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How to Use Paper Money with ClassBank
How to Use Paper Money with ClassBank

Tips for incorporating paper money alongside digital transactions with ClassBank (formerly ClassEquity).

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Written by Katie Gracey
Updated over 5 months ago

The ability to balance cash and electronic payments is an important financial skill. Incorporating paper money alongside ClassBank is a great way to boost real world learning opportunities and help streamline your classroom economy.

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How to Use Paper Money with ClassBank

Quickly give out cash bonuses

  • Use paper dollars to give bonuses on the fly. Simply cut and pass out as you please!

  • Students are responsible for holding on to all paper money, as they would be with cash in their wallets.

  • Pro tip: Allow students to deposit their cash into ClassBank by depositing a bank slip. To transfer these paper dollars to the online platform, you can issue a custom bonus titled "Deposit" and the amount equivalent to the cash you are collecting.

Deposit and withdraw cash

  • Deposits: Allow students to deposit their paper money into their bank account. Students turn in their paper cash along with a bank deposit slip so that you can easily send them a custom digital bonus when most convenient.

  • Withdraws: Allow students to withdraw money from their bank account to have cash on hand. This allows students to easily pay fines on the spot or purchase items from the class store with paper money. Simply send a custom expense with the title "Withdraw" and give them the cash value of the withdraw.

Hire a student "Banker" positions to be in charge of deposits and withdraws

  • Creating a "Banker" role not only introduces students to real-world job opportunities, it takes more off your plate and helps your economy run itself. These rolls will allow your student bankers to take the lead and manage all paper money!

Bank Teller

Job Description

Job Qualifications

  • Must be highly organized.

  • Must have an aptitude in math and strong attendance.

  • Requires a recommendation.

Bank Teller Assistant

Job Description

  • Accept money for deposits from Bank Teller.

  • Verify information on deposit slips & bank log.

  • Initial bank log once accuracy of log is confirmed.

  • Organize money and return to classroom bank.

  • Give the bank log to Bank Manager so digital deposits can be made on ClassBank.

Job Qualifications

  • Must be highly organized.

  • Must have an aptitude in math and strong attendance.

  • Requires a recommendation.

Bank Manager

Job Description

  • Enter student deposits on ClassBank using the bank log filled out by bank tellers.

  • Initial each log once digital deposit or withdraw has been made.

  • Return bank log to Bank Teller's mailbox.

Job Qualifications

  • Must be highly organized.

  • Must have an aptitude in math and strong attendance.

  • Requires a recommendation.

Do you use paper resources along with ClassBank in a different way? We'd love to hear from you! Shoot us an email at [email protected] :)

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