Money:
Kids & CA$H
First seen on the Learning Channel's "TLC Elementary School," this
two-hour documentary for youngsters was produced in partnership with the
American Bankers Association Educationa Foundation and Discovery
Networks. Suitable for children of diverse backgrounds, the great
visuals and fascinating, real-life stories keep kids interested in
learning. Each tape comes with a detailed classroom guide that leads you
through every segment - showing how to incorporate subjects such as
math, social sciences and technology into each lesson, and provides
questions to spark lively Q&A periods. Also included are tips on other
classroom activities and a list of suggested reading for youngsters.
Episode 1: All About Money
- Segment 1 - What is it
Worth?
- Segment 2 - It's as Good as
Gold
- Segment 3 - Minting Money
- Segment 4 - Printing Money
- Segment 5 - Money in Other
Countries
Episode 2: Money and You
- Segment 1 - What's a Bank?
- Segment 2 - Safe and Sound
- Segment 3 - Managing Money
- Segment 4 - Young
Moneymakers
- Segment 5 - Turning Milk
into Gold
Money: Bucks, Banks and Businesses
Originally produced for The Discovery Channel's "Assignment Discovery"
program, in cooperation with the American Bankers Association Education
Foundation, this award-winning documentary is available on video for
bankers who want to atract and hold teenagers' attention during
classroom or group presentations. Four 23-minute epidsodes will not only
entertain an audience ... they will captivate students with lively and
informative material about money, banking and money management. Through
the eyes of a diverse group of children and adults, teen viewers will
focus on such practical and timely topics as basic principles in money
management, the dynamics of international trade, the excitement of
entrepreneurial ventures and the critical role banks play in successful
enterprises. A companion classroom guide prepares you with study
questions and answers, discussion topics, vocabulary words, at-home
activities for parents ... plus information about various community
resources. The program supplement also provides suggested readings and
additional information for the teen market.
Episode 1
- Program 1 - Bucks
- Program 2 - Banks
Episode 2
- Program 1 - Trade
- Program 2 - How to Make
Money
Give Credit
Its Due
Through our Leadership GBA Section (formerly Young Bankers Section), the
GBA applied for and received a grant from the Georgia Bar Foundation.
The Foundation, established by the State Bar of Georgia, utilizes funds
collected through the state's IOLTA (Interest on Lawyer's Trust
Accounts) program.
Monies from the first grant were used to
produce a video on credit that was targeted at adult audiences, entitled
"Give Credit Its Due." The video asked (and answered) these questions
and more:
What is credit?
Through credit, you are advanced the
cost to buy something and you agree to pay it back within a specific
period of time. Credit is a privilege and convenience available to
creditworthy individuals.
How is your credit monitored?
Credit is monitored through a credit
bureau, an agency which collects information on the credit behavior
of individual consumers. Credit bureaus keep a record of how you
have repaid your debts.
How does credit affect you?
- Making major purchases
- Getting a good job
- Saving money
- Convenience and security
How do you establish credit?
- Save money
- Manage checking account well
- Manage credit wisely
How do you qualify for credit or what do
creditors consider when you apply?
- Ability to repay
- Attitude and history of repaying
debt
- Assets
- Stability
Solving debt problems
- Can you do it yourself?
- Talk to your creditors
- Seek professional counseling (Call
1-800-388-CCCS to find the nearest office of the Consumer Credit
Counseling Service, a non-profit agency that will help you resolve
your debt problems.)
Consequences of filing bankruptcy
- Investigated by bankruptcy court
- Lose most property
- Difficulty re-establishing credit
- Obtaining credit in the future will
mean higher interest rates
Debts not dismissed through bankruptcy
- IRS and tax liens
- Child support
- Alimony
- Student Loans
Helpful Guidelines
- Use credit cards wisely
- Minimize short-term debt
Here's a
copy of the above
points if you would like to provide copies to your audience.
Bankers around the state have put the
video to a variety of good uses - all of which have help to increase
credit literacy in our communities. Following are some proactive
suggestions for using the video:
- sending a letter to various groups
within your community offering to show the video and answer
questions. These groups could include: churches, schools, senior
citizens, homeless shelters, prisons.
- showing the video to civic clubs and
business groups and encouraging members of these clubs to invite
bankers to their respective businesses to show the video to their
employees.
- setting up a VCR and monitor in the
bank lobby and running the video continuously so customers in the
bank can view it.
- running the video continuously
during mortgage and credit fairs.
- loaning the video to customers who
are experiencing credit problems or are interested in learning more
about the essentials of creditworthiness, or loaning it to
commercial customers who may want to show it to their employees.
- providing your audience a handout
entitled
"10 Steps to
Establishing and Maintaining Creditworthiness." is also a good
idea so they can have something to refer to later.
Contact your
Leadership GBA Group Representative or e-mail the
webmaster
if you wish to borrow these videos.
Please remember to complete a
PEP Report Card after using any of the
tapes or doing any other kind of PEP presentation.
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