WebQuest on Career Search: WebQuest on Career Search: “On My Own…”“On My Own…”

Designed by Carol KeithDesigned by Carol Keith

Steps In The ProcessSteps In The Process

IntroductionIntroduction TaskTask ProcessProcess EvaluationEvaluation ConclusionConclusion CreditsCredits Teacher PageTeacher Page

IntroductionIntroduction

TaskTask

You are using the You are using the internet to take online internet to take online quizzes, to do quizzes, to do database searches, do database searches, do a virtual interview and a virtual interview and find a job. find a job.

ProcessProcess Career interestsCareer interests Personality type Personality type Learning Style AssessmentLearning Style Assessment Occupational Sort Occupational Sort Explore occupations Explore occupations Compare to the fastest growing occupations Compare to the fastest growing occupations Select one occupation to investigate AND be sure to use Select one occupation to investigate AND be sure to use

different resources different resources Collect information to prepare your report Collect information to prepare your report Prepare six specific questions to ask in an informational Prepare six specific questions to ask in an informational

interview interview Research Help Wanted Ads Research Help Wanted Ads Take a virtual interview Take a virtual interview Write your reportWrite your report Prepare your multimedia presentation Prepare your multimedia presentation

Career interestsCareer interests

http://http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/indes.htmlowl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/pw/indes.html

Personality type Personality type Career Interests GameCareer Interests Game http://http://www.advisorteam.com/cisswww.advisorteam.com/ciss// Jung Typology TestJung Typology Test Myer's Briggs AdaptationMyer's Briggs Adaptation Campbell Interest and Skills Survey at Campbell Interest and Skills Survey at http://http://

www.advisorteam.com/cisswww.advisorteam.com/ciss

Learning Style AssessmentLearning Style Assessment

Index of Learning StyleIndex of Learning Styles Questionnaires Questionnaire

descriptionsdescriptions

Occupational Sort Occupational Sort

Use Georgia Career Use Georgia Career Information Search Information Search (GCIS) first. It is found on (GCIS) first. It is found on www.gcic.peachnet.edu. www.gcic.peachnet.edu. Our User ID is Our User ID is fultonk12fultonk12 and our password is and our password is gcis354a.gcis354a.

Explore occupations Explore occupations

Use GCIS or Use GCIS or www.whatdotheydo.comwww.whatdotheydo.com

Compare to the fastest growing Compare to the fastest growing occupations occupations

http://http://www.adin.org/lmi/usafast.htmwww.adin.org/lmi/usafast.htm Top 10 Forecasts from Top 10 Forecasts from Outlook 2004 Outlook 2004 http://http://

wfs.org/forecasts.htmwfs.org/forecasts.htm

Select one occupation to investigate Select one occupation to investigate (be sure to use different resources) (be sure to use different resources)

GCISGCIS Occupational Outlook Handbook and Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook and Bureau of Labor Statistics

http://http://stats.bls.gov/home.htmstats.bls.gov/home.htm The 2002-2003 Occupational Outlook HandbooksThe 2002-2003 Occupational Outlook Handbooks News Items from the U S Department of LaborNews Items from the U S Department of Labor Keyword Search of Bureau of Labor Statistics Web PagesKeyword Search of Bureau of Labor Statistics Web Pages Career library at Career library at JobWebJobWeb America's Career InfoNet America's Career InfoNet Exploring Occupations from the Student Counseling and Career Exploring Occupations from the Student Counseling and Career

Centre at University of Manitoba Centre at University of Manitoba Careers Online Careers Online Virtual Careers ShowVirtual Careers Show

Collect information to prepare your Collect information to prepare your report report

Your report should include information on the Your report should include information on the following topics:following topics:– training or education required for the career training or education required for the career – prospects for the future in this career,prospects for the future in this career,– expected salary range,expected salary range,– unexpected positive or negative aspects of the careerunexpected positive or negative aspects of the career– NOTE:NOTE: Remember, your class presentation is to be a Remember, your class presentation is to be a

multimedia (PowerPoint or some other presentation multimedia (PowerPoint or some other presentation software) report. While you are collecting information software) report. While you are collecting information about the career you chose, make sure you collect about the career you chose, make sure you collect images too.images too.

