Employability Skills /WOW

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Overview :

This elective class has a unique and very special way to gather their students together from different backgrounds. The class mainly covers life out side of "school" where the kids learn and interact with real life situations.

Employability skills are an important part of students’ learning and fundamental to creating an employable individual. Students must have skills and knowledge necessary to be good citizens, effective parents, productive workers, and, most of all, life-long learners. These standards are designed to promote successful transition from school to work.

Red Robin after the competition

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Course Description: This course addresses topics associated with the workforce. A project-based approach will be used to address topics such as; career exploration, a personal life/goal plan, employability skills, interviewing techniques, ethics in the workplace, relationships with technology and the world of work, transferable skills and abilities, and teamwork.

Technology Sites to use:

Name	Description
Animoto	Create videos from collections of pictures
Blabberize	Create talking pictures
Diigo	Online bookmarking and networking site for teachers and students
Edmodo	Classroom social networking site
Glogster	Create posters using images, videos, music and text
GoAnimate	Animation Software
GoogleEarth	Explore an interactive, 3D global map
Historypin	Compare old and new locations through the use of primary sources
JayCut	Online video editor
Mixbook	Collaboratively create virtual scrapbooks
PBworks	Collaboratively create a website
Prezi	Create presentations live and on the web
Scribble Maps	Make and share maps
Spicynodes	Mindmapping software
Tagxedo	Online word clouds in shapes that are downloadable
Twiddla	Collaborate using a group whiteboard
VoiceThread	Talk about and share images, documents and videos
Wiffiti	Online texting/feedback mechanism
Wordle	Create word clouds
Wordpress	Write online journals
X Timeline	Create and share timelines with pictures and videos

After an Interview:

How to write an Effective Interview Thank You Letter:

The key areas are the initial thank you sentence, the skills summary recap emphasizing a strong fit, the request to be considered, and the salutation. The interview thank you letter should be no longer than four or five sentences, and sent as an email. For example:

Hi (Interviewer's name),

Thank you for meeting with me yesterday to discuss your job opening. To summerize our conversation, my strong background in sales combined with my knowledge of the industry are a perfect fit for the job opening. I am excited about the prospect of bringing my skills and expertise to your company, and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

(your name)

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