“It’s all about possibilities!” Creative, resourceful, and realistic, this upbeat CD-ROM enables children to pinpoint what they really enjoy doing—and then provides them with a personalized “roadmap” to take them from daydream to dream job. Why? Because it’s never too early to set their feet on the road to career success!
Highlights:
• Suggests how to get real-world work experience
• Explains how to research career ideas in detail—including educational requirements and salaries—using reference books and the Internet and by talking with people
• Helps children identify their interests and abilities with interactive assessment screens (“Do you enjoy e-mailing friends? Dissecting frogs?”)
• Produces a printable “Personal Skill Set” of appropriate occupational fields
• Lists job opportunities in 12 different interest areas: Science, Writing, Math, Computers, Art, Music & Dance, Sports, Talking, Travel, Animals & Nature, Adventure, and Money
Includes:
• Five key rules to keep in mind (“You are someone”; “All work is important”)
• “Fun Facts” about specific careers, including tidbits about Spider-Man, the likelihood of becoming a pro athlete, and what paleontologists really do
• A sobering list of “Career Busters”
• Job Shadowing Dos and Don’ts
• Glossary
• Printable tip sheets and checklists
• Links to career sites like the Occupational Outlook Handbook Web site and “What Can I Do With A Major in…”
Employs the Discover-Explore-Experiment process from Diane Lindsey Reeves’ popular Career Ideas for Kids books. The Career Ideas for Kids Roadmap CD-ROM is an excellent tool for helping your students get started along the road to a fulfilling career.
System requirements:
• PC platform: Windows 95, 98, NT4, Me, 2000, XP.
• Macintosh platform: OS 8.x, 9.x, 10.x.
A Cambridge Educational Production.
Recommended for grades 2-6.
Correlates to The National Career Development Standards.
One Windows/Macintosh hybrid CD-ROM. © 2002.