Credit Union
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[edit] The Virtual Credit Union on the Teen Grid of Second Life
- Project partners: Filene Research Institute, the VITAL Lab at Ohio University
- SLURL (Location of the Credit Union island on the Second Life Teen Grid): http://slurl.com/secondlife/Credit%20Union/89/116/24/
- Project overview
- Credit Union Financial Education Game
- Credit Union People
- Credit Union Game Instructions
- Related Articles
- Video
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twxq-wSQgOI (initial video)
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RECLk_-_rNI (A video on how the game is played)
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSmwVMtj4g8 (a shorter High quality video of the island and game. Choose the “watch In high Quality” to see a clearer picture)
- Financial Literacy Education standards
- Indiana http://doe.state.in.us/octe/facs/IndianaFinLitEd-MiddleSchStandards.html
- Ohio http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3&TopicRelationID=308&ContentID=40028&Content=48528
- NEFE: http://www.nefe.org/HighSchoolProgram/tabid/146/Default.aspx
- Some reading material for financial literacy
- Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! (Paperback)by Robert T. Kiyosaki (Author), Sharon L. Lechter (Author) "I had two fathers, a rich one and a poor one..." (2000)
- The Financially Intelligent Parent: 8 Steps to Raising Successful, Generous, Responsible Children by Ph.D. Eileen Gallo and J.D. Jon Gallo (Audio CD - 2005)
- Silver Spoon Kids: How Successful Parents Raise Responsible Children by Ph.D. Eileen Gallo and J.D. Jon Gallo (Audio CD - 2005)
- Financial Literacy for Teens (Paperback)by Chad Foster (Author)
- The Ohio Core – Personal Finance Requirements
- Explain why incomes will differ in the labor market depending on supply and demand for skills, abilities and education levels.
- Explain the role of individuals in the economy as producers, consumers, savers, workers and investors.
- Explain the consequences of the economic choices made by individuals and the tools which they use to manage their financial resources including:
- Budgets;
- Savings;
- Investments;
- Credit;
- Philanthropy.
- Describe how interest rates affect savers and borrowers.
