TF Digital Tech Literacy: Resume & Cover Letters 2015

Introduction

Digital Literacy Class: We are going to learn about so many incredible ways to be creative, collaborative, and to communicate. We will focus on computer skills and applications. Some topics you already know about, and you will know better, and other topics and applications will be new to you! Either way, we will work together to find the ones you are able to use best. This class consists of Project-Based-Learning. You will be given plenty of time to learn the skills and applications that you will use for a lifetime. I hope you enjoy the material we will cover. - Mr. S

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Resume & Cover Letters 2015

ACADEMIC/LEARNING OBJECTIVE

Students will learn to use Google Drive Documents for Personal Business by creating Letters of Recommendation, Letters to the Editor, and a Cover Letter and Resume. Other worksheets and documents will be used to scaffold the assignments, and some basic research skills, and problem-solving skills will also be utilized.

STUDENTS MUST START BY READING ALL DIRECTIONS ON CLASS WEBSITE!

Students will participate in the discussion about the importance of a Resume and Cover Letter. Students will create an individual Resume following the instructions on the class website. Students will search for a job they are interested in and tailor a Cover Letter to the specific job posting. They must copy and paste the job listing online into the Google Document for credit. They may be called upon to “interview” for the position with a member of the staff at school.

RESUME & COVER LETTER PROJECT

Finally, we are at one of the most important lesson topics of the year.
Your resume and cover letter will be a living document. That means
that it will evolve and change over the course of your life depending on
your experience, education, interests and job history. All of these
experiences will be added in a one-page summary of what you will bring
to the table for a future employer. Other organizations will also need
to see a resume.

1. Resume (DEFINITION):

Dictionary.com

noun

résumé.

noun

1. a summing up; summary.

2. a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience, as that prepared by an applicant for a job.

Also, resume, re·su·mé.

Origin:

1795–1805; < French, noun use of past participle of résumer to resume, sum up

VISUAL THESARUS

2. Why Do You Need One?

STYLE / CONTENT / SIZE

3. Resume Breakdown:

VIDEO 1 - Basic Resume

VIDEO 2 - "The Quick Resume & Cover Letter Video"

4. Resume Builder

WEBSITE - READWRITETHINK.ORG Resume Builder

5. Cover Letter

Tailor IT!

6. JOB SEARCH

Monster.com / Philly.com / Careerbuilder.com

PRACTICAL EXERCISE:

1. Using one of the websites above (Or any other website you like), find a job you are interested in.

     Email the link for the job to the instructor. (Copy& Paste Link into body of email).

YOU MUST COPY THE ENTIRE JOB POSTING AND PASTE IT ONTO THE LAST FULL PAGE OF YOUR COVER LETTER. YOU MUST FIND AND INCLUDE THE MAILING ADDRESS OF THE JOB PRIOR TO WRITING THE LETTER.

2. You may create a resume for yourself using the Resume Builder on ReadWriteThink.org

3. Re-Type or Cut&Paste your resume into a Google Drive Document. You may use any template you like as a guide.

4. Create a Cover Letter (Use the Letter of Recommendation format) for your RESUME for the job

     you have chosen.

5. Save your Resume & Cover Letter as SINGLE file on Google DRIVE and email the link to your instructor.

6. Cover Letter and Resume must be Single Spaced, Formatted to match examples below, and Times New Roman (11 or 12 font size only!)

YOU MUST SUBMIT ALL DOCUMENTS AS A GOOGLE DRIVE DOCUMENT.

Grading Rubric:

20 pts - Emailed Link To Job to Instructor

120 pts - Resume (GOOGLE DOCUMENT)

   10 pts - Title Block

     10 pts - Objective

   20 pts - Experience/Work History

   20 pts - Education

   20 pts - Other Skills / Additional Information

     20 pts - Grammar, Spelling, Layout
60pts - Cover Letter (Proper Format, Layout, Grammar, Spelling)

6. EXAMPLES:

This is one of the most important assignments you can learn to create. Good Luck!!

- Mr. S

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Overall Academic Class Standards

SELF-ASSESSMENTS

Student Self-Assessments refer to training students to evaluate themselves, and their work, for the purpose of improving outcomes. To become capable evaluators of their work, students must have:

- a clear target (goal)

- the opportunity to help create definitions of the quality of work.

- the opportunity to correct, or self-adjust, their work before turning it in.

Students are also prompted to reflect and evaluate strengths, weaknesses, and areas of improvement. These skills will allow for planning, improvement, goal-setting, and reflection. Emphasis will be placed on integration of previous learning across the school curriculum.

ISTE 2. Communication and Collaboration

Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others:

a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media

b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats

3. Research and Information Fluency

Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information:

a. Plan strategies to guide inquiry

b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media

General Computer-Based / Project Based Classroom Standards Met:

PA Common Core 8.5.6-8G: Integrate visual information (e.G. charts, graphs, maps, video, etc.) with other information in print or digital format.

ISTE 3.3A: Students plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information, and other resources, for intellectual and other pursuits.

ISTE 3.3D: Students build knowledge by actively exploring real world issues and problems, developing ideas, and pursuing answers and solutions.

CSTA Collaboration 1: Apply productivity/multimedia tools, and peripherals, to a group collaboration and support learning throughout the curriculum.

CSTA CPP1: Use advanced tools to create digital artifacts.

PA CEW Standards Met

PA 13.1.8A Career Awareness and Preparation

Relate careers to individual interest, abilities, and aptitudes.

PA 13.1.8G Create an individualized career plan including, but not limited to Assessments, Career Goals, individual interests and abilities, and Training/Education requirements.

TF Digital Tech Literacy