Greetings Class,
This next unit can be very useful for the duration of your secdondary school years. In fact it will prove useful for post secondary life as well. Our new unit will explore "Education and Careers" that specifically focuses on your own personal interests and abilities. Many find this component of the course interesting and fun as it is something most of you have not been exposed to in the past.
The site/program we will be using is called "Carrer Cruising" and once we have explored everything it has to offer you will have the following information provided: list of specific careers tailored to match your peronsal interests and skill, current resume that can be updated and changed at anytime, access to post secondary schools that have programs linked to the identified careers for you, and much, much more.
Each of you has a blank template (Portfolio) already created for you to work on from the site. This will house all your information and can be accesed 24/7. You need to see me in person so I can provide you with your personal username and password (please see me asap). Once you have access to your portfolio feel free to browse the site and get to know it. You will utilize everthing it has to offer.
To begin the experience you will need to read the attachment I sent to your email, follow the directions, and begin to answer questions so the program can start collecting careers for you (after you complete the sign in process). A VERY BIG TIP is to take your time answering the questions and really think/reflect on your response. For instance if you respond "does not matter" to a specific question the program will not be able to eliminate any careers from their file, therefore, your personal list is not working to your advantage. Think about it this way. If you start with 1000 careers in your file and you respond "does not matter" to all the questions you are still left with 1000 careers because it means you don't care what you do in the future. It's OK to resond this way once in a while but be careful when you do as it will change your career options significantly in some cases. Same goes for the other responses as well. Be sure your feelings are really expressed. For example do you love ice cream or just like it. Do you dislike being outdoors or do you hate being outdoors. Do you like being with people or do you love being with people. You must be specific with your answers in order to screen careers to be a cleaner match for you. The bottom line is the tighter your response the tighter output of tailored careers that will be matched to you today.
This program allows me to see the amount of time you spend on each section, changes you have made, resume, etc. I will periodically check each of your portfolio's. It is expercted 100% of the offerings on this site will be explored and completed before April 5th. There will be additional projects assigned based on the material explored throughout the month of April, but your first task is to build your portfolio. I will access your portfolio on Tuesday April 5th beginning 8am in the morning and will provide you with a mark of 30 if all areas have been explored and completed (resume built, questions answered, careers listed, etc). If any information has been missed or has not been completed you will recieve a "0" for this portion of the unit. I will provide new assignments to you after April 5th based on the personal portfolio you have created.
Your first step is to read the attachments I sent to your email. Get familiarized with what the program is about and share this with your parents. Your next step is to visit me in the office and pick up your username and password informaton from me. Your final step is to re-read the above information and begin exploring.
As always, if you have any questions please let me know.
HAVE A GREAT CRUISE FOLKS!
Mr.C
