Run, Run, as fast as you can! You can’t catch me I’m the Gingerbread Man!

Gingerbread dates from the 15th century and figurine biscuit-making were practiced in the 16th century. The first documented instance of figure-shaped gingerbread biscuits was at the court of Elizabeth I of England. She had the gingerbread figures made and presented in the likeness of some of her important guests.

Task

You will work with your partner to create a poster comparing two different stories; one about a gingerbread man the other about a gingerbread baby.   In the process of creating your poster, you will decide the true identity of the gingerbread by choosing your favorite version of the story. Will it be The Gingerbread Man or will it be The Gingerbread Baby?

Process

1. Click on the Traditional Story of the Gingerbread Man to read the traditional story of The Gingerbread Man.  Pay close attention to the characters in the story and how the story ends.
2. Click on the Who is the Gingerbread Baby? to listen to the story of The Gingerbread Baby as told by Jan Brett.  Remember to pay close attention to the characters in the story and to how the story ends.
3. Discuss with your partner and parent helper how the two stories were different and how they were the same.  Which story did you like the best and why?
4. Click on the Venn Diagram and print out the Venn diagram template.  You will use this to compare the two books.
5. Label each section of your Venn Diagram and make it pretty so you can add this to your poster!
6. At the bottom of your poster write in big letters the title of the story you and your partner liked the best either; Gingerbread Man or Gingerbread Baby.
7. Click on the Trim a Gingerbread House to decorate a gingerbread house for your poster. When finished, print out the gingerbread house and glue it onto your poster.
8. The last thing you will do for your poster is color a gingerbread man or baby according to the directions provided.
   1. Click on this How to color a Gingerbread Man for the directions to color your gingerbread.
   2. Freestyle your gingerbread man or gingerbread baby and color them according to the directions above!  You will need to print out two, one for each of you.  When finished coloring your gingerbread, cut them out and glue onto your poster.

9. Your poster is now finished!  Make sure that both names are on the poster.  You and your partner will share your poster with the class, telling us which story you liked the best and why.

Evaluation

Gingerbread Man Rubric

Conclusion

Using a Venn Diagram to compare two stories is a quick and easy way to summarize the main ideas and develop a clear comparison. Hope you enjoyed the stories.

BTW – you have to make 200 cookies by Friday morning! How many per team would you need to bake?  The kindergartners are coming through, they want cookies……there are approximately 180 of them! We will bake Thursday and probably Friday in class…This is not a homework thing…I want them to see you all doing it. Pick a person from each group to present your cookies and talk about what our class does.

Future, what Future?

Life happens, but a good life starts with a goal. You may not know what the wand game is yet, but you can start getting ready for it none the less. Start with a career portfolio. A portfolio is designed to make it easy for you to display your best work and accomplishments. Employers and college admissions staff will use the completed portfolio to judge your academic ability, maturity, and motivation.

A career portfolio, along with a personal interview, could help determine your future employment opportunities or acceptance into a two- or four-year college, or trade school.  A career portfolio will include all of your accomplishments, experiences, and activities.

Your portfolio will stay with you for your entire career. You should add to it regularly as you master certain skills relevant to your career objectives. The finished product will provide others with a comprehensive profile of you and your abilities.

Here is a link to a blog with examples of a career portfolio. Links to sample student portfolios can be found under “Web Resources” and at the end of this lesson plan.

Task 1

 Now that you understand a bit more what a portfolio is, write a journal entry describing the difference between a scrapbook and a career portfolio. Research and find several examples of each and select a career portfolio you would like to use to model your own after. Be sure and include APA formatted references in your entry. It should be a complete expository piece, as long as it needs to be to fully demonstrate your knowledge of what a career portfolio is and is not.  

Include the following g components

• Introduction
• Development of the topic with supporting research
• Examples comparatives
• Strong summary and conclusion
• Reference in APA format

Task 2

Let’s Get Started

Each of you should prepare a career portfolio using a 3-ring notebook and 10 subject dividers. Be sure that you include a cover page and a table of contents to go into the front of the notebook. The cover page should display your full name, address, phone number, email address, and a one-sentence career objective.

The table of contents should make it easy for the interviewer and potential employer to quickly find information in the portfolio. Use high quality paper and printers and to keep font and font sizes consistent throughout the portfolio. Business dictates Times New Roman or Ariel and a 12 font.

Most importantly, remember to tailor the portfolio for the specific opportunity for which you might be interested in beyond high school.

Include the following components

Cover Letter

A cover letter serves as a first impression. It is a way of introducing yourself to prospective employers, indicating your interest in the position, and highlighting your qualifications.

It is important to address

• Why you are interested in this position/business/college (if you do not have a particular position/business/college in mind, choose one that might interest you)
• Your career aspirations and goals
• The skills and abilities that would make you successful in a particular career or at a particular college.
• Why this business or college should select you.

A cover letter should be personalized while still professional, no longer than one single-spaced, typewritten page, and in proper business format.

Sample cover letter:

Address
City, State, Zip Code
Phone Number
Cell Phone Number
Email

Employer Name
Title
Company
Address
City, State, Zip Code

Date

Dear Hiring Manager,

I am interested in the part-time position at Sarasota Saddlery advertised in The Sarasotian. I have equine experience, as I have been around horses for over nine years. Not only have I showed and ridden horses, but I also have extensive experience assisting in a barn. Through working with horses, I have acquired a thorough knowledge of horses, tack, and equine apparel for both horse and rider.

While I have equine experience, I also have excellent communication skills and an aptitude for customer service. My past experience as a volunteer at Sarasota Hospital made it necessary for me to focus on providing quality customer service and also enabled me to work with all types of people. I believe that my communication skills, partnered with my equine knowledge, would make me an asset to your company.

Thank you for your consideration. I can be reached at 111-111-1111 or 222-222-2222. I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

Your Signature

Your Typed Name

The Resume

A resume is a summary of a person’s qualifications. Effective resumes use short statements to inform potential interviewers about important facts regarding the applicant and to catch their attention. A resume should include these important facts:

When creating a resume, ask yourself the following questions:

• What skills do you have?
• What should a potential interviewer know about you?
• What achievement(s) could you highlight to help you get the interview?

Sample resume:

FirstName LastName
6 Pine Street, Arlington, VA 12333
home: 555.555.5555
cell: 566.486.2222
email: phjones@vacapp.com

Education
Arlington High School, Arlington, Virginia
2002 – 2006

Experience
Sales Associate, The Retail Store
June 2005 – Present
• Maintain and restock inventory.
• Provide customer service.
• Operate computerized cash register system.

Child Care
2002 – Present
• Provide child care for several families after school, weekends and during school vacations.

Achievements  

• National Honor Society: 2004, 2005, 2006

• Academic Honor Roll: 2002 – 2006  

Volunteer Experience

• Big Brother / Big Sisters
• Arlington Literacy Program
• Run for Life

Interests / Activities
• Member of Arlington High School Tennis Team
• Girl Scout
• Piano

Computer Skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and Internet

References

You should include at least three letters of recommendation, one of each kind described below.

• Employment-related: A letter from a past employer evaluating your work performance.
• Character-related: A letter from a person who has known you for more than one year and can testify to your personal and/or academic attributes.

It is important that you be recommended as a good citizen and a responsible person. If you have not been employed in any way, then use three character-related letters.

When asking for a letter of recommendation, explain the time frame for completing the portfolio and ask each writer to complete the letter by a specific date. Some people provide their resume for a letter writer. This helps the person write a more detailed and personalized letter of recommendation and ensures that important qualifications are not left out of the letter. Make arrangements with each person to pick up the letter yourself or provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope. This courtesy will help ensure that you have your letters on time. Once you have received a letter, you should thank the writer by writing a thank-you note.

You should also include a list of at least 3 references in your career portfolio. This is a list of people that an employer could contact to find out more about you, such as past employers, co-workers, teachers, and close family friends. The list should provide an employer with the person’s name, phone number, address, and email address.

Awards and Achievements

This section shows employers all of your accomplishments. Possible awards and achievements could be making the honor roll, winning a scholarship, being recognized for community service, awarded MVP on a sports team, or obtaining a certification. An example of a particularly outstanding performance could also go in this section. Include any certificates or documents that prove your achievement or receipt of award. If you have been given any medals or trophies that will not fit in your notebook, take pictures of them to put in your portfolio. For each award, explain what it was for, why it was given to you, and what work was involved in attaining it. For each achievement, explain what your goal was, the steps you took to accomplish it, and any obstacles you encountered along the way.

Work Experience

Work experience shows an employer that you are mature enough to handle job responsibilities and that you have had the opportunity to practice your skills and training in real-world situations. Work experience also proves that you have prepared for full-time employment and have learned to work with others in ways that are successful and rewarding. Work experience could be a summer or after-school job, an internship, helping with a family business, or a neighborhood babysitting gig.

This section can be organized two ways. You should choose the way that best fits your work experience and your desired career.

• Experience that is most related to what you’re looking to do next should be placed closer to the top of your resume where they are most likely to be seen at a glance and most likely to be read.
• Chronological order is the easiest for the reader to get a mental image of you and your achievements. Hopping around can cause confusion and may create the appearance of gaps if you’re placing experience from different periods next to each other.

For each work experience, list the employer, your title, the dates you worked there, and your job responsibilities. Describe your day-to-day tasks and any projects that you worked, your role on the project, the contributions you made, and how you helped reach project completion. Include evidence of your work experience, such as certificates or other documents of employer recognition, business cards from past employers, copies of performance reviews, and pictures of you on the job.

Leadership

Leadership experience shows that you are able to use your intellectual abilities, experience, and job-relevant knowledge and skills to lead and motivate others to complete a task. Leadership experience means that you have been trusted enough to have been put in a leadership role, that you can work well with others, and that you can communicate effectively. It is one of the most important factors in hiring and promotion decisions.

Examples of leadership experience could be holding an officer position in a club, being captain of a sports team, being the leader of a group assignment, or any time that you showed leadership skills during an activity or project.

For each leadership experience, describe the situation, what your responsibilities were, how you accomplished your goals, the skills you used or acquired, and how your leadership affected others. Include proof, such as recognition of your leadership or relevant pictures.

Extracurricular Activities

Extracurricular activities show others that you have made a meaningful contribution to something, what your non-academic interests are, that you can maintain a long-term commitment, that you can manage your time and priorities, and what unique perspectives you can bring to a group. Extracurricular activities could be a school club, volunteer activity, religious affiliation, sports team, or personal hobby. For each organization, explain what its purpose was, what you gained by being part of it, and how you contributed to it. For each personal activity or hobby, explain how you stay active in it and what you gain or learn from it. Be sure to include pictures and other documentation of your extracurricular activities.

Special Skills

Communicating your skills to an employer shows them what you can do. Special skills would be:

Show proof of each skill by including past work, describing a situation in which you used your skills, or including pictures. For example, if you are fluent in Java, provide a screen shot of a website you created. Or, if you say you have teamwork skills, describe a time when you used your skills to make a group run more efficiently or achieve a goal.

Examples of Work

This section of the portfolio demonstrates what you can do and how well you can do it. Wherever possible, choose samples that display skills appropriate to the position for which you are applying. The samples should be work that you are proud of and shows care and planning. Samples of work that are three-dimensional and cannot be placed in the binder may accompany the portfolio. However, instead of the sample itself, your portfolio can include a photograph and note explaining the physical item. Each sample of work should be accompanied by a note that tells an employer when, why, and for whom a project was completed, as well as what obstacles you were faced with and the processes used to overcome those obstacles. If you were responsible for only part of the project, explain your contribution.

Possible examples of work could be:

Task Three

The Interview

You will be interviewing and using your complete portfolio. For FNW and Food For Life this will grow with you and you will up date it over the next two courses. Food Science, yours should be complete and ready to go out with you on a job or college interview. You and I will get together after break and decide what type of job interview you will be having for your mock interview and I will gather a panel for the process.

