A Week of College and Career Preparation - It Starts Today!

 

Good Morning, Happy Monday! I hope you had a relaxing Thanksgiving Holiday. Today, we are back at it, but this week looks a little different. Tomorrow we have a guest presentation in the PAC Theater. Our presenters include Kyle Wong from Pixlee and Nina Kouyoumdjian from nhastrategy.  Today, I want you to think about a few things:

1. Do a little research on Kyle Wong and/or Pixlee.  Name 3 things that you learned and what about his story or Pixlee is interesting and/or impressive to you.
2. Having read about Kyle and Pixlee, what are 3 questions you might have about either his personal business or about starting your own company?
3. Have you ever been interested in starting your own business?  Regardless, list a few personal characteristic traits you feel are important in making your business a success?

Switching gears, our second speaker will focus on college and the importance of preparing for college as early as possible.  She has a lot of experience in the field and can be of great value in answering questions you might have.  Here are a few things I would like for you to think about in relation to her presentation:

1. Why is college of personal importance to you?  What is the number one reason you want to go to college?  Name a few schools you would be interested in attending and why those schools stand out as "top choices."  Feel free to spend a moment looking at schools on the College-board Website
2. What do you know about the college application process?  Outline the process to the best of your ability for me in terms of what is required for a successful applicant!  Start with grades all the way to pushing the submit button.
3. What is your personal brand?  A personal brand is typically an impression you form in the mind of others.  What would you say your personal brand is with your friends?  Does it differ from the personal brand you have established with your teachers? boss? mentor?

Tomorrow should be an amazing opportunity for you and all Academy students to think about all of the options you have ahead of you.  All I ask you to take advantage of the opportunity!

Microsoft Blog Catch-Up

Good Morning and Happy November!!  With all of the events over the past few weeks I have been remiss in posting a blog for you to highlight all of the amazing work you have completed over the past few weeks AND demonstrate the many skills you have learned.  While i know it might be a stretch for you to remember all of the skills, I ask you to take a second to review the assignments you completed, post them to your blog and discuss the following questions.  The assignments you should post and discuss include:

• Microsoft Word Assignment #4 - Creating Tables
• Microsoft Word Assignment #5 - Personalized Newsletter Assignment
• Microsoft Word #6 - Gallery Lesson
• Microsoft Word #7 - Creating AutoShapes

Please post three images of the four assignment similar to what I have posted below:

Then, please respond to the following questions:

1. Briefly describe the purpose of each of the assignments you have recently completed? What did you set out to do?
2. What tools did you learn from completing each of the assignments - this section will be the longest and you may need to refer back to the assignments themselves to refresh your memory!
3. Do you feel comfortable using those tools now and applying them in a larger, more comprehensive project?  Did you like the independence you had in creating the newsletter or do you prefer the tutorial style assignments with step by step instructions?  Why? 
4. Which of the above was your favorite assignment and how do you think the tools that you learned would help you create really great looking word documents?