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elcome to the Crews Stock Market Handbook.  These web pages and resources are designed to help students earn their Crews Stock Broker License and then in turn apply for a business license to create their own investment company.  Training with lecture and discussion in class involves online videos, articles, blogs, games, and much more.  When you are finished with this course, you will have the knowledge to spend, save and give wisely to others. Students begin with a basic understanding what kinds of things a person can do with money.  To add engagement, guest speakers are a great way to bring the "field trip on-site" to your school.    Great site for learning about the Stock Market EQ: Why invest in the stock market?  EQ:  What do kids have to say about making money? "Diversification does not work every time or all the time but over time.  It is a great tool to reduce risk!" Ron Blue     EQ: Why invest my money? EQ: What is that stock worth? One great resource that I have used numerous times in the past few years is through the Financial Planning Association.  A certified financial planner will come to your class and provide great information about saving, spending and giving back. After explaining some basic terms like save, spend, opportunity cost, inflation, and compound interest students are ready to learn about investments.  There are videos, articles, and games to play that reinforce the history and function of the stock market.  A short exam is prepared to see what students learned. While you are waiting to take the exam you can be working hard to get your business license completed.  You will need to work with your partner to get a business name, motto (slogan), and address.  Once you do this, you can proceed to creating your business card for your company and writing a letter home to your first potential client (your parents).  Once this is complete we will work hard to begin researching company stocks and picking the best stocks. Our online e-trading system that we will use is called Virtual Stock Exchange (VSE) Learning How do I register for an account  is free and required.  This simulation software will record your ranking once you join our class competition. If you are at home watching this video I will give you a password to join our class competition tomorrow. Have you spent all your parent's money?  Time to send home a postcard showing how you have spent the $100,000.00 that your parents have trusted you to invest.  Click here for the video showing how to send this postcard. Please note that some of the videos, quizzes, and games are fee based and require specific logins. Sample: CREWS PRESS RELEASE CONTEST WINNER AWARDED BARNES & NOBLE GIFT CARD & COVEY BOOK LAWRENCEVILLE, GA, OCTOBER 14, 2009: Vidhi an 8th grade student at Crews Middle School has been awarded a gift card and the book: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens by Sean Covey complements of Barnes & Noble Book Store. It was a very close battle between Vidhi and Jon Austin to determine 1st place. Mr. Hames, their teacher at Crews has incorporated a dynamic hands on learning course where students own and operate their own investment/brokerage company. They write letters to solicit business, create business cards, design websites, and eventually play a simulation business game. The students invest with fake money but at real prices. Having their parents as a client makes the game even more real to the students. As they play, they are ranked on who has made the most gains. In the end, Mr. Hames hopes they have learned valuable principles related to saving, investing, and basic entrepreneurship and will eventually apply their entrepreneurial skills to a business they one day create.   Past Winners   Past Sponsors: Sponsors: Texas Roadhouse, Starbucks Coffee, Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, The Avenue at Webb Gin, etc. y now you know that you are taking a 9 week Business Simulation Course.  What you didn't know is that your venture will end with an investment company that you and your partner will form.  Students from our past classes are found on this web page.  A list of some our corporate sponsors are also listed.  Winners of our past competitions have worked very hard to build a winning portfolio of great stocks that have outstanding value.  I wish you the same success that they received.  Remember that you can ask family member, conduct internet research and/or watch the stock channel for additional help on picking stocks.  You will be given a very limited time throughout the nine weeks to work on your portfolio.  The rest of your time on the stock market can be done from home or after you finish your daily assignments. You can check your stocks before typing each day.  There are questions that we will answer as a class.  The competition you are joining is judged based on your gains.  This means that the person with the most money will win.  I wish you the best.  So you can see your progress, you will be ranked daily by your progress. **Note: That person must end my class with an "A" or "B" to be considered for any prizes! he prize winners for each nine weeks is determined by overall ranking.  The Virtual Stock Exchange software updates these rankings at night.  I have no way of controlling this part of the software.  If you feel there is a problem with the game competition, please let know and I will email the company. Using  http://bigcharts.marketwatch.com/  can help with your investment decisions. Click Here for Past Winers of the Game

The Financial Planning Association - The Financial Planning Association (FPA^®) is the leadership and advocacy organization representing the financial planning community.

Contact information:

Amira Tart

Director, Pro Bono Services

Financial Planning Association®

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http://www.sunamericafunds.com/sun.nsf/kids?OpenForm - The K.I.D.S. program grew out of SunAmerica Mutual Funds' interest in teaching young children the value and importance of saving for the future. One recent study noted that elementary school children's spending power is $15 billion annually, most of which is spent on food, beverages, clothes, toys and games.

http://www.ecb.org/finance/D912Kubeny.html - Financial Literacy: TEACH IT! is a multi-media professional development resource designed around Wisconsin’s new Personal Financial Literacy standards. Twenty one short videos demonstrate effective teaching of each of the seven standards in elementary, middle, and high school classrooms. Additional resources available include links to lesson plans and online resources for each standard, as well as information for parents and a place for educators to share their experiences teaching financial literacy. 

http://federalreserveeducation.org/ - A great site for educational resources.  Also features some games.

Hoovers:  Delivers comprehensive company, industry, and market information before you buy that company stock.

Smart Money:  Get help with personal-finance issues in the Answer Center, or get investing ideas from Smart Investor.

Google Money:  Financial news from http://www.google.com/finance

Bridge:  Information Special Reports, Market Updates and analysis.

USA-Today:  The newspaper online.

The Virtual Stock Exchange (http://www.virtualstockexchange.com) web site is only one of several other stock simulation games on the web.  I want you to be aware of others so you can evaluate each based on your own involvement.  The following are other games to consider.

Consider: http://library.thinkquest.org/3096/

Check here for great kid-friendly investment ideas for both beginner and intermediate investors. Using something as simple as a lemonade stand enterprise, you can learn some basic money and investment terminology. Ever heard of the Rule of 72? Use the Stocks in Cyberspace financial goals calculator and find out how a small amount of money invested now can make you a millionaire!  It was created in 1996 as a ThinkQuest competition.

All Terrain Brain

All Terrain Brain (ATB) is a multimedia project designed to get 8-to 12-year-old kids to take their brains “off road” and tap into their entrepreneurial spirits.

 

Kids Take a Shot at Entrepreneurial Success

Play Hot Shot Business.disney.com This game will let you try your skills out at opening your own business.  Hot Shot Business is an award-winning Internet simulation game that gives millions of boys and girls the chance to run a business in Opportunity City at Disney.com. Developed by the creative team at Disney Online with the entrepreneurship expertise of the Kauffman Foundation, Hot Shot Business blends fun game play with real-world lessons to teach kids entrepreneurial concepts and skills.

During the game, players find money to open businesses like a skateboard factory, pet spa or comic shop. They make adjustments based on market trends, customer preferences and news events to make the businesses succeed and rack up biz points. Hot Shot Business owners are typically between the ages of 9 and 12. Boys and girls play the game over and over, trying to beat their high score. The game’s simulated guides, Kate and Jack, are there along the way to explain the game, and give updates and advice on market conditions, marketing ideas and business strategies.

This is a site that might be helpful to younger students who want to get started with a learning about money, spending, saving and investing.

Investors.Com - See this awesome new site to help those who want to invest for the future.  A great place to visit.

http://www.moneyinstructor.com/ - Great site for educators to help them teach financial literacy.

How do I save using compound interest?	How should I invest money?