Thursday, June 6, 2019

Day 55 to 57: Conclude Careers / Present Topic

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
Work on Old Assignments at beginning of class or if finished with other assignments.

Summative Test Friday
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.)
Career Research
Presentation Practice
  • Today, you will stand in the front of the room and present one slide, from one of your presentations, to the class in a friendly, clear, projected voice
    • First, present your hook
      • How many of you have...
    • Secondly, greet the class 
      • "Hi everybody"
    • Then, introduce yourself and your topic:
      • "My name is Michael Haworth"
      • "I am a Freshman at West Leyden"
      • "Today, I will be talking about..."
    • Present your slide
    • Finally, thank the audience:
      • "Thank you"
    • Try to avoid
      • "Umm"
      • "And"
      • fidgeting
    • Try to
      • make eye contact
      • connect with the audience
      • sound natural
      • project your voice
      • speak slowly
      • sound friendly

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW
Comprehension Checks:
THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DONE ALREADY:
    ON-GOING ASSIGNMENTS:
    • Online Organization
      • organize your Drive using folders and naming conventions
      • Google Calendar
        • update your calendar with important events
        • Gmail
          • use labels to achieve zero-inbox
          • Watch this video and create a signature line for your gmail account.
          • Personal Brand Presentation
          • Build Your 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
              • Learning who you are: 
              • Knowing what you do: 
                • Special Classes
                • Sports, Clubs, Other School Activities
                • Work Experience
                • Honors, Awards, Leadership
                • 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.
              • EverFi Ignition
              • PencilCode.net 
                • Continue in the PencilCode guide 
                  • 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
                • Showcase Website / Digital Portfolio
                  • set up showcase website in Weebly
                    • Log into your Weebly account 
                    • Add pages for Home, About, Contact, Portfolio 
                    • Add content to the Home page 
                      • Make your name stand out 
                      • Add a button to link to your About page 
                      • Include your personal statement
                      • Consider creating a welcome video for this page 
                    • Create an About page with your 
                      • professional picture
                      • activities
                      • honors
                      • School
                      • Extracurricular Activities 
                      • Volunteering 
                      • Skills & Languages 
                      • What programs and/or applications would you say you are proficient at? 
                      • What computer skills do you have to offer at this point in your career? 
                      • Soft skills developed 
                        • Include information on soft skills you developed thus far such as communication, time management, collaboration, etc. 
                        •  Check out a list of soft skills HERE
                      • Add pictures that relate to the different activities 
                      • Consider adding an About Me Video
                    • Create a Contact page with links to Gmail, Twitter, YouTube, Blogger, and LinkedIn
                      • Use images as links to your professional social media accounts 
                    • Create a Portfolio page with links to examples of your work 
                      • Performance videos 
                        • plays, sports, concerts, speeches, service projects, etc... 
                      • Evidence of your writing 
                      • School projects of which you are proud 
                • Optional Twitter Activities
                  Optional LinkedIn Profile (if over 16 yrs old)
                  • Create a LinkedIn Account
                  • Complete the basic information 
                  • Upload a professional picture 
                  • Update your public profile settings to create a custom URL for your profile 
                  • Create a link to your LinkedIn profile from your Weebly website 
                  • Read the article about how to write the perfect LinkedIn summary
                  • Write your LinkedIn summary

                  Wednesday, June 5, 2019

                  Day 52 to 54: Continue Careers

                    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

                    Work on Old Assignments at beginning of class or if finished with other assignments.


                    College and Career Research
                    1. Watch: Success in the New Economy
                    2. Complete the Top Occupations Worksheet
                    3. Review the Career Research Notes
                    4. Complete the Elevator Pitch Assignment (Optional)
                    5. Work on the High School Preparation Assignment (Optional)
                    6. Begin the Post-secondary (College) Research Assignment (Optional)
                    7. Read the article about 11 things you should be doing on LinkedIn (Optional)
                      THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW
                      Comprehension Checks:
                      THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DONE ALREADY:
                        ON-GOING ASSIGNMENTS:
                        • Online Organization
                          • organize your Drive using folders and naming conventions
                          • Google Calendar
                            • update your calendar with important events
                            • Gmail
                              • use labels to achieve zero-inbox
                              • Watch this video and create a signature line for your gmail account.
                              • Personal Brand Presentation
                              • Build Your 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
                                  • Learning who you are: 
                                  • Knowing what you do: 
                                    • Special Classes
                                    • Sports, Clubs, Other School Activities
                                    • Work Experience
                                    • Honors, Awards, Leadership
                                    • 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.
                                  • EverFi Ignition
                                  • PencilCode.net 
                                    • Continue in the PencilCode guide 
                                      • 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
                                    • Showcase Website / Digital Portfolio
                                      • set up showcase website in Weebly
                                        • Log into your Weebly account 
                                        • Add pages for Home, About, Contact, Portfolio 
                                        • Add content to the Home page 
                                          • Make your name stand out 
                                          • Add a button to link to your About page 
                                          • Include your personal statement
                                          • Consider creating a welcome video for this page 
                                        • Create an About page with your 
                                          • professional picture
                                          • activities
                                          • honors
                                          • School
                                          • Extracurricular Activities 
                                          • Volunteering 
                                          • Skills & Languages 
                                          • What programs and/or applications would you say you are proficient at? 
                                          • What computer skills do you have to offer at this point in your career? 
                                          • Soft skills developed 
                                            • Include information on soft skills you developed thus far such as communication, time management, collaboration, etc. 
                                            •  Check out a list of soft skills HERE
                                          • Add pictures that relate to the different activities 
                                          • Consider adding an About Me Video
                                        • Create a Contact page with links to Gmail, Twitter, YouTube, Blogger, and LinkedIn
                                          • Use images as links to your professional social media accounts 
                                        • Create a Portfolio page with links to examples of your work 
                                          • Performance videos 
                                            • plays, sports, concerts, speeches, service projects, etc... 
                                          • Evidence of your writing 
                                          • School projects of which you are proud 
                                    • Optional Twitter Activities
                                      Optional LinkedIn Profile (if over 16 yrs old)
                                      • Create a LinkedIn Account
                                      • Complete the basic information 
                                      • Upload a professional picture 
                                      • Update your public profile settings to create a custom URL for your profile 
                                      • Create a link to your LinkedIn profile from your Weebly website 
                                      • Read the article about how to write the perfect LinkedIn summary
                                      • Write your LinkedIn summary

                                      Tuesday, June 4, 2019

                                      Day 82: Code.org Lessons

                                      Complete Lessons 2 and 4.
                                      • Continue at your own pace
                                      • Watch videos as you go.

                                      Monday, June 3, 2019

                                      Day 84: Finish Code.org lessons

                                      Complete Lessons 2, 4, 6, 8, & 9.
                                      • Continue at your own pace
                                      • Watch videos as you go.
                                      Benefits of practicing coding:
                                      • thinking
                                      • problem solving
                                      • solution creation
                                      • learning from failures

                                      Sunday, June 2, 2019

                                      Day 83: More code.org Lessons

                                      Complete Lessons 2, 4, 6, & 7.
                                      • Continue at your own pace
                                      • Watch videos as you go.
                                      Benefits of practicing coding:
                                      • thinking
                                      • problem solving
                                      • solution creation
                                      • learning from failures

                                      Saturday, June 1, 2019

                                      Day 79: Code.org Express Course

                                      Computer Science & Coding 

                                      Computer science is one of the fasting growing fields in the world. Whether you want to be an engineer, teacher, nurse or rock star, technology is everywhere. Having the skills to read and write code can open many doors, from creating websites to designing mobile apps and electronic greeting cards.

                                      Tasks: