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FDIC: Money Smart- A Financial Education Program
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Activity Description
This FDIC curriculum contains both computer-based and instructor-led instruction on basic personal financial management. The curriculum consists of 11 modules on the following topics:
- Bank On It: An introduction to bank services
- Borrowing Basics: An introduction to credit
- Check It Out: How to choose and keep a checking account
- Money Matters: How to keep track of your money
- Pay Yourself First: Why you should save, save, save
- Keep It Safe: Your rights as a consumer
- To Your Credit: How your credit history will affect your credit future
- Charge It Right: How to make a credit card work for you
- Loan To Own: Know what you're borrowing before you buy
- Your Own Home: What home ownership is all about
- Financial Recovery: How to recover from a financial setback
The computer-based instruction features a game-based learning design and should be used to complement formal classes by providing learning assignments that users can complete at their own pace. The instructor-led curriculum (which must be ordered online and arrives on CD-ROM) includes an instructor's manual, participant's take-home guide, and overheads.
Successful completion of a computer-based module will earn the user a certificate of completion for the module.
Preparation
- Make sure that the Web site is not blocked at your school before using it with students.
- Create an account at FDIC Online Product Catalog
.
- Under Search Products, search for "Money Smart Instructor," select and order the Money Smart Instructor-Led (CD-ROM)
- Register as a student would to get an account and test that the student computers are able to run the computer-based instruction.
- Help students register for an account in the same way. They will need to create a Username and Password as well as choose a Secret Question and provide a secret answer. Have students write down their Username and Password in their notebooks since you will have no access to their account information.
- When you receive the CD-ROM in the mail, review the instructor's manual and print out the participant's take-home guide.
- Watch the Money Smart Train-the-trainer video
. It is 34 minutes long.
How-To
- Open the Example Web Site (above).
- Teach the material in module 1 titled "Bank on it"
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- Have students complete computer-based module 1 and print out their certificate of completion.
- Repeat steps 2 and 3 for modules 2-11.
More Ways
- The instructor-led curriculum for adults can be used without the self-paced computer-based instruction. The self-paced computer-based instruction can be used without the instructor-led curriculum, though this is not recommended for an ESL class.
Program Areas
- ABE: Adult Basic Education
Levels
- High