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Active Learning with Excel, Careers, and Wikis

Active Learning with Excel, Careers, and Wikis. Maribeth Lawrence. Class Information. Computer Applications I 10 th , 11 th , and 12 th graders 13 students total Full Year Microsoft 2007. Purpose of Activity. No prior Career Prep Course Introduce students to: www.pacareerzone.org

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Active Learning with Excel, Careers, and Wikis

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  1. Active Learning withExcel, Careers, and Wikis Maribeth Lawrence

  2. Class Information • Computer Applications I • 10th, 11th, and 12th graders • 13 students total • Full Year • Microsoft 2007

  3. Purpose of Activity No prior Career Prep Course Introduce students to: www.pacareerzone.org www.bls.gov Have students create a wikis and understand wiki etiquette Get students to think about their future Incorporate Excel into the exercise

  4. Objectives: After an introductory unit on Excel and a discussion on career choices, students will research careers that interest them, create a spreadsheet with five career choices and the details of those careers, and then select their top two choices and create a wiki page. Students will demonstrate these skills through the correct completion of these activities with 80% accuracy or higher, teacher observation and discussion.

  5. Step 1: Internet Research • Pennsylvania Career Zone Quick Assessment • Based on Interests and Likes • Offers information on many careers • Verify info found with Bureau of Labor and Statistics • Familiarity with other resource • Reinforced findings

  6. Step 2: Create Spreadsheet

  7. Step 3: Discuss Wiki’s • Benefits • Collaborative Tool • Many contributors – many ideas • Content constantly being updated • Creating Our Wiki • Set-up an account with Wikispaces • Join garcomputerapps.wikispaces.com • Understand Wiki Etiquette

  8. Wiki Etiquettefound at http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ceo_tipsheet/2007_3.htm Do’s • Be bold • Make notes • Give praise • Build structure • Be polite

  9. Wiki Etiquette (cont’d)found at http://www.businessweek.com/technology/ceo_tipsheet/2007_3.htm DON'T • Take it personally • Ignore questions • Delete useful content • Be chatty • Keep it secret

  10. Step 4: Create Wiki page • Have Fun! • Describe Top Two Career Choices • Let this page reflect your likes • Insert two links to other pages • Insert two photos • Embed a video • www.garcomputerapps.wikispaces.com

  11. Benefits: • Students really enjoyed activity • “This is fun!” • “This is better than Excel!” • Students were more interested in career choices • Exposed students to career websites and wikis • Students took pride in their work

  12. Drawbacks: • One or two students put little effort in and played on the internet • One student wanted to be walked through the entire process • Students could not embed videos because they were blocked

  13. Guidelines: • Review Wiki Etiquette • Fully develop the wiki home page • Know how to navigate in your wiki page • Be prepared to quickly reinsert home page content • Disabled discussion settings

  14. Keep Your Students Intrigued… Have them Create a Wiki!Questions?

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