BANK ON IT™: STATE SOCIETY RESOURCES
Background
The concept for the game was designed by high school students who won AICPA’s Project Innovation Competition
. Their submission focused on creating an accounting version of a traditional board game. The game features over 1,300 questions and was based on 14 high school accounting textbooks. The questions have been reviewed by a team of CPAs and the game provides incorrect-answer explanations and rationale to increase student’s understanding of the accounting profession. In addition, the game weaves in real-life professional scenarios and reinforces principles already being taught in their classroom.
Students can play at one of two levels and can focus on one of three sectors, business and industry, public accounting or non-profit accounting. The game is won by reaching the winning bank balance set prior to starting. Players earn money by answering questions correctly and landing on other strategic spaces as they move around the board.
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Educators’ Guide
Need more information on how to play or utilize the game in the classroom? Here’s an educators guide to help get you and your CPA speaker up-to-speed. This is another great tool to tell teachers about as well.
Sample Text for Promotion
Awareness Emails
Newsletter/Website Text
For Students:
Introducing Bank On It™—The Online Game From Start Here, Go Places®.
Bank On It™ is a fun interactive game designed to put the accounting principles you are learning in the classroom to the test. Designed by students, for students, this game of wit, wisdom and ambition features over 1,300 questions that will challenge you on accounting fundamentals, give you a taste of real working-world scenarios, reinforce what you are being taught in the classroom and maybe even something new as well. If accounting seems to be your “bag,” discover all your exciting career possibilities by visiting StartHereGoPlaces.com. It will definitely have you going places. To begin the gaming fun, visit bankonitgame.com . And don’t forget to increase your chance for extra credit by sharing this learning tool with your teacher and even your peers.
For Educators:
Introducing Bank On It™—The Newest Online Game From Start Here, Go Places®.
Play Bank On It TM, an interactive game featuring over 1,300 questions that will challenge your students on accounting fundamentals, provide real working-world scenarios and reinforce what your are teaching. The game was designed by students, for students, with questions inspired by 14 high school accounting textbooks and reviewed by CPAs.
Since launching Bank On It™ in 2014, over 300 new questions and a financial literacy space on the game board have been added. Plus, you can have your very own educator dashboard. Just use your classroom code (found on your Start Here, Go Places profile page) and you’ll be able to see which questions your students are getting right and which topics you may need to revisit. You can even spark some friendly classroom competition by setting up Bank On It™ tournaments. 25,000 games have already been played, so what are you waiting for?
For Your Members:
Introducing Bank On It™—The Newest Online Game From Start Here, Go Places®.
To help teachers engage, entertain and educate high school students, the American Institute of CPAs launched Bank On It ™ – an interactive, online accounting game. Bank On It™ features more than 1,300 questions inspired by content in accounting textbooks. The game was designed by high school students for high school students. It challenges students on accounting fundamentals and real-world workplace scenarios in the context of an online board game. Speaking to a class soon? Know a high school student interested in accounting? Weave Bank On It™ into your next presentation and get them playing. 25,000 games have already been played, so get them on the Bank On It™ bandwagon!
SPIFF
Include a fun visual on your home page, educator or student section. Below is an educator spiff to help you do just that.
Magazine Article
Let your members know about this great resource by including an article in your next magazine.
Have questions, suggestions or need additional information? Contact Rebecca Reed at rreed@aicpa.org .
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Bank On It™ is an online, interactive game designed to put the accounting principles students are learning in the classroom to the test. The game is a fun resource you and your CPA classroom crusaders can use when engaging a group of high school students. You can also be a hero in the classroom by letting the teacher in on the game with their own dashboard, so they can see how their students are doing. The students will love time away from their traditional textbook and teachers will appreciate this fun supplemental resource.
Since launching Bank On It™ in 2014, over 25,000 games have already been played. It’s been a huge success and we’re busy making it even better. We’ve added over 300 new questions, created a space on the game board called “Smart Money” to test financial literacy and launched educator dashboards. All teachers have to do is set up their classroom code and they’ll be able to see which questions their students are getting right and which topics they may need to revisit. They can even spark some friendly classroom competition by setting up Bank On It™ tournaments.
Flyers
Attending a career fair? Passing materials out to a class? Want to include information in your new member packets? Sending the information along to a teacher? Utilize the below flyers.
Logo
Feel free to use the below logo when spreading the word.
Bank On It Presentation
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PowerPoint presentation templates & Demo video recording
Twitter suggestions:
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Facebook suggestions:
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Spread the word! Help teachers engage, entertain and educate high school students, by incorporating Bank On It™ an interactive game from StartHereGoPlaces.com designed to reinforce accounting principles being taught in the classroom and get them amped about accounting.
Speaking to a class soon? Bank On It™ is an interactive game from StartHereGoPlaces.com designed to put accounting principles students are learning in the classroom to the test. Weave Bank On It™ into your next presentation and get them playing!