Transcript Getting That Job!

Getting That Job!
Judy Smith
Central Valley High School
A Little About Me!
 My name is Judy Smith and I am a business
teacher at Central Valley High School.
 My web site is
HTTP://www.ctaponline.org/home/courses/
ctap295/index.cfm
 My e-mail is [email protected]
 This is a computer technology class
completing a job skills unit (Standard 1.3
Career Preparation)
CTAP 295 Class Expectations
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How to publish web site based lesson plan.
To trouble shoot with a variety of people.
Create a lesson to use in my class.
To learn how to use Netscape Composer.
To use an FTP program.
To enhance my skills in PowerPoint & Excel
Class Learning Outcomes
 I learned the following in this class
– Netscape Composer
– Linking pages within the web site, documents
and with a PowerPoint presentation
– Use of two different FTP software applications
– Additional PowerPoint skills
– Excel Charts/Editing Charts
Computer Technology Class
Successes
 Increased level of interest in topics
 Students navigating between document and
web sites.
 Increased awareness of future need for
quality employment documents
 Appreciation of current use of employment
documents
Computer Technology Class
Successes
 Meets all state standards
 Students increased word processing skills
and Internet search techniques
Areas for Improvement
 Students lack of commitment in
proofreading, editing, and revising their
drafts an many times as needed.
 Cover letter—lack of students
understanding that they must write the letter
addressing the employers needs not their
own
 Students visiting sites not related to project
Student Data
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Resume
Cover letter
Interview
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Pre-test
Post-test
1st Draft
Final Draft
Revisions to Lesson Plan
 Pre and Post Test needed revision on some
questions
 Will review basic grammar, spelling and
sentence structure before beginning letter
composition.
 Need to find additional ways to get more of
the students to understand the relevance of
having good employment documents
CTAP 295 Class Summary
My lesson plan was enhanced by adding
additional research for employment
documents from the Internet. As a teacher, I
realize that I can let my personal
preferences in regards to resumes and cover
letters dictate what my students final
documents will become. I think it helps to
be able to do Internet research to see what
CTAP 295 Class Summary
others are expecting or advising people
looking for jobs to put in their documents.
I also found that rereading the standards
helped me focus on specifics for the lesson.
The down side of doing Internet research is
the time it take for students to find and
absorb the necessary information.
My Job Skill Lesson Plan
 Getting A Job