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The Hands-On component of Replicated Reality Phase II will take the online program to a whole new level. We are offering all the tools, forms, signage, etc. that schools will need to set up 4 onsite work opportunities that integrate and enhance the Replicated Reality Experience : a Bank Branch, a Post Office Branch, a Career Center Branch, and a School Store. Each of these work opportunities are meant to be student-run, with full semester-long curriculum to meet academic, financial literacy, and CTE initiative goals for your students.
These onsite branches and retail spots also work with the Replicated Reality system as a whole to provide consumer opportunities to ALL students in your school.
As part of the overall integration of all systems, we have made the students’ school ID the key component to it all. From debit transactions to their bank accounts to an employee ID for clocking and clocking out of work, the school ID will work in all onsite hands-on locations to link the students to their Replicated Reality account and interact with the functions within the new place of business. In the event that a school does not have school IDs in place already, we can provide them with IDs or an alternative “key” to the system.
Using student school IDs is an important factor to this program and for the overall student experience. By integrating school IDs into the every day use of the program, schools have the opportunity to:
Immediately gives schools the sense of familiarity of the program
By using a system already in place with the school, it becomes easier for students and teachers to envision the program as part of the bigger school pictures.
Streamlines the everyday processes of the hands-on components
By integrating student ID card swipes to access hands-on services, we do not need students to log in to the Replicated Reality account manually every time they use the hands-on components
Enables younger students to access the hands-on components without necessarily needing advanced functionalities within the online component
Some of the online functions of Replicated Reality may be too advanced for an elementary school’s younger learners such as the online banking and jobs module. By using student ID based services, younger students can still participate in the hands-on components while doing more of the base concept learning in the classroom. For instance, an in-classroom behavior chart may result in “money reward” that a teacher would add to a student’s bank account. The student could then utilize their debit card to purchase items in the store for a full token PBIS reward.
Provides integrated technology and concepts, such as card readers and PIN-based transactions, into the everyday lives of our earliest learners
As students venture out into the world around them, they will encounter everyday technologies for the first time like card readers at a POS transaction or accessing bank accounts through PIN-based transactions. The earlier these technologies can be introduced and become familiar, the easier transition into the “real-world” becomes.