Thursday, April 23, 2020

Day 63 to 64: EverFi Keys to Your Future Lesson 4 - Balancing Daily Life

Sign In to EverFi
  • go to everfi.com
  • click student/teacher login in upper right corner
  • choose EverFi K-12 platform
  • sign in with email address and leyden password
  • add class code (from email) in upper right corner if necessary
  • you may have to register if necessary
  • click Continue for Keys to Your Future

Start the Lessons (IF THE SCREEN FREEZES... TRY REFRESHING YOUR BROWSER)
    • Click Blue Button to continue
      • If you get a Warning about screen resolution, you may choose "Do not show again" and click close
    • Click the Red/Orange Area to start "Balancing Daily Life"
      • take notes as you watch
        • you may use your notes on the end of lesson assessment
    • follow on-screen instructions and click "Next" after each module completes
      • If it freezes, CLICK ENTER TO CONTINUE or try refreshing the screen
      • or
      • as a last resort... click where it says "Welcome, FirstName" and return to Dashboard, then continue lesson
    Optional Tasks (as time allows)

      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 

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