Assignment 6: Careers that Involve Technology
Project Objectives:
1. Research a career that you find interesting and report how technology is involved in this career.
2. Document your research using the worksheet provided.
Technology is involved in almost any career, but if you are having a hard time deciding on a career here is a list of the top 10 technology careers:
http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/slideshows/11-hottest-tech-jobs-of-2014/2
But First:
Open up the research collection sheet below.
Save it in your technology folder as: your last name_research
For example I would save it as "cionca_research"
Career Research Sheet
Use one of the websites below to get started. Be sure to cite your sources our your worksheet. You must use the proper format.:
Click on the link below to get started!
CareerShip
http://www.bls.gov/k12/students.htm
http://www.careerkids.com/careers/
http://public.careercruising.com/us/en
The user name for Career Cruising is springlake
The password for Career Cruising is lakers
* you may use other websites, but you want to make sure they are credible. Use the 4Ws 1H test.
To cite files available for viewing on the Worldwide Web via Netscape, Explorer, and other Web browsers, follow this style:
HOW TO CITE YOUR SOURCES, CORRECTLY
Style for Citing a Website:
Author's Name. Full title of work (in quotation marks). Document date (if known), Full http address, Date of visit.
Example:
Pikulski, Jack.“The Role of Phonics in the Teaching of Reading.” Feb. 5, 1997,
http://www.eduplace.com/lds/article/phonics.htm, Oct. 6, 1997.
Every resource format is cited in a different style. Books, Journals, Websites, and Newspapers are all cited a little bit differently. Easybib is a great way to always get it right. Click the link below to use easy bib:
http://www.easybib.com/
***BONUS:
Practice citing the following article on the Time for Kids website:
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/malala-wins-nobel-peace-prize/182746
Sample Answer Sheet (your answers should look something like this. They should be complete sentences and paragraphs)
When your Career Research Sheet is complete submit it to Ms. Cionca at [email protected] using the form below:
1. Research a career that you find interesting and report how technology is involved in this career.
2. Document your research using the worksheet provided.
Technology is involved in almost any career, but if you are having a hard time deciding on a career here is a list of the top 10 technology careers:
http://money.usnews.com/money/careers/slideshows/11-hottest-tech-jobs-of-2014/2
But First:
Open up the research collection sheet below.
Save it in your technology folder as: your last name_research
For example I would save it as "cionca_research"
Career Research Sheet
Use one of the websites below to get started. Be sure to cite your sources our your worksheet. You must use the proper format.:
Click on the link below to get started!
CareerShip
http://www.bls.gov/k12/students.htm
http://www.careerkids.com/careers/
http://public.careercruising.com/us/en
The user name for Career Cruising is springlake
The password for Career Cruising is lakers
* you may use other websites, but you want to make sure they are credible. Use the 4Ws 1H test.
To cite files available for viewing on the Worldwide Web via Netscape, Explorer, and other Web browsers, follow this style:
HOW TO CITE YOUR SOURCES, CORRECTLY
Style for Citing a Website:
Author's Name. Full title of work (in quotation marks). Document date (if known), Full http address, Date of visit.
Example:
Pikulski, Jack.“The Role of Phonics in the Teaching of Reading.” Feb. 5, 1997,
http://www.eduplace.com/lds/article/phonics.htm, Oct. 6, 1997.
Every resource format is cited in a different style. Books, Journals, Websites, and Newspapers are all cited a little bit differently. Easybib is a great way to always get it right. Click the link below to use easy bib:
http://www.easybib.com/
***BONUS:
Practice citing the following article on the Time for Kids website:
http://www.timeforkids.com/news/malala-wins-nobel-peace-prize/182746
Sample Answer Sheet (your answers should look something like this. They should be complete sentences and paragraphs)
When your Career Research Sheet is complete submit it to Ms. Cionca at [email protected] using the form below: