About The Real Game in Xello 6-12
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The Real Game in Xello is an exciting new way to help students prepare for their future careers and understand how money works in the real world. It's designed to make future planning feel more real and important for students by having them answer big questions like: "What kind of life do I want to live?" and "How can I afford it?". It helps them turn those ideas into real plans.

This motivates purposeful planning by letting students see how their career and lifestyle choices affect their future. Through engaging simulations and games, students develop critical thinking skills by learning to weigh financial, career, and personal well-being choices. It also inspires meaningful conversations with classmates, teachers, and families, as the hands-on, real-life scenarios spark discussion about future plans.

Meanwhile, for educators, The Real Game includes flexible resources, the ability to view student work directly on their profile, and several reports that will help give insight to student trends. Plus, The Real Game helps make future planning engaging by making it feel less distant and abstract for students.

Access The Real Game resources

There are helpful resources directly within Xello to help you make the most of The Real Game. Use these resources while in the classroom to help students understand the financial impact of their career, education, and life decisions. These resources are designed to help you confidently teach real-world skills and facilitate meaningful conversations in your classroom, even if financial literacy isn't your primary subject. You can download and edit the resources so you can customize it to fit the needs of your classroom.

To access the resources:

  1. From your educator account, click Features and select Completion Standards.
    Educator account in Xello with the Features menu open with cursor selecting Completion Standards
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    Educator account in Xello with the Features menu open with cursor selecting Completion Standards
  2. From the top of the page, ensure the correct grade range is selected: Grades 6-12 or Grades 3-5.
  3. Locate the task called Save quick sims and click Resources.
  4. The task modal will open to the list of resources, which you can view and download.
    Completion Standards in Xello. The Save quick sims modal is open. There are resources available for download
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    Completion Standards in Xello. The Save quick sims modal is open. There are resources available for download

View a student's Quick sim

As an educator, you can easily view your students' saved Quick sims to understand their progress and choices. These insights can help you guide them in their future planning.

To view a student's Quick sim:

  1. In the search bar located at the top of any page in your educator account, enter the student's name or ID.
    Search bar in Xello educator account highlighted with cursor hovering
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    Search bar in Xello educator account highlighted with cursor hovering
    tipTip: Alternatively, from the left menu, click Students and select Student list to browse the full list of students.
  2. Click on the student's name. The About student tab of their profile opens.
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    pointer hovering over search bar
  3. Click the The Real Game tab to open the list of sims the student has saved.
    Educator account in Xello. Student profile is open to The Real Game tab. There are Quick sims saved
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    Educator account in Xello. Student profile is open to The Real Game tab. There are Quick sims saved
  4. Click the link for a saved sim to open and view the student's work. You'll be able to view what they entered for their career, education, budget, and family.
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