The Follow Up

After any interview you should send a thank-you letter to the employer or admissions officer. This letter gives you the opportunity to demonstrate, one more time, how your skills and qualifications are a good fit for the position. In addition to thanking the person you talked with, the thank you letter reinforces that you want the job. You may also view your thank you letter as a sales letter. You can restate why you want the job, what your qualifications are, and how you might make significant contributions. The letter is also a chance to discuss anything of importance that your interviewer neglected to ask or that you neglected to answer as thoroughly, or as well, as you would have liked.

Sample follow-up letter:

Your Name
Your Address
Your City, State, Zip Code
Your Phone Number
Your Email

Date

Interviewer’s Name
Title
Organization
Address
City, State, Zip Code

Dear Mr./Ms. Last Name:

It was very enjoyable to speak with you about the assistant account executive position at the Smith Agency. The job, as you presented it, seems to be a very good match for my skills and interests. The creative approach to account management that you described confirmed my desire to work with you.

In addition to my enthusiasm, I will bring to the position strong writing skills, assertiveness and the ability to encourage others to work cooperatively with the department. My artistic background will help me work with artists on staff and provide me with an understanding of the visual aspects of our work.

I understand your need for administrative support. My detail orientation and organizational skills will help to free you to deal with larger issues. I neglected to mention during my interview that I had worked for two summers as a temporary office worker. This experience helped me to develop my secretarial and clerical skills.

I appreciate the time you took to interview me. I am very interested in working for you and look forward to hearing from you about this position.

Sincerely,

Your Signature

Your Typed Name

Portfolio Etiquette

How to Use the Portfolio

Once you have completed your career portfolios, you need to know how to use it to your benefit.

At the beginning of an interview, you should politely let the interviewer know that you have brought your career portfolio to the interview. If the interviewer would like to see the portfolio then he or she will ask for it.

You should never make the interviewer feel pressured to look at the portfolio and should not be offended if the interviewer chooses not to view the portfolio during the interview.

If the interviewer does decide to look at the portfolio, allow the interviewer to view it facing them. You should be familiar enough with their career portfolio that they are able to talk about it without needing to look at it or read from it. Remember having their career portfolio in an interview will never hurt them, but may give them a great advantage.

Additionally, you may want to make a copy of your career portfolio to leave with the interviewer following the conclusion of the interview. 

Assessment and Conclusion

Use the examples above to draft a cover letter and resume based on what you are interested in now. It’s not in stone. Your life, for sure, will change. So will what you want to do in it! This will give you a head start I figuring that out.

Dont stress, enjoy the process!

See you you after Break!

Introduction

Why would I want to eat a soured dough bread? Simple…they are delicious. Sourdough breads are made by the fermentation of dough using naturally occurring lactobacilli and yeast. Sourdough breads have a mildly sour taste not present in most traditional breads made with baker’s yeast. Sourdough Breads have better inherent long term keeping qualities than other breads because of the lactic acid produced by the lactobacilli. Yeast uses sugar as energy and releases carbon dioxide and ethanol as waste. Yeast and fermentation have been used for thousands of years as the leavening process when making bread.

Task

You will explore the process of fermentation and then you will create either a regular Sourdough Starter or an Amish Friendship Bread Starter. One is sweet, one is savory. You get to decide which you prefer to create.

You will then create a classic Margherita Pizza using a yeast crust recipe.

Process

Task 1 – What is Fermentation

What is fermentation?

Fermentation is an anaerobic process in which energy can be released from glucose even though oxygen is not available. Fermentation occurs in yeast cells, and a form of fermentation takes place in bacteria and in the muscle cells of animals.

In yeast cells (the yeast used for baking and producing alcoholic beverages), glucose can be metabolized through cellular respiration as in other cells. When oxygen is lacking, however, glucose is still metabolized to pyruvic acid via glycolysis.The pyruvic acid is converted first to acetaldehyde and then to ethyl alcohol.The net gain of ATP to the yeast cell is two molecules the two molecules of ATP normally produced in glycolysis.

