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In the Year 2020...

Ruth Paine
rpaine@mail.clay.k12.fl.us =Introduction =

You are a "mild manner" virtual high school student who has just awakened in your bed to find that the bedroom you went to sleep in last night has mysteriously changed overnight. You are also startled to find the unusual looking character below standing over you. As you quickly jump out of bed, he begins to speak (click on the play arrow of the Voki to hear what "Virtual Vincent" has to say)...

**//"I’ve been assigned to help you transition from your time period to mine. I know this might seem confusing, but you have been transported to the year 2020. We needed to bring you here to help save our workforce which has crumbled due to recent catastrophic events. Your quest is to create an e-resume so you can land one of today's top careers so you can work to help us avoid total annihilation."//**

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=Task = You have been given the daunting task of helping save the workforce of the year 2020. Don't think you're going to be asked to do this all by yourself, and that it is going to happen "overnight." If enough talented and skilled workers like you are called into action, there is hope for Vincent and the future!

For you to get a job in the year 2020 that is "just the right fit," you are going to need a dynamic resume just to get your "foot in the door" for an interview. In order to do that, you are going to have to do some research. Below are the research-based tasks that you will be completing. As you complete each one, you will be gathering information and using it to create the script for a digital story you will produce about yourself. This is what was meant by a "dynamic resume." You don't have time to waste, so go ahead and look at the tasks you will be completing:
 * discover the different meanings of your first name
 * complete online personality quizzes and interest surveys
 * research the types of jobs that you would be interested in now in the year 2011
 * research the jobs that are predicted to be the "hottest" in 2020
 * compare today's current jobs with those of the future
 * choose the job that you think will be "the right fit" for you in the year 2020
 * learn how to write a job resume that will spotlight your education, skills/abilities, activities/awards, and work/volunteer experience
 * create your resume "rough draft"
 * learn how to use Prezi software to start transforming a standard job resume into an innovative electronic resume (e-resume)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">create the initial video version of your e-resume using Prezi
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">learn how to use Jing software to create a "screen capture"
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">use Jing to transform the Prezi version of your e-resume into a "true" e-resume that has both video and audio

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">As you complete many of the tasks above you will be gathering information. You will be learning how to create a traditional resume, and learning how to create an e-resume which is a digital representation of a traditional resume.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">By the end of this quest your goal is to have a dynamic e-resume to send out to potential employers of the future, so you can hopefully get an actual job INTERVIEW! There is some preliminary work you need to do BEFORE starting on your quest. Read through the information below, and remember, if you ever have any questions or need clarification, you should always email your teacher for assistance!

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small;">**Preliminary Work/Review:** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small;">To successfully complete your different tasks, you will be given several steps that need to be followed very carefully. You will be traveling across the Internet to lots of great web sites that will help you gather information so you can create a dynamic e-resume. You will be documenting your travels from site to site and keeping any "artifacts" such as notes, screen shots, images, etc. to use later when you start to produce your e-resume. Before moving to Step One of the Process, you need to complete the "preliminary work and review" section below first.

> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This project is "another take" on what we have been learning so far about digital storytelling. You will still be following the **7 Steps of a Digital Story** as you complete this WebQuest and gather information. This time your finished digital story will be an electronic resume that focuses on YOU! Don't forget to refer to the "Tell Me a Story" web site we used before and here is a link to it --> 7 Steps of a Digital Story.Don't be afraid to refer back to any of the resources we have used so far with digital storytelling. I've listed the seven elements of digital storytelling below and provided information on each one that should be very helpful to you as you create your e-resume. (The titles are also links to web pages that explain more about each one.) > <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">As you move through the steps of this WebQuest, keep the 7 elements of a digital story in the back of your mind. At certain points you will need to focus more on some elements than on others. Be on the lookout for <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**red colored reminder words** of these 7 elements. At that time you can refer back to this section if needed. > We have covered copyright before, but this will be a good review. As you "collect" your artifacts (notes, screen shots, images, etc.) you are allowed to use them as a "reference" or "go to" when creating your digital story. But at all times you must make sure to be "respectful of the intellectual properties of others and abide by all copyright laws." In other words, "if you didn't create it, don't use it without getting permission from the creator first!" Your best bet would be to use "copyright free" or "royalty free" text, images, audio, music, etc. You will see links a little later to some of the web sites we have already used before to obtain copyright free OR royalty free material. > > **Optional:** Right now if you have any specific questions on copyright, the links below are to some of the web sites we have used before, so they should be familiar. >> >> **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">One more reminder... **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If you do use unoriginal material (text, images, audio, music, etc. that you did not create yourself) in your e-resume, be sure that you properly cite or give credit to the creator of that material. Below is the information you should include when citing/referencing unoriginal work/material. Your citations for your e-resume should go at the end of your Prezi. **Note:** If you turn in your final e-resume and it contains any unoriginal material that you haven't cited at all, it will be returned to you and you will be expected to add it! >> >> Below are links to those great web sites with the copyright free/royalty free material that we've used before. If you still have links to other appropriate sites, please feel free to use them as well. > <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">It's time for you to see a sample of the type of e-resume you are expected to create. Below is one that I created, and you will probably need to view it a couple of times to "get the whole idea." Please remember that the parts of your e-resume will be the same as mine, but you are expected to be creative and NOT create an exact copy of mine! > Ruth Paine's E-Resume > > <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Since this is an individual project, your progress will be monitored throughout the WebQuest. At certain steps you will be submitting assignments and receiving constructive feedback to help keep you on track to achieve your final goal (your E-Resume). Below are links to each of the rubrics that will be used to score these assignments. Take a look at each of them, and print out copies to use as you complete your quest. These rubrics will tell you exactly what I'm looking for in all your assignments. > Traditional Resume Rubric > Script Rubric > Prezi Rubric > E-Resume Rubric >
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small;">**Digital Storytelling**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Point of View** -- For your e-resume the point of view should be told by YOU, about yourself, and in 1st person. You are trying to promote yourself to employers and you want them to look at your e-resume and say they'd like to interview you because you are what they are looking for!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Dramatic Question** -- The dramatic question you are trying to answer with this WebQuest and in your digital story is if you "have what it takes" to get an interview that could land you one of the top jobs in the year 2020. (Hopefully your completed e-resume will answer that question with a resounding YES!)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Emotional Content** -- The emotional content for your digital story is all the information you have gathered about yourself, as well as what you know inside about your owns skills, abilities, talents, etc. that make you a GREAT worker. You want to use it to capture the attention of potential employers.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Your Voice** -- You will personalize your e-resume by narrating and explaining the different sections. You will use your voice to add meaning to your resume.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Sound Track** -- In this case you will be narrating your entire e-resume so you will be adding depth to your digital story with your narration.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Economy** -- As you are working through this WebQuest you will be gathering the key information you want to include in your e-resume. You don't want it to be "too busy" and that is a key point to remember when creating any digital story. Only include the key points that are necessary for telling your story.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Pacing** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">-- This element refers to the rhythm of your digital story and whether it runs too fast OR too slow. You will want your e-resume to move along at a steady and comfortable pace. The wrong pace can be the difference between a good e-resume and a bad e-resume. Remember, you want it to positively influence those employers in the year 2020!
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Copyright**
 * Copyright - CyberBee
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small;">Copyright Exposed
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Copyright Kids!
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Name/title of the work (if known)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Name of the creator/copyright owner
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Name of source where you obtained the work (i.e., name of web site with URL)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Pics4Learning
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Microsoft Clip Gallery
 * 1) **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">E-Resume Example **
 * 1) **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Rubrics **

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Process =


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small;">Step One - What Your Name "Says" About You **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small;">First, you will need to take a good look at yourself and complete a thorough "self-evaluation." Start by going to the following sites where you can find out what others think your name "says" about you.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small;">**Note:** The sites below are pretty much based on numerology, and we are using this particular step as a fun "ice breaker" to help get you into the groove of completing research and finding/collecting answers online. Take a look and see if you agree with others on what they think your name "really means" about you. Save the information that you gather from these sites either in the form of notes, screen shots, images, etc. You will be using it later in this process.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What Does My Name Mean?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What Your Name Means (Numerology)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How to Analyze Your Name with Numerology

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">**Step Two – Which Job Best Fits Your Personality?**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The next step is to look a little deeper at your personal likes, dislikes, and favorite things. Don't forget that you're under a time crunch because you have been brought to the future to help Vincent. Check out the links below to try and learn a little more about your specific personality. Your goal is to be able to fit your unique personality to "just the right" career choice in 2020. Once you have received the results of these quizzes and surveys, review them carefully and don't forget to save the information in some way (notes, screen shots, images, etc.) because you will need it later.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Match My Career Interests
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What's Your Personality Type?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What's Your Job Personality?


