Theft Video– Identity Theft Interactive Games
Resources for
• Unit V: Bank Security, Compliance, & Loans– Key Banking Laws & Regulations– Open & Operating: The Federal Reserve
Responds to 9-11 Video/Curriculum– Credit Card Simulation: It Costs What– Bankruptcy Basics Videos
Resources for
• Unit VI: Reporting Systems & Technology in Banking– Video on Smarter Banking– Money Creation Video– What is Online Banking– Tour of Online Banking by Wells Fargo
Resources for
• Resources for Teaching the U.S. Tax System– Understanding Taxes for Students– BNA Tax and Accounting – lists up to date
federal rulings on tax law.– Internal Revenue Service – contains all of
the tax forms (1040, W-4, etc.) and provides a database on tax statistics.
Resources for
• Resources for Teaching the U.S. Tax System– Lesson Corner – offers lesson plans for
teaching taxes.– The Money Instructor – provides
interesting lesson plans and worksheets related to taxes.
Resources for
Online Finance Games
• Finances 101 Online Game• Financial Entertainment -- is a library of free
online and mobile games that aim to improve personal financial capability, self-confidence, and knowledge.
• Great Piggy Bank Adventure• Practical Money Skills Games• Texas Reality Check – Helps you know what
you need to earn in the future.
Online Finance Games
• Online Personal Finance Game -- includes fifteen Missions in which students attempt to help people in financial trouble.
• Quest for Money Online Game• Moneytopia -- In this game your goal is to
successfully manage your money throughout life, until you finally achieve your Big Dream.
• Sense and Dollars – Games about credit cards, checking accounts, and affording a “dream prom.”
• Stock Market Game – What would you do with $100,000?
Other Financial Resources
• America Saves• Building Your Future Financial Literacy Curriculum
Resource• CashCourse – Your Real-Life Money Guide• CNN Money 101 Lessons• Credit Donkey• Dave Ramsey Financial Curriculum• USA Today Education—Financial Literacy Lessons• Investopedia• Money As You Grow• How Stuff Works—Money
Other Financial Resources
• Money Matters—Financial Literacy Initiative at Dartmouth College
• Money Think• Money U• On Your Own• Pathway to Financial Success• Smart About Money• SmarterTexas.org – a project of the Texas Council
on Economic Education• Spendster.org• Thirteen Ed Online – Financial Education Lessons• Wall Street Survivor
Questions?
