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Technology Opportunities for Teaching Financial Literacy

Technology Opportunities for Teaching Financial Literacy. Debbie Batchelor Maryland 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

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Technology Opportunities for Teaching Financial Literacy

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  1. Technology Opportunities for Teaching Financial Literacy Debbie Batchelor Maryland Council on Economic Education

  2. A variety of sources to help you

  3. 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/

  4. 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

  5. Concept Videos

  6. 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

  7. Looking for a Lesson? How about…econedlink.org Lessons Interactive tools

  8. …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/

  9. Online Games for Financial Literacy

  10. 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

  11. Hands on Banking

  12. “Joey Approved” Websites www.practicalmoneyskills.com Saving/Spending, Budgeting Interactive games Lesson Plans Young Children: PreK-2 Children: Grades 3-6 www.thefunvault.com Currency/Money Games Sand Dollar City: Ages 8-12 (Earning, Decision-Making, Spending, Saving, Budgeting, Credit, etc… http://piggybank.disney.go.com/ Saving/Spending Wisely Inflation Asset Allocation Diversification http://handsonbanking.org Budgeting Importance of Saving Using Financial Services Managing Credit Money Management

  13. Online Videos for You www.econedlink.org/virtual-economics/?topic=Personal+Finance+Economics (videos)

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. Scavenger Hunt! Your chance to investigate Virtual Economics®. Be sure to look at the fullscreenas you search for answers!

  17. Scavenger Hunt Stuck? Finished? Please raise your hand!

  18. Post Test • Go to www.econed.org/testing • Click on “Take an Assessment” (Do NOTclick on “Teacher Login!) • Follow test instructions on sheet

  19. When Finished… go back to Melissa in Room 310

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