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Step Three - What are Today's Top Jobs/Careers in 2011? **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Now is time for you to research some of the "top" jobs and career choices for 2011. Take a look at each link below, and then you may gather artifacts (information in the form of notes, screen shots, images, etc.) from one or ALL of them to use when it comes time later on.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Exploring Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics -- 2010-11 Edition
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">In Pictures: The 10 Best Jobs for 2011
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">The 50 Best Careers of 2011

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Step Four – What Will be the Top Jobs/Careers in 2020? **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 12pt 0in 10pt;">You’ve taken a look at the "real" meaning of your first name, and you've found out about your specific job personality. You've also looked at some of the "best" jobs for the year 2011. You still need to find your "perfect job" for the year 2020, so use the links below to look at sites that identify the types of jobs that will be the "hottest" in the future. Don't forget to collect information from these sites in the form of notes, screen shots, images, etc. to use later. (<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">The good news is that "later" will be sooner than you think because you're going to start using some of the stuff you've collected in Step Five which comes up right after this one.)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Jobs of the Future, Science & Technology Enabled Employment for 2020-2030
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Jobs of the Future
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">10 Ways the 2020 Workplace Will Work for You

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">At this point, you should have narrowed all the choices down and you have a job targeted for the year 2020. I can't wait to see what you choose!


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Step Five - How Do You Write a Resume? **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">A traditional resume is a document that highlights all the exceptional qualities, abilities, skills, talents and accomplishments of a prospective employee. It is created by an employee for potential employers in hopes of obtaining an interview for a desired job. It is this resume that will help create your "first impression" with a potential employer. Your goal is to create a dynamic resume, but to do that you need to create a traditional one first. The links below are to a few web sites that will help get you started thinking about what should go into your traditional resume.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">How to Teach Students to Write a Resume
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Sample High School Graduate's Resume
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">My First Resume
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Resume Program

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">At this step you will be using a word processing program on your computer to create your traditional resume. You'll need everything you've collected, along with a copy of the Traditional Resume Rubric. In addition, please take a look at the different word groups below. When writing your resume you need to "put your best foot forward" so you will want to use descriptive words that would make you appealing to any potential employers. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">To steal from what you've learned already about the economy of a digital story, I must point out something. You only want to use the key points about yourself in your resume. These are the ones that will make you "stand out in a crowd." The same goes for using descriptive words in your resume. You need to use them, but be careful not to over use them. Take a look at the different words that would be appropriate to use in any resume.











<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Using the rubric as a guide, create your Traditional Resume. Submit it via the Assignments dropbox for our course on or before the posted due date. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I will assess your resume with the rubric and then you will receive your grade along with my constructive feedback in the My Grades section of our course. You will need to make any necessary changes to your resume before you move on to Step Six of the Web Quest.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Step Six - Writing the Script for Your E-Resume**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Now you are going to start really tying everything together. You need to write the script for your e-resume. **Please note that the software you will be using to record you e-resume has a 5 minutes recording limit, so make sure you will be able to comfortably read your script in under 5 minutes.** Refer back to the top of this WebQuest to the section on Digital Storytelling. There is information there that should help you in writing your script. Also, get out your copy of the Script Rubric that will be used to score your script. That is another excellent resource. Below is a reminder of the 6 out of 7 digital storytelling elements you need to focus on at this particular moment.


 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Digital Story Elements -- Point of View, Dramatic Question, Emotional Content, Your Voice, Economy, Pacing -- (Sound Track will be covered in Step Eight of this WebQuest) **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Conclusion to your Digital Story** - Don't forget there needs to be a conclusion to your story. You started out with a dramatic question and it needs an answer or resolution. Your conclusion will go at the very end of your script and you won't include it in your Prezi or your final recording that you will be making of your e-resume. I want you to end your story by sharing if you actually got the interview and landed the job you wanted in the year 2020! It would also be great if you could add even more about things such as:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Were you successful in helping save Vincent and the workforce in 2020?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> Did you ever get to go back to the year 2011, or did you remain in the future?

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is going to be exciting, and I can't wait to see what you do with the ending of your digital story!

