- prepare to deliver your final presentation on either your career research or personal brand.... you won't be perfect
- keep these tips in mind:
- have a hook
- introduce yourself
- state your topic
- keep it simple, get to the point
- don't read from the board
- limit "ums" and "ands"
- don't touch your face or hair
- project your voice
- smile
- be conversational, speak naturally
THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DONE ALREADY:
Learning Style Self-Assessment
Answer the 16 questions from this survey to learn about your learning style.
Online Organization
- review the Online Organization Notes
- organize your Drive using folders and naming conventions
- submit the following worksheets
Google Calendar
- update your calendar with important events
- submit the Google Calendar Worksheet
Gmail
- review the Gmail Notes then complete
- use labels to achieve zero-inbox
- submit the Gmail worksheet
- Watch this video and create a signature line for your gmail account.
Email Your Teacher
- Read this article about the the Importance of Organizational Skills in the Workplace
- Follow these email tips to compose a properly formatted, professional e-mail to your teacher that explains how being organized can help you in the workplace.
- as an alternative, you can watch Use What You've Got.... or lose it! and tell your teacher about the video in the body of your email.
Presentation Basics
- Here are the notes for the Design Principles module.
- Review the Delivering a Presentation Notes
- submit the Delivering a Presentation Worksheet
- review the Copyright Guidelines
- submit the Copyrights Worksheet
Digital Citizenship
CyberBullying
- Watch the the videos:
- "Stacey's Story -- When Rumors Escalate"
- Is Ricardo a Cyberbully?
- Use information from the videos above and the Stop Bullying website to complete and submit the Cyberbullying Notes
- complete the Career Research Project
- Complete the Elevator Pitch Assignment (Optional)
Personal Brand Presentation
- Finish and submit your Personal Brand Presentation.
ON-GOING ASSIGNMENTS:
Personal Brand
- add your professional photo to all of your online accounts
- As time allows, make a copy of this helpful document and start preparing for your future by:
- Creating your Resume
- Preparing a general Cover Letter
- Creating a list of your Network of Contacts:
- What kind of people do you have your network?
- The goal is establish quality relationships with others in your industry that you can potentially leverage, and create visibility for yourself.
Typing Club
- Complete daily practice in Typing Club using proper technique (remember to focus on how you type, not how well). Work on one lesson for 5 to 10 minutes repeatedly, each day
PencilCode.net
- Download a copy of the PencilCode guide (with the down arrow) and upload it and move it to your Computer Coding folder.
- Work on completing each of the assignments beginning on page 9 of the guide
- move through the guide at your own pace, as time allows
Optional Twitter Activities
Go to Twitter
- Add an appropriate profile picture
- Add a short bio about yourself. Include items such as:
- Interests
- Extracurriculars/Sports
- Goals
- Begin developing a professional learning network (PLN). Do so by following people and organizations that relate to school, examples include:
- Teachers
- Classmates
- Leyden Affiliated
- @WestLeydenFBLA
- @TBonuma
- Social Media Campaign (Optional)
- Review this document for completeness of your profile.
Comprehension Checks:
(Please note these are only practice. Also, it may count your answer wrong if you don't spell it the same way I do.... don't worry, the point is just so YOU can check your comprehension of the material.)