Prepare six specific questions to ask Prepare six specific questions to ask in an informational interview in an informational interview

Research Help Wanted Ads Research Help Wanted Ads Determine where you will want to work. Determine where you will want to work. FREE FREE Zip City Phone at Zip City Phone at http://http://

www.mailersoftware.com/keywordsearch/zipcode.htmwww.mailersoftware.com/keywordsearch/zipcode.htm America’s Job Bank at America’s Job Bank at http://http://www.ajb.dni.us/index.htmlwww.ajb.dni.us/index.html www.ajc.classified.comwww.ajc.classified.com

Other job search engines Other job search engines

Monster.comMonster.com HotJobs.comHotJobs.com Thingamajob.comThingamajob.com

Take a virtual interview Take a virtual interview

http://interview.monster.com/# http://interview.monster.com/#

Write your reportWrite your report

– Write about the career of your choice, which you chose it, Write about the career of your choice, which you chose it, what it will take to be successful…i.e., skills, aptitudes, what it will take to be successful…i.e., skills, aptitudes, education, etc.education, etc.

– From the self-analysis involved, tell me about your From the self-analysis involved, tell me about your discoveries.discoveries.

– Include the six questions you would ask in an informational Include the six questions you would ask in an informational interview.interview.

– Include the help wanted add you selected.Include the help wanted add you selected.– Tell me about your virtual interview.Tell me about your virtual interview.– In learning more about yourself, would you still pick the In learning more about yourself, would you still pick the

same help wanted ad/career?same help wanted ad/career?– What surprised you about your career that you didn’t know What surprised you about your career that you didn’t know

before doing this WebQuest?before doing this WebQuest?

Prepare your multimedia Prepare your multimedia presentationpresentation

EvaluationEvaluation

grading rubric grading rubric

(see attached)(see attached) This is a This is a major major project project

grade.grade.

ConclusionConclusion This activity was designed to give you the feel of how to use This activity was designed to give you the feel of how to use

the Internet to research a new career and to get to know the Internet to research a new career and to get to know yourself better. yourself better.

Some useful career sources to remember or revisit are:Some useful career sources to remember or revisit are: The Occupational Outlook HandbookThe Occupational Outlook Handbook Index from A to Z Index from A to Z Bureau of Labor Statistics Career Information for Kids Bureau of Labor Statistics Career Information for Kids NationJob Online Jobs Database NationJob Online Jobs Database InternetJobs has a InternetJobs has a list of top ten employment-related web siteslist of top ten employment-related web sites

CreditsCredits Bernie Dodge’s WebQuest Page at Bernie Dodge’s WebQuest Page at http://http://webquest.sdsu.eduwebquest.sdsu.edu//. . Tom March’s Best WebQuests at Tom March’s Best WebQuests at http://http://

www.bestwebquests.comwww.bestwebquests.com// Tom March’s Filamentality at Tom March’s Filamentality at

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/ Tom March’s WebQuest Design site at Tom March’s WebQuest Design site at

http://www.ozline.com/ozline_story/index.htmhttp://www.ozline.com/ozline_story/index.htm A technology article from Education World at A technology article from Education World at

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech011.shtml http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech011.shtml WebQuest sites at WebQuest sites at

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/career.htm and http://www.internet4classrooms.com/career.htm and http://www.lr.k12.nj.us/site/cherokee/library/webquest/hughes.hthttp://www.lr.k12.nj.us/site/cherokee/library/webquest/hughes.htmm

Some links were taken from a co-worker, Rebecca Barria, a Some links were taken from a co-worker, Rebecca Barria, a TAG teacher’s web page at Roswell High School’s web site at TAG teacher’s web page at Roswell High School’s web site at http://www2.fultonschools.org/teacher/barriar/ http://www2.fultonschools.org/teacher/barriar/ and also and also fromfrom

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/career.htmhttp://www.internet4classrooms.com/career.htm Previous teaching material that I developed for my classes Previous teaching material that I developed for my classes

before I knew about WebQuests.before I knew about WebQuests.

Teacher PageTeacher Page

On this page I would develop a rubric for On this page I would develop a rubric for grading this individual project, list all the web grading this individual project, list all the web sites used in the above proposal, and give sites used in the above proposal, and give the logic behind the sequence of the steps. the logic behind the sequence of the steps. An alternative plan would be to make this a An alternative plan would be to make this a group activity. group activity.