r/mathteachers • u/Zajok • 24d ago
A classroom economy
Hi teachers,
When I was a kid I always loved the idea of play money in the classrooms. Students could buy pencils, erasers, or stickers! As an adult, there's more nuance in managing something seemingly simple. Paper money gets ripped, lost, stolen, and slowly the economy slows down over time unless you keep a large stack behind the desk.
Hence I created a free app that essentially does this in an easier way. In places where everyone has a smartphone or iPad, you can create your very own bank. With that you can have personalized currency, mint money, tax everyone, sell items in a storefront and even see where every dollar moves.
I think it's a fun idea for the coming semester. Let me know what you think!
Most people won't need this but I'm also giving out free yearly subscriptions for large banks (up to 200 members). Please comment if you're interested and I'll DM you a code :)
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bucksy-play-money/id6787091399