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About Me

About Me. When I was your age… I am here today because… My expectations of you today are…. Our ChAnGiNg World. Some Fun Facts In the next 6 minutes, 60 babies will be born in the U.S Average annual earnings of workers age 18 and older with… $83,144 - an advanced degree

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About Me

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  1. About Me When I was your age… I am here today because… My expectations of you today are…

  2. Our ChAnGiNg World Some Fun Facts • In the next 6 minutes, 60 babies will be born in the U.S • Average annual earnings of workers age 18 and older with… • $83,144 - an advanced degree • $58,613 -a bachelor’s degrees • $31,283 - a high school diploma • $21,023 - without a high school diploma • 1.5 – 3% of students SUCCEED as a professional athlete or performer

  3. Can you believe it? 25 years ago they didn’t have… DVDs Digital Cameras GPS PDA’s Self checkout lanes Satellite TV Email High Definition TV

  4. In Your Lifetime Low skill jobs = eliminated Grocery stores cashiers Receptionists Bank Tellers Toll Takers Self Checkout Voicemail Systems ATM Machines EZ Tags

  5. Are you preparing for life? Start preparing NOW! 14-18 18-22 22-70 70-90 0-14 What are you going to do? Working life Average of 48 years High School

  6. High School 101 Research shows that a specific set of courses will help ensure that you have the greatest chance of success after high school 4 years of English Language Arts 4 years of Social Studies 4 years of Math 4 years of Science 2 years of a Foreign Language

  7. But why Math and Science? • These are the foundations for careers in Engineering, Technology, Science and Math. • People with careers in STEM: • Help make the world a better place. • Shape the world for the future. • Make money while having a fun job!

  8. (some) STEM Careers

  9. Jobs of the Future

  10. What are employers looking for? • Solid academic preparation • Sound science and mathfoundation • Computer literacy • Good communication skills (oral and written) • Ability to think criticallyand make good decisions • Team-orientedemployees • Motivated/Strong Attitude

  11. How you can begin preparing • Start thinking about career options that interest you • Plan to take Advanced Placement or Dual Credit courses in High School • Prepare to take the SAT and/or ACT tests for college admission • Research Community Colleges and Universities that fit YOUR career interests • Develop a list of schools that you would like to visit

  12. Fun short video • http://scratch.mit.edu/#

  13. Additional info if time permits

  14. Math

  15. More Math 2+  02 15+  10+5=15 27  20+7=27 44decimal

  16. More Math 2+  02 15+  10+5=15 27  20+7=27 44decimal • 2+  02 • 1A+  16+10= 26 • 2E  32+14= 46 • 4Ahex  74decimal but why more math?

  17. For greater range with ease. • A Byte is 8 bits. • A Kilobyte is 1,024 bytes. • A Megabyte is 1,048,576 bytes or 1,024 Kilobytes • 873 pages of plaintext (1,200 characters) • 4 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters) • A Gigabyte is 1,073,741,824 (230) bytes. 1,024 Megabytes, or 1,048,576 kilobytes • 4,473books (200 pages or 240,000 characters) • 341 digital pictures (with 3MB average file size) • A Terabyte is 1,099,511,627,776 (240) bytes, 1,024 Gigabytes, or 1,048,576 Megabytes. • 4,581,298books (200 pages or 240,000 characters) • 349,525 digital pictures (with 3MB average file size) • A Petabyte is 1,125,899,906,842,624 (250) bytes, 1,024 Terabytes, or 1,048,576 Gigabytes. • 4,691,249,611books (200 pages or 240,000 characters) • 357,913,941 digital pictures (with 3MB average file size) • A Exabyte is 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 (260) bytes, 1,024 Petabytes, or 1,048,576 Terabytes. • 960,767,920,505,705 pages of plaintext (1,200 characters) • 4,803,839,602,528 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters) • A Zettabyte is 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424 (270) bytes, 1,024 Exabytes, or 1,048,576 Petabytes. • 983,826,350,597,842,752 pages of plaintext (1,200 characters) • 4,919,131,752,989,213 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters) • A Yottabyte is 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 (280) bytes, 1,024 Zettabytes, or 1,048,576 Exabytes. • 1,007,438,183,012,190,978,921 pages of plaintext (1,200 characters) • 5,037,190,915,060,954,894 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters)

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