ETEC 442 Computers in Education University of Hawaii, Manoa Educational Technology, MEd

1. Career & Life Skills:
Managing Information
Laureen Kodani
ampong@hawaii.edu
August 5, 2010
Career & Life Skills
Grade 10

2. Learners and Learning Environment
• Learners
– 10th grade students, at a high school on Maui
– Diverse ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds
– College and/or career prep focus
• Learning environment
– scheduling (50-minute periods, 5x per week)
– class size (maximum 24 students)

3. Content - Curricular Relevance
Purpose:
To help students develop essential career and life
skills through planning and managing information
Content standards:
HCPS III
Hawai‘i General Learner Outcomes
 Students develop and present a marketing plan by
using creative design, persuasive writing, public
speaking, research, and time management skills.

4. Content - Learning Objectives
• Students gain knowledge, abilities, and
critical thinking skills relevant to career
and life planning.
• Students communicate ideas and
information in written, visual, and audio
format.

5. Content – Materials, Media & Resources
• Teacher Resources
– Web 2.0 Accounts for:
• Edmodo, Google Docs,
Wiggio
– Technology
• Computer & Projector
• MS Office (PPT, Word, etc)
• Photoshop
– Online Resources
• VoiceThread, SlideShare,
Ted.com, StoreCrowd, Hawaii
Business Research Library
– Additional Resources
• Marketing Images
• Student Resources
– Web 2.0 Accounts for:
• Edmodo, Google Docs,
Wiggio
– Teacher provided
resources & materials
• VoiceThread, SlideShare,
Ted.com, StoreCrowd, Hawaii
Business Research Library
• Marketing Images
• Rubric
– Technology
• Computer
• MS Office (PPT, Word, etc.)
• Photoshop
• Internet Research

6. Technology
• Use:
o Web 2.0 tools – Edmodo, Google Docs, Wiggio
o Word Processing
o PowerPoint
o Internet websites, streaming video
• Standards:
o Create documents, research & gather information, display
& present information, mind maps, digital citizenship
• Environment:
– Access & full knowledge of technological tools

7. Pedagogy - Methods
• Direct instruction at start of lesson
• Methods include
– inquiry based learning, cooperative-based learning
through group presentations
• SPED for students with special needs
• Real-world career and life scenario
• Application of informed decision making

8. Pedagogy – Student Outcomes
• Career and Life Skills Development:
– 21st Century Technology driven
– Final project is a marketing plan
• Collaboration via Google Docs, Wiggio, Edmodo
• Responsibilities for online research
• Word processing, drawing tool, written plan
• Final presentation
• Reflection blog to assess their learning experience

9. Pedagogy - Assessment
• Formative Assessment
– Group collaboration with Google Docs
– Group collaboration to develop mind map
– Rubric checklist
• Summative Assessment
– PowerPoint Presentation (Group final)
– Reflection Blog

10. Implementation
Week Focus Activity
1 Lesson Introduction, group
assignments, discussion,
research, collaboration
Ted.com video, questions, tools for
research, collaboration, develop
timeline and responsibilities
2 Continue research, written
plan draft, presentation
draft, teacher review
Organize data, information, written
plan draft, design and develop
presentation draft
3 Final written plan,
presentation rehearsals
Finalize written plan and
PowerPoint, rehearse
4 Group presentations &
reflection blog
Group presentations and individual
reflection blogs

11. Your Evaluation of the Lesson
• Observe student participation
• Analysis of written plan
• Review of presentation
• Assessment of student use and
application of technology
• Assessment of reflection blogs

12. “Knowing is not
enough;
we must apply.
Willing is not
enough;
we must do.”
*Johann Wolfgang von
Goethe