Guest post by Remi Jimena. If you want your children to make smart financial decisions as adults, it’s important to instill good money habits early on. As was noted in our article on ‘Why Kids Need to Learn About Money Now’,…
We’ve been busy improving bankaroo for schools and our latest update includes integration with a leading LMS – Schoology. Schoology users can now add bankaroo to their courses as an app from the Schoology app center. Teachers and students can experience…
If you’re a parent or caregiver who’s been feeling about 15 minutes late for everything and just a screw short of personal daily assembly, teaching kids about money at home can be a logistical challenge. Today’s schools understand this, and…
Bankaroo is proud to support EdCamp Silicon valley. An EdCamp is an unconference gathering of educators to talk about relevant issues and ideas that they deem important. We are looking forward to engaging with forward thinking educators and to provide…
Check out the latest press on bankaroo. “…This story begins with an all-too-familiar family scenario: a child and her parent arguing over money. In this case, then-10-year-old Dani Gafni and her father, Etay, are at a video game store, quibbling…
Wogrammer – Highlighting amazing female engineers and breaking stereotypes. One story at a time. This week, they wrote about Dani (Danielle) and bankaroo. Dani Gafni built Bankaroo, a virtual bank for kids, when she was 10 years old. “If you think you…
Just as parents look for great resources to teach kids about personal finance, educators are searching for tools they can use to help students grasp economics in a broader scope. Bankaroo has set out to address this and now is…
If you’re a parent or caregiver who’s been feeling about 15 minutes late for everything and just a screw short of personal daily assembly, teaching kids about money at home can be a logistical challenge. Today’s schools understand this, and…
Goal setting is super important when you’re teaching your child about finance—it keeps them focused, makes progress easier to measure and gives you the chance to offer praise and reward when they do well. You can set dozens of different…
Even though your kids will love to spend their money on themselves, their funds also can pave the way for something that is priceless—the experience and self-gratification that comes from giving to others. With a little effort, you can ease…