School and the future job?

What would you like to learn at school? How would you like to learn? These questions have been asked to a lot of students. Here is a video with some answers. Comment on it and give your personal answers to these two questions.

How IT improves life and comunication

The ICTs are a powerful set of tools that are shapping the world we live in. The time of life of knowledge is getting snaller and smaller. What consequences does this have on your life and learning? And the future job or career?
Watch this video to get some information to help you out on your reflexions. Post a comment

Fun Stuff for Mod 8

Follow the links to online activities related to the world of work:
1- quizz on vocabulary

A cover letter

A cover letter is your introduction of yourself and your skills for the job that you want to aplly for.

Follow this link and search for tips and advices as well as samples to guide you in your writing.
Write a simple cover letter answering an advertising for a job you'd like to apply.

A letter of recommendation

Do you know how to write aletter of recommendation? Read this essay to get an idea and some pratical tips

Here is a sample of a recommendation letter.
Use it as a model for your own letter. Write a recommendation letter for a colleague of yours.

You can aslo explore this site for other recommendation letters

Prepare for a job interview - get your answers right !

Prepare yourself for a job interview. Check the questions and the answers for key interview questions here

Use this information to make a role play with your partner.
Select questions and prepare your own answers.

Leave your questions and answers here or in the class blog

LLL - Lifelong Learning: why is it important?

Learning and formal training doesn’t end when you leave school after graduating. Because most of us will probably have many jobs or do many different things in our professional careers, we need to update and improve our skills and knowledge.
Most people, either of their own choice or necessity, will have more than one job in the course of their lives.
That’s why nowadays we need to more skilled, more adaptable and more resourceful in order to adapt to the demands of the world of work. To achieve that we have to constantly improve ourselves, learn more both formally – in school, training sessions, workshops - or informally with friends or colleagues or on our own.

Do you know anyone who has come back to school? Interview this person. Find out about his/ her motivation. Do you know of any projects in your area for educationg adults or older people? From your point of view do you agree with this projects or do you think educational resources should be primarily directed to young people?

What about you? Do you plan on continuing studying? What are your plans for the future? Are you informed of the many possiblities to continue your personal education regarding your area of interest? have you have thought of going to a university in another european country?

Watch the video presenting the european program for lifelong learning.

Write a shor summary of the main ideas or about the information you found more useful for you.



To learn more
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Changes in the world of work.

Watch this video and discuss the changes in the word of work, especially in the tertiary sector ( services, office work)


What do you think of this new way of work? Would you like to have a job like that?

Job interviews - How to behave

It's important to know how to behave in a interview and impress the interviewer possitivelly. There are some aspects that you should know about to prepare yourself better for this crucial moment.
How you behave can make the diffrence between getting that job or not. So here is a very helpful video. Watch it and listen for the advice given. Make a note of them.
Leave a comment saying which advice did you find most useful, which did surprise you the most. Which did you find obvious? Do you think that watching this video was helpful for you?


What you look like is also important to consider. Have in mind a dress code.Watch this video for clues and advice.
Comment on it.
http://video.about.com/jobsearch/Teen-Job-Interview-Attire.htm

On jobs - The ideal job

Hello everyone!!
A nice trio of teachers have done a cool blog with useful links and activities for you to do regarding the topic JOBS and THE WORLD OF WORK.
Follow the link and have fun doing the activities online .
Search for information about your ideal job. Write a short profile on it.
Say what aspect of this job appeal to you and what personal qualities do you need to develop or have to be good at it.
You can access to interviews of people explaining their work here

Would you like to know more about the job of your dreams ? Check this site form information and write a shot profile. Post it here or deliver your answers to your teacher by mail or handout.

teleworking

This video decribes teleworking. Point out the advantages and disadvanatges of teleworking.

School and you - What are you good at?

Check out this cool site. Watch the videos. They will help you get a more clear idea of what learning is and what school is for.
Play the game THE TEST YOU CAN'T FAIL and to check your profile. This will help you to learn a lot about yourself.
I've already done it and I was very much surprised and pleased wiht the results.

Write a short commnent on what you've learnt and about your profil. Say which activity did you enjoy doing the most.
Have fun!!!

Costumizing - Get the right product

Education is expensive for everybody. And sometimes the books we have are not enough nor suitable for our needs. Tecahers had to choose from what was available and students ahd to buy them. Now things have changed a bit. Costumization is a key word of the moment and more so for the future. Watch this video to see how.




Having in consideration the need for uptaded information and the costs of books, What are the most important advanges for both students and teachers that this service offers?