Yeasts are able to participate in fermentation because they have the necessary enzyme to convert pyruvic acid to ethyl alcohol.This process is essential because it removes electrons and hydrogen ions from NADH during glycolysis. The effect is to free the NAD so it can participate in future reactions of glycolysis. The net gain to the yeast cell of two ATP molecules permits it to remain alive for some time. However, when the percentage of ethyl alcohol reaches approximately 15 percent, the alcohol kills the yeast cells. 

Yeast is used both in bread and alcohol production. Alcohol fermentation is the process that yields beer, wine,and other spirits. The carbon dioxide given off during fermentation supplements the carbon dioxide given off during the Krebs cycle and causes bread to rise.

What is glycolysis?

Glycolysis is the process in which one glucose molecule is broken down to form two molecules of pyruvic acid. Glycolysis is the first of the main metabolic pathways of cellular respiration to produce energy in the form of ATP.

What is the Krebs cycle?

 The Krebs cycle uses the two molecules of pyruvic acid formed in glycolysis and yields high-energy molecules of NADHand flavin adenine dinucleotide (FADH), as well as some ATP.

The Krebs cycle occurs in the mitochondrion of a cell. This sausage-shaped organelle possesses inner and outer membranes and, therefore, an inner and outer compartment. The inner membrane is folded over itself many times; the folds are called cristae. They are somewhat similar to the thylakoid membranes in chloroplasts. Located along the cristae are the important enzymes necessary for the proton pump and for ATP production

Your task is to create a recipe for Glycolysis and the Kreb’s Cycle using a cooking show format, you will post a video showing your demonstration. Here is an example of what I am looking for Scientist Chef Presents Glycolysis and Scientist Chef Kreb’s Cycle pretty boring, but it gets the point across.

Your recipe must be written with ingredients and instructions along with your video.

Watch the Amoeba Sisters video on Fermentation  and cellular respiration to begin to understand the processes involved in making a good sourdough starter. You may want to take notes on this video.

Task 2 – Ready, Set, Starter

Let’s take a look at the process of making Sourdough Bread. Watch the Secrets of Sourdough: Science of the SPOT Traditional Sourdough bread is not sweet it is savory and has a remarkable sour tang. San Fransisco has mad a mark on the sourdough industry and claims to be where the dough originally got its start.

Amish Friendship bread is basically a Sourdough Bread that has been sweetened and was very popular in the 1990’s. Is it Amish? Thats really up for debate. There are friendship breads going back in history as long as there has been recorded history. The Amish recipe is the same as the German version called Herman Friendship Cake.…You decide

Your task today is to decide on a starter, write up your recipe and get it approved, secure your ingredients, and get your starter going in a ziplock bag.

You will make one starter per team and then, in 10 days,  you will each get a starter to develop your own batch at home.

At home, you will need to grow your starter and have at least 5 to give away to earn full credit.  You may get your starter going in class and then take it home. At home you will need to feed it, and keep a record of its progress with pictures and journal entries of how you maintained it daily.

Finally you will need to package it with instructions and a gift card and distribute them to your list of lucky starter recipients.

Checklist

Task 3 – Pizza Time

You will be making a Classic Margherita Pizza (named after Queen Margherita Teresa Giovanni of Italy). We will begin with the crust. Several things contribute to making a good crust.

First, measure your ingredients correctly. Use a dry measuring cup to measure flour and a liquid measuring cup to measure water. Add the water slowly. You want to add enough water to moisten the dough, but not so much that the dough becomes sticky.

Second, knead your dough. Kneading develops the gluten in the dough that traps the carbon dioxide gas formed during fermentation. Most people don’t knead their dough nearly enough. Your dough is ready to set aside to rise when it forms a soft, smooth, round ball that is neither sticky nor dry.

Third, don’t overwork your dough after it rises. Playing with the dough before shaping it makes the dough difficult to shape and the crust tough to chew.

Finally, be careful with your toppings. Too much pizza sauce will make your crust soggy. Too much cheese will make your crust greasy.

Classic Margherita Pizza

Ingredients
2 1/2 c. plus 1/2 c. flour
1 package (1/4 oz) yeast
2 1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
1 c. warm water (115 – 125 degrees Fahrenheit)
2 Tbsp plus 1 tsp Olive Oil

1/2 – 3/4 c. pizza sauce
1 1/2 c. mozzarella cheese, grated
1/4 c. basil, slivered

Procedures-Day 1
1. In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 1/2 c. flour, yeast, salt, and sugar. Stir until well blended.
2. Add the water and 2 Tbsp olive oil to the flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until a rough dough forms.
3. Dust a clean work surface with about 1/4 c. of the remaining flour. Dump the dough onto the surface.
4. Knead the dough, flouring your hands and the work surface and the surface of the dough as needed. Continue kneading the dough until it forms a smooth, elastic ball. About 10 minutes.
5. Wipe out the mixing bowl and grease it with the remaining 1 tsp olive oil. Put the dough in the bowl and cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Label the bowl with Group #, Date, and Class Period and place in the refrigerator.

Procedures-Day 2
1. Adjust the oven rack to its lowest position. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees  Fahrenheit
2. Lightly dust a clean work surface with about 1/4 c. of flour. Dump the risen dough onto the work surface.
3. Punch the dough into the desired round shape of  a pizza, approximately 10 – 12 inches in diameter, and transfer to a round baking pan.
4. Top the pizza dough with pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, and slivered basil.
5. Bake the pizza until the cheese is bubbling and the crust is browned. about 12 – 15 minutes.
6. Carefully remove the pizza from the oven using oven mitts. Transfer to a cutting board. Cut the pizza into 8 pizzas.

Evaluation

Use the rubrics below to guide your process. Task two is a long term project. You must start and keep a journal, including photos of your process and turn that in with your end product. If you would like to start a Blog journal, let me know. A blog is a great way for you to document all of your required journaling as the semester progresses.

Fermentation Cooking Video

Pizza Rubric

Starter Planner

Conclusion

Congratulations! You now have a better understanding of how fermentation occurs and why it is important in the kitchen. Now, go bake something!

Introduction

Foodborne illnesses outbreaks are a common occurrence in many food-related businesses and restaurants across our nation. These outbreaks cause thousands of deaths each year. Most of these foodborne illness outbreaks could have easily been prevented with simple knowledge of food safety procedures. Through this WebQuest, you will learn more about foodborne illnesses and become an expert on certain food safety procedures.

Task

You will be learning ServSafe practices as you research information on foodborne illnesses and their causes. You will gather information on prevention, causes, and symptoms of foodborne illnesses. You will also gather information on food safety practices that will help you when trying to prevent foodborne illness. You will also explore current issues that our nation is facing with foodborne illnesses by looking up a news article on recent outbreaks. You then will create an informative e-poster on a foodborne illness that you select.

Process

Task #1- The first task you will be performing is an online pretest on food safety to test your knowledge! Use this weblink Food Handler Pretest to get to the test. After you’ve taken the test, open up a google doc What do You know about Food Safety? and answer the first question.

Task #2- The second task you will perform is to familiarize yourself with foodborne illness using the weblink for the Food Safety PPT.  Complete the guided notes for Food Safety Guided Notes Chapter 1 as you go through the power point. 

• WRCB Video  River Drifters

Task # 5 – Watch the Video below and review your guided notes to fill in any gaps!

Food Handler Training Video Part 1 

Task #6 – For task number 6 Watch the Food Safety edPuzzle and answer the questions as you go along. This is assignment is linked in Google Classroom!

Task # 7 – Put it all together in task number 7. Watch the final video and take note of as many things as you can that are potentially dangerous practices in the front and back of the house. Fill out the final question on your Google Doc What do you know about food safety?  and then submit it.

