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Tech-Now OTI Presentation Overview 2010 08 26 [email protected] [email protected]

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A. Milestone 1: Career Assessment and Exploration 1. Objectives:

Students will be introduced to the computer and conduct a student interest inventory for career awareness. Students will complete a career exploration activity using the internet and other available resources. Students will identify academic and personal strengths.

a. Activities:

• Interest Inventory • Career Cluster • Strengths and Needs

b. Transition Outcomes:

• Increase Self-Awareness • Identify Possible Career Options

c. Computer and Related Technology Outcomes:

• Develop File Management Skills • Increase Basic Keyboarding Skills • Create Basic Spreadsheets • Practice Basic Web Searching Skills • Demonstrate Word Processing Skills


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B. Milestone 2: Career Awareness and Research 1. Objectives:

Students will participate in brainstorming, planning, revising and organizational activities. Students will incorporate research, digital photography, photo imaging, compositing, and desktop publishing skills.

a. Activities:

• Activity 06 Career Poster and Packet and/or • Activity 06.5 Career Cereal Box and Packet


• Refine Written Communication Skills • Improve Organizational Skills • Follow Multi-Step Directions • Accept Constructive Criticism • Refine Career Cluster Selections • Identify Career Information (Work Environment, Salary,

Education and Benefits).

c. Computer and Related Technology Outcomes: • Practice Computer File Conversions • Acquire Basic Desktop Publishing Skills (Design Composition,

Editing, Revising, Importing, Masking and Scanning) • Develop Software Application Proficiency • Incorporate World-Wide-Web Targeted Research


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C. Milestone 3: Employment Modeling

1. Objectives: Students will participate as a team to collaborate in problem solving activities with peers, experts and others for the purpose of developing solutions and/or products. Students will contribute to a knowledge base to compile, synthesize, revise and produce a model.

a. Activities:

• Build and Race Car Activity

b. Transition Outcomes: • Simulate Manufacturing Process • Establish Leadership and Team Roles • Negotiate Distribution of Duties • Work Effectively As a Team Member • Practice the Skills of Planning, Organization, and Design • Engage in Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution • Improve Time Management and Task Completion Skills • Understand Marketing Principles and Competition

c. Computer and Related Technology Outcomes: • Expand Basic Desktop Publishing Skills • Develop Basic Financial Spreadsheet • Use Specific Tools to Manufacture Product and Improve Fine

Motor Skills • Increase Product Quality through Individual Computer Strengths


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D. Milestone 4: Employment Awareness and Preparation

1. Objectives: Students will utilize the internet and other resources to identify and prepare for part-time and/or summer employment opportunities.

a. Activities:

• Identify local job opportunities (part-time/summer) • Complete Employment Application Support Sheet • Complete Hard Copy Practice Application • Complete Electronic Practice Application


• Improve Knowledge of the Job Search Process • Improve Organizational Skills • Identify Two Sources of Information for Part-Time and/or

Summer Jobs • Identify Three Possible Part-Time and/or Summer Jobs • Prepare to Apply for Employment

c. Computer and Related Technology Outcomes:

• Utilize Web Search Skills to Find Employment Information • Improve Computer Keyboarding Skills • Apply Basic Word-Processing Skills


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E. Milestone 5: Medium Term Task Planning and Execution

1. Objectives: Students engage in brainstorming, research, planning, revising, and organizational activities to complete the project. Students incorporate digital photography, photo-imaging, compositing, and sequencing using desktop publishing and multimedia software applications.

a. Activities:

• Activity 09 Long Animation depicting a career, and/or

• Activity 11 Multi-media video story depicting a career. b. Transition Outcomes

• Enhance written communication skills • Follow multi-step directions • Refine career selection • Improve written organizational skills • Complete multi-step project within a given timeframe • Develop problem solving strategies • Develop oral communication skills • Learn to accept constructive criticism

c. Computer & Technology Outcomes

• Apply skills in desktop publishing • Refine skills using photo editing and compositing • Introduction to digital music creation • Develop original audio work to accompany story in the Movie

Book • Introduction to digital music creation • Develop original audio work to accompany story in the Movie

Book • Introduction to digital video production studio • Develop proficiency in using digital audio recording

hardware/software


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F. Milestone 6: Employment Awareness and Preparation through the Development of Entrepreneurial Projects (E-Projects)

1. Objectives:

Students will increase their understanding of advertising, marketing, and product development. Students will use problem solving and critical thinking skills to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate product development and production. Students will increase understanding of the benefits of working as a team, utilizing individual and team strengths and evaluating contributions of members.

a. Activities • Form groups (minimum 3, maximum 6) of students. • Complete a peer and teacher evaluation form on level of

team member contribution. • Create entrepreneurial projects with a focus on the transition

skills involving product selection, marketing, development, and sales e.g. posters, table tents, rubber stamps, photographs, and/or a variety of custom type and sizes of pins.

• Complete a Custom Order Form. • Invite and interact with local business owners, discussing

how to start and run a business from the ground up, staffing issues, costs, inventory, how to determine hours of operation, choosing a location, making your brand and getting it known, profits/losses, unexpected issues, etc.

• Make a display (similar to a science fair project) showing examples of the e-projects, advertising material, product sales, team member photograph, etc.

• Complete a time sheet. b. Transition Outcomes

• Establish leadership and team member roles. • Negotiate distribution of duties based on strengths and

interests. • Increase the individual’s ability to recognize and evaluate the

contributions of the team members. • Improve oral and written communication. • Follow multi-step directions. • Strengthen critical thinking and problem solving skills. • Work as a member of a team. • Improve social skills as it relates to potential customers,

community, and team members. • Engage in conflict resolution.


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• Complete a long term task. • Experience ownership as it relates to duties, team, products

and reward. c. Computer & Related Technology Outcomes

• Apply basic desktop publishing skills. • File conversion • Refine business skills using office suite application software. • Develop and sell products using technology skills.


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G. Milestone 7: Critical Steps To Securing Employment 1. Objectives:

Students will utilize the internet and other resources to locate available jobs and to research interviewing tips for job seekers. Students will create a resume documenting their past experience, education, and career objectives. Students will identify and list two references for contact by employers. They will improve oral communications skills by participating in a mock interview. Students will evaluate peers and practice giving and receiving constructive criticism.

a. Activities • Identify job opportunities • Create a one page resume • Compose a cover letter • Practice responses to common interview questions • Participate in a mock interview • Complete a peer evaluation checklist

b. Transition Outcomes

• Improve oral communication skills. • Develop the ability to respond to questions relating to

themselves and their career objectives. • Practice written communication skills. • Summarize personal data. • Accept and give constructive criticism • Apply suggested improvements to future interview

opportunities. • Complete a resume with references. • Improve readiness for employment.

c. Computer & Related Technology Outcomes

• Utilize web search skills to find employment information. • Refine computer keyboarding skills. • Apply basic word processing skills.

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