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 videoshttp://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

Hands on Banking

“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.orgwww.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

Stuck?

Finished?

Please raise yourhand!

Post Test• Go to

www.econed.org/testing

• Click on “Take an Assessment” (Do NOT click on “Teacher Login!)

• Follow test instructions on sheet

When Finished…go back to Melissa in

Room 310