Task #9- The final task will be creating a poster on your selected foodborne illness. Using this list of Major Foodborne Illnesses select a topic (no duplicates), pick one foodborne illness and create a poster including the aspects listed below: 

• Name of illness 
  • symptoms
  • causes 
  • prevention 
• Pictures 

Research Resources

Back to Basics – The importance of Food Safety

USDA Basics for Food Handling Safety

ServSafe Information on Food Handler Course

Presentation Resources

An example list of graphic organizers:   http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/  (you can print this, recreate one, or make your own – these are not editable)

Symbaloo Library Technology Tools

Create a Video with  ScreenCast-O-Matic

Create Graphics or Posters with ADOBE Spark

Padlet create online bulletin boards

Render Forrest online whiteboard animator

Voki uses speaking and animated characters VOKI

PowToon creates animated videos PowToon

Create digital Comic Strips ToonDoo

Evaluation

Turn in the google doc that you used to answer Task #1, #2, & #3 to google classroom. Make sure that you’ve answered all the questions from Task #1, #2, and your summary of task #3.

Rubric

Conclusion

Through your exploration of food safety, I hope you have concluded that Safe steps in food handling, cooking, and storage are essential to prevent foodborne illness. You can’t see, smell, or taste harmful bacteria that may cause illness. In every step of food preparation, follow the four steps of the Food Safe

Introduction

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America is a national Career and Technical Student Organization that provides personal growth, leadership development, and career preparation opportunities for students in Family and Consumer Sciences education.

Our Mission is to promote personal growth and leadership development through Family and Consumer Sciences education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner, and community leader, members develop skills for life through character development, creative and critical thinking, interpersonal communication, practical knowledge, and career preparation.

This WebQuest will familiarize you with the structure and function of our local, state, and National FCCLA Program.

Joining FCCLA will broaden your creative thinking, allow you to experience leadership, build essential life skills, and create new friendships. Step One will give you the opportunity to search for the answers to your questions about FCCLA and discover new ground.

Task

Use the questions below to gather information about FCCLA. Answer all of the questions below, and then develop a presentation using media of your choice to present your WebQuest findings. Be creative and include a page, slide, etc that has each of the web addresses you used to find your information. I have listed several research and presentation resources below.

Your presentation may be completed in any manner you chose. If your presentation requires materials, you must bring them in to use during class.

• Prezi.com
• PowerPoint
• Poster
• Mobile
• Brochure
• Speech – Written
• Song – Must have lyrics written

Do not forget you must present in front of your classmates.

Follow the rubric for all projects. It is posted in Google.

Process

You can find the answers at the FCCLA national website. Before you start building your presentation, compare your answers with Mrs. E’s and see how you did on the FCCLA WebQuest!

• What does FCCLA stand for?
• What is the name of the National Outreach Project?
• What are the Colors for FCCLA?
• What is the significance of each color?
• What is the Motto for FCCLA?
• What is the Flower and why?
• How many National Executive Council Members (National Officers) are there?
• Where is the next National Leadership Conference? *Click on the location and share four highlights about that city.
• What is the Theme for the 2018-2019 School Year?
• What is the Georgia State FCCLA website address?
• Who are the Georgia State officers?
• What region is DCHS in for Georgia FCCLA?
• Who are our Region Officers?
• Who are our DCHS officers?
• What are the State and National Themes for the 2018-2019 year?
• List the two goals of the Families First program.
• What does FACTS stand for?
• Define Financial Fitness.
• Describe Power of One. *List the five Power of One Units.
• Describe Student Body. *List the three Student Body Units.
• Describe Career Connection.
• What does STAR (for STAR Events) stand for?
• What does STOP (for STOP the Violence) stand for?
• Name the three R’s in membership.
• What is the official magazine of the FCCLA?
• When is National FCCLA Week?

Research Resources

FCCLA

Georgia FCCLA

Student Handbook

Presentation Resources

An example list of graphic organizers:   http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/  (you can print this, recreate one, or make your own – these are not editable)

Create a Video with  ScreenCast-O-Matic

Create Graphics or Posters with ADOBE Spark

Padlet create online bulletin boards

Render Forrest online whiteboard animator

Voki uses speaking and animated characters VOKI

PowToon creates animated videos PowToon

Create digital Comic Strips ToonDoo

Evaluation

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Conclusion

The mission of FCCLA is to promote personal growth and leadership development through family and consumer science education. Focusing on the multiple roles of family member, wage earner, and community leader, members develop skills for life through character development; creative and critical thinking; interpersonal communication; practical knowledge; and career preparation.”

