A New on Career Research

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A New on Career Research
SPIN

• Danielle Vogel
• EHS

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NETSSNational Educational Technology Standards
for Students

• Created in 1998 by the International Society for
  Technology in Education (ISTE)
• Standard 3 Technology Productivity Tools
• Standard 4 Technology Communication Tools
• Standard 5 Technology Research Tools

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The Project

• Using a modification of The Real Game
  (http//www.realgame.com/usa.cfm), students
  choose a career, research their career, receive a
  paycheck, balance a checkbook, choose lifestyle
  amenities, write checks, create a budget.

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The lessons

• Research your job using the Occupational Outlook
  Handbook
• Create a resume for your job based on what you
  learned from the OOH
• Discover your perfect career take the quiz and
  write me a message
• Create a business card using Avery templates

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Yahoo! Groups

• Great place to store files, links and send
  messages.
• Moderator/Owner can set privacy settings to
  protect students
• Students must have Yahoo! ID and password to
  enter group

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How did I use Yahoo! Groups

• Created folders to hold resume templates and
  student resumes
• Created folders to hold links specific to
  assignments
• Posted messages and directions
• Students posted comments and what they learned

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How can you use Yahoo! Groups?

• Make it like a homepage
• Create a calendar with important assignments and
  dates
• Send messages to your students
• Store files such as directions and worksheets in
  topic specific folders
• Store links in topic specific folders
• The possibilities are endless!