CAREER TECHNOLOGY - CPT

This course is designed to provide a basic overview of current business and information systems and trends and to introduce students to the basics and foundations required for today's business environments. Emphasis is placed on developing proficiency with touch keyboarding and fundamental word processing applications, so that they may be used as communication tools for enhancing personal and work place proficiency in an information-based society.

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READY TO WORK?  WEEK 11 – 18

Week 11

Soldier

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9TFRONW4S0&feature=related

Economics 101

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM3Ls8NNc5Q&feature=related

Contradictions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16aBNduAyQ4&feature=related

Go to – www.florida.echoices.com

Click jump in, click the arrow on choices planner, click interest profiler and take the test 180 questions take your time. Email the report to me – put your name on the subject line.

Click on the career, and work on the power point.

Go to work page – list careers by alphabet, and there are videos on careers need headphones to listen.

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WEEK 12:http://mindmedia.com/braintest.html TAKE THE TEST EMAIL ME THE

SUMMARIZE

http://www.moneyandhappiness.com/get_happy.htm

Week 13 -

Using Power Point -
present 10 favorite songs,
Title, Album, Artist, Year and Genre
clip picture of album or video and sound and why you like the song - what does it remind you of? what particular lyric stands out and why?

http://www.zippyvideos.com/3089850213669526/cuba_web

Week 15 - http://video.about.com/fashion/What-to-Wear-to-an-Interview.htm

http://education-portal.com/videos/Resume_Writing_Guidelines_Video.html

http://www.coba.usf.edu/services/career/Students/dresstoimpress.htm

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/dress/about.html

Journals - Due December 2, 2008

11)If you lost every material possession what would you miss the most?  Why?

12) What do you think makes a good friend?

13) What do you like to do in your free time?

14) What are some examples of prejudice?

15) How do you feel when it’s your birthday? Why?

16)If someone gave you $500K and they said to keep it.  What would you do with the money?

17) What would you do if you woke up in another country and no one could understand you?

18) If you could have been someone in history, who would you have been?  Why?

ARTICLES  & VIDEO- DUE DECEMBER 2, 2008 -SUMMARIZE

#12 http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/career-articles-big_bucks_without_big_debt-550 

#13 http://videos.howstuffworks.com/reuters/1908-9-year-old-math-genius-goes-to-college-video.htm

#14 - http://www.aie.org/HighSchool/Jobs/index.cfm

#15 - http://lindseypollak.com/blog/?p=495

#16 - http://www.snagajob.com/job-resources/job-interview-tips.aspx

#17 - http://www.snagajob.com/job-resources/resume-writing-tips.aspx

#18 - http://www.jobdig.com/articles/566/Interview_Etiquette.html