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Submit your script via the Assignments dropbox for this course on or before the posted due date. It will be assessed using the Script Rubric and when it is returned you will be given constructive feedback on what may need to be changed, added, or deleted. Make sure to check the My Grades section of our course for this feedback. Please make any revisions that need to be made to your script before you move on to Step Seven of the WebQuest.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">Step Seven - Creating Your E-Resume with Prezi **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">It is now time for you to learn about the software program you will use to create the initial video version of your e-resume. The program is called "Prezi" and it is also known as the "Zooming Presentation Editor." Once you've gotten a look at the program, you'll understand what's meant by "zooming." If you like PowerPoint presentations for school projects, you are going to LOVE Prezi!

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use the following link to go to the Prezi web site. Prezi

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You will need to sign up for a Prezi account. Once you have one and you're inside the site, you will want to use the "Learn" tab to learn how easy it is to create a presentation like your e-resume with Prezi.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Below is my initial video version of my e-resume that I created with Prezi. Notice there is no audio. You won't be adding audio to your digital story until Step Eight which is the final step in this whole process. It's time for you to take a look at the initial version of my e-resume that I created with Prezi.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If you've worked through the Prezi tutorials and you think you're ready, it's time to start translating your written resume into a digital story. It's also time to start utilizing some of the information you gathered as you visited the different web sites during this WebQuest. As my example showed, you will be using images and graphics along with text in your Prezi. If you find you need additional images, don't forget to visit those royalty free/copyright free web sites we've been using for this class. Also don't forget to cite any images you might use in your Prezi at the very end of the presentation. Make sure you have our Prezi Rubric out and ready to use as a guide. You don't want to forget anything that is required.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Once you've created your Prezi, you will need to download it using the "Export to Portable Prezi" feature. Locate the Prezi "Download" link which should be on the right side of your computer screen. Select it and then follow the online prompts for exporting your presentation to a portable Prezi. Make sure to remember where you sent the download (the desktop is a good place). Your Prezi will be compressed into a zip file and then you can upload it to our Assignments dropbox for our course on or before the posted due date.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: small; margin: 0in 0in 10pt;">When I am finished assessing your Prezi, you will receive my constructive feedback in the My Grades section of our course. Please make any revisions that need to be made before you move on to Step Eight of this WebQuest.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Step Eight - What is Jing?** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">By this time you have created the Prezi version of your e-resume. You have text, images and all the other "video elements" of your digital story in place, but you now need to add the audio. Jing is a *FREE* software program that allows you to capture screenshots and screencasts (video/audio recordings) of the images that display on your computer's desktop as well as any sounds that it makes. Jing is great for this digital project because it will literally let you add your voice to your e-resume. You've already seen my e-resume sample, so you should know what I'm talking about. It was very easy to create and all I did was use Jing to capture what happened on my computer screen as I read my script out loud to narrate my Prezi as it played. More about that later...you need to get started using Jing!

> *FREE* Download for Jing >
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Use the following link to download and install Jing. There is a ***FREE*** version, and that is the one I'm recommending you use. **You don't have to buy it!**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Once you've downloaded and installed the program, use the different tutorials to learn how Jing works, test it out and make some different practice recordings.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">When you think you're ready, set up Jing for recording and then open your Prezi. If you've created a specific script for this portion to help stay on track as you record your narration, make sure it's in your hand. When everything is in place, start the recording in Jing (you will want both audio and video so use <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">the "capture video" button -- see the screenshot below).
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">You will NOT be required to edit the final version of your e-resume that you just created with Jing. You've looked at the E-Resume Rubric so you know it does not score your technical abilities. If you don't like what you've created with Jing the first time, then you can keep recording it until you get it to where you want it to be. Please be aware that you there is a 5 minute recording limit with Jing. Your e-resume will need to be less that 5 minutes.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If you do choose to edit your final e-resume before submitting it to your teacher, that is totally OPTIONAL, but it will NOT add any extra points to your final grade.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If you find you need to compress your final e-resume in order to upload it to the digital dropbox in our course, use the same compression software you've been using throughout this course. Submit your finalized e-resume to the Assignments dropbox in our course on or before the posted due date.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Best of luck with this project, and I can't wait to see all that you create! =

= =<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Lesson Plan:﻿** = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Use the following link to view the lesson plan for this WebQuest.** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Digital Storytelling Lesson Plan