PA Career Education & Work Curriculum 17-18

As of January 1st, 2018 every student in Pennsylvania is now required to complete evidence of work in each of the four areas of the PA CEW Standards.  A comprehensive program was created in January to get students at CCS-515 to complete, and document their progress.  Here is the checklist each student should use to find assignments, and note completion:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KzX562c1_XXGs-RQ-faGf8KhtDA4q6WvoqIcc-ZzleE/edit?usp=sharing

Every assignment is listed, with a link to the documents.  Students should create a folder, in their Google Drive, named (Last Name) CEW Evidence 515 and place all completed (scanned) work there for review.  ALL FOLDERS, and CONTENTS should be shared with Mr. Scribner (hscribner@ccs.us), their Homeroom Teacher, and their Counselor for verification.

Good Luck!

Mr. S

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D-Day (WWII) Enrichment Assignment 17-18

"You are about to embark on the great crusade toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you… I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle." – Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Today I would like everyone to take a minute to think about the courage, sacrifice, and importance of the D-Day Invasion.  This is the 74th Anniversary of this historic event that changed the continent of Europe profoundly!  Please watch the video below in class, read some of the articles related to the event, and if you have time, try to challenge your friend to the Ultimate History Quiz on the History Channel website.  I hope you can understand what kids, most just a few years older than you at the time, helped to do when they were thrust into battle so many years ago!  Thank you in advance for your time and effort with this learning experience.  Please share this with your families!

Please complete the CCS-515 D-Day Worksheet for additional credit in my class this marking period.

"156,000 American, British and Canadian forces landed on five beaches along a 50-mile stretch of France’s Normandy coast, where they met stiff resistance from well-entrenched Germans in concrete bunkers placed at strategic points along the coast and beaches with mines and other anti-tank obstacles as well as wooden stakes, barbed wire, and metal tripods to impede landing craft and the movement of troops once ashore.

Within three months, however, the northern part of France would be freed by more than 2 million Allied troops and the invasion force would be preparing to enter Germany, where they would meet up with Soviet forces moving in from the east."

- By Andrew Atkins, The Columbus Dispatch (Posted Today Online)
http://www.dispatch.com/news/20180606/remembering-d-day-74-years-later

The Ultimate History Quiz features thousands of questions about American and global history trivia. Play now to challenge your friends, and see how you stack up to the competition.  Use the link below to play on your own, online, or with up to 10 friends using the links found there!

THE ULTIMATE HISTORY QUIZ on the History Channel (CLICK HERE)

Another Great Resource For Teachers:  DOCSTEACH LESSON PLAN

WWII Veterans you could talk to about their service: Yielding to the inalterable process of aging, the men and women who fought and won the great conflict are now in their late 80s and 90s. They are dying quickly—according to US Department of Veterans Affairs statistics, 558,000 of the 16 million Americans who served in World War II are alive in 2017. - https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/wwii-veteran-statistics
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:

D-DAY on the History Channel

Army.Mil D-Day Webpage

National D-Day Memorial Website

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CSA Final Exam S2 17-18

Today everyone will complete the following FINAL EXAM for Computer Skills & Applications Class (Semester II 17-18: SCRIBNER) Please follow the directions below to complete your exam. When you are finished, there is a link below to take the Course Survey! Both the Final Exam and the Course Survey are GRADED EVENTS!

(Your ANSWERS on the Course Survey are not graded, but you are receiving a grade simply for completing it!)

1. Log Into Google Drive and Click NEW to CREATE a NEW DOCUMENT
2. Name the Document: "17-18 CSA Final (Your Last Name) S1 P(?) "
3. SHARE the Document with Mr. S for credit at hscribner@ccs.us

Copy and Paste the questions below into a GOOGLE DOCUMENT and SHARE THEM WITH ME FOR CREDIT (hscribner@ccs.us) when you have completed them.

Answer The Following Questions (Each question should be explained with a paragraph answer, 3-4 sentences, with proper structure.) Please use the R.A.C.E. structure to answer each question. R-Restate the Questions, A-Answer the Question, C-Cite your Evidence/Examples, E-Explain your Evidence/Examples:

Question 1: Describe how technology has changed the world you live in (compare it to the world your parents and grandparents grew up in):

Question 2: Explain how the technology tools you have been taught this year will help you in High School.

Question 3: Describe a time when you could pass on your knowledge in the coming year. Who would you teach? What skills or tools would you show someone else? Why?

Question 4: Explain how you will protect yourself online for the rest of your life. List at least three (3) ways to improve your Internet Safety and Security Level.

Question 5: Choose three (3) of the tools below from the Tool List and answer the following questions for each:

a. Describe the tool and the project you completed with it?
b. What projects could you complete with it?
c. How could you use this tool outside of school (home or business uses)?

Tool List: Google Documents, Google Spreadsheets, Google Slides, Windows Movie Maker, PIXLR.com, Online Surveys, Google Drive, Code.Org, Gamestar Mechanic, Soundation, Voki, Khan Academy, Strikingly.com, Draw.io, FBI.SOS.GOV, NSTeens.Org, Google Classroom, Digital Animation, Online Research, Schoology, or you may choose one (1) online tool you know about that we did not cover this marking period.  See the example below for an idea of what I am looking for:

FINAL QUESTION EXAMPLE ANSWER (Do Not Use As One Of Your Answers!)

Q5 Digital Tool:  GMAIL/EMAIL

a. Email is used in place of sending letters to people. It is electronic mail that can be transmitted electronically. Senders can write a letter in different formats and then by addressing it to as many people as required, send each recipient the same message. Recipients can send replies, and emails can be forwarded. Everything happens in fractions of a second. The sender can also attach files such as documents, pictures and hyperlinks along with the email. We have used email all year to communicate, turn in work, and to receive classroom instructions.

b. We can collaborate on numerous projects with it.  We can also communicate with others.

c.  Everyone should use email to transmit messages, and keep an archive of communications with different people.  This is a good way to make sure people get information quickly and completely.

WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED THE FINAL EXAM AND SHARED IT WITH MR. S FOR CREDIT, PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO FILL OUT THIS BRIEF SURVEY:

END OF MARKING PERIOD COURSE QUALITY SURVEY

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PMB Step 10: Final Presentations MP4 S2 17-18

Today you will turn your Personal Monthly Budget into a Google Slides Presentation.

You must open Google Drive and CREATE a new Presentation. Label your new presentation "PMB (Your Last Name) S2 17-18".

All Items in your Personal Monthly Budget must be presented. See the following list of Items to Add to your Presentation:

Introduction Slide
College and Major
You New City and Job
How you traveled to Your New City
Show a Map of Places You Found (Print PDF To JPEG)
Stores you shopped At 

Your Dream Car
Utilities and Insurance
Grocery and Food (Specifically Your Family Dinner)
What is there to do for fun in your new city?
Wrap Up!

You must have a picture on every slide. 

Do not write full sentences, only use the presentation to remind you of what to talk about next.

Make sure you pick a theme and background. 

You must SHARE this project with me at hscribner@ccs.us for credit prior to Friday, June 8th at 4pm for credit!

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