MSW Video Essay Contest 2010
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In support of the 2010 Money Smart Week SM Illinois - taking place
April 17 through April 24, 2010
- the Department of Finance at the University of Illinois, in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, presents the Video Essay Contest.
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2010
The Essay Contest
for the YouTube generation
View, Enjoy, and Rate
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Rules
Free Resources
FAQs
Last Year's Videos
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Video Essay Topic 2010
This year the video essay must address some aspect of money management for students. For example:
- "What is a budget and how do I manage one"
- "Saving,- Pay yourself first"
- "The power of plastic"
- Credit versus Debit Cards
- Managing a Debit Card
- What every student should know about Interest and Fees
- "Protecting yourself from fraud"
- Protecting yourself from identity theft
- Protecting yourself from debit card theft
These topics might be of interest to language and social science classes as well as business, investments, and economics classes. For example, a Spanish class could do "The power of Plastic" for Spanish Speakers".
Prizes
Money Smart Week
is an registered service mark of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
The Video Essay Contest will be an annual event.
The best video modules will become permanent residents on a Financial Literacy web site so than anyone and everyone can learn the lessons - or at least mini-lessons - offered by our students.
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