Planet Orange Overview: Using Planet Orange
Planet Orange US is honoured to be recognized by educators and those who support financial education.
Awards
- 2006 W3 Awards Gold Winner in Family/Parenting and Silver Winner in Education for creative excellence on the web, recognizing the creative and professionals behind award-winning sites and marketing programs.
- USA Today Education “Best Bet”.
- Webby Awards nominee for excellence in Web design, creativity, usability and functionality—Family/Parenting category.
- WeSurfForYou.com Top 10 Site Awards—Online Activities/Educational category.
- Software and Information Industry Association, Codie Awards Finalist, for Best Online Personal Finance Service
Testimonials
ING DIRECT’s Planet Orange (US) Teacher Resource Centre and specifically, it’s unique Curriculum Matrix, makes it easy for teachers who want to introduce personal finance into their classrooms without the headache of wondering whether they are meeting core academic standards for their state. With easy-to-follow lesson plans and creative approaches to making learning about money “fun”—the site is ideal for educators of all backgrounds.
Dallas L. Salisbury, Chairman
American Savings Education Council
I would highly recommend Planet Orange to teachers who want to explore basic financial literacy as well as more advanced concepts such as investing. The site also provides good reference tools, including a comprehensive dictionary and fun interactive examples.
Ronni Cohen, Director
Delaware Financial Literacy Institute and Delaware Teacher of the Year, 2000
ING DIRECT’s Planet Orange does a fantastic job of teaching kids about earning, saving, investing, and spending money in a compelling and entertaining way. I would definitely recommend the site to other parents as an up-to-date educational tool to use with their kids. Well done!
Todd Romer, Founder
Young Money magazine and parent of 3 young boys
I thoroughly enjoyed my sojourn on Planet Orange. Thanks for the trip and I’ll be sure to send more tourists. Perhaps The Wall Street Journal travel section will have a feature on this little orange corner of the globe.
Bernie Piel, ING DIRECT Customer