Motto “Toward New Horizons”

The main purposes of FCCLA are:

• To provide opportunities for personal development and preparation for adult life.
• To strengthen the function of the family as the basic unit of society.
• To encourage democracy through cooperative action in the home and community.
• To encourage individual and group involvement in helping achieve global cooperation and harmony.
• To promote greater understanding between youth and adults.
• To provide opportunities for making decisions and for assuming responsibilities.
• To provide for the multiple roles of men and women in today’s society.
• To promote family and consumer sciences, family and consumer science careers and related occupations

Communication

Blogs are a form of communication. They are a device or a method of interacting if you will. Communication implies that more than one person is exchanging ideas, opinions, and or information, hopefully in a meaningful way. Just like we have rules that govern how we speak to one another, we need rules that govern how we communicate in writing as well.

I’ve created a poster to guide your commenting. You are free to download this and print it out so you have it in your notebook!

It’s just Common Sense

Really, just use common sense. If you wouldn’t say to me or in front of me, it doesn’t belong in your comment.  If you need to address something personal, send me an email or a message on Remind, or better yet, come and see me.

Final Thoughts

Remember, there is a real person behind every post. We are all entitled to our opinions. Agree or disagree, no matter. Be clear in your response. Share from your perspective and remember nothing is personal. Consider your tone, your content, and your reason for commenting. Consider some of these starters.

• I can relate to your post because…
• Your post made me think about…
• I appreciate what you wrote. I wonder if you considered…

Review my Padlet on Netiquette and follow the governing ideas on the poster. Most importantly, comment.

Mrs. E’s Padlet on Nettiquette

Images, Videos, and Creative Commons

A picture paints a thousand words….and may cost you a thousand dollars if you use one without the creators’ permission. 

Your blog is enhanced and sometimes even reliant on images, videos, and other graphics to get your point across. But like anything else you use that doesn’t belong to you if you haven’t asked permission, it’s stealing. Just because something is on the web, doesn’t mean it is okay to use.

So. What do you do?

Before you click over to Google Images there are a few things you need to know. Most of those images are protected, they belong to someone else, and those people and companies will find out you have used them.

There is a straightforward way to find out which of those you can use and which you can not. Watch the video to learn how to filter for images that have permissions for reuse on Google Images. 

This is a great article with an infographic reviewing copyright law and ethical reuse written by the VCG (Visual Communication Guy)

Creation is underrated!

The best way to ensure you are not using someone else’s work is to create your own.

• Create your own images
• Create your own video. I made that video above with a tool called ScreenCast O Matic. 
• Create your own drawings and diagrams
• Here is a list of several resources you can use to create some pretty cool stuff 
  • Example list of graphic organizers: http://www.eduplace.com/graphicorganizer/
  • Create Stop Motion or other Video Graphics with ADOBE Spark
  • Voki uses speaking and animated characters VOKI
  • PowToon creates animated videos PowToon
  • Create digital Comic Strips ToonDoo

Creative Commons

What is not said is just as important as what is when it comes to copyright. The rules simplified. EVERYTHING on the web is protected by copyright unless the owner says its okay to use, it’s not!  That includes photographs, videos, music, speeches etcetera. Creative Commons lets creators tell the world at large what they can or cannot do with their material.

• Learn about Creative Commons
• Creative Commons Licensing
• How to give Attribution

Easy Student (and Teacher) Resources

Its all a bit overwhelming. I know!  Here is the poster from the top of the post, designed by Kathleen Morris from Edublogs, that offers some sites that have free resources for students 13 and above. They are also linked below. These are easy options because you don’t have to give attribution. Just be sure you don’t link to another site through an advertisement on those pages.

Unsplash

Pixabay

Photos For Class

Openclipart

Pics4Learning

Final Thoughts

Don’t be afraid of using images, videos, and other media in your posts. A little bit of research and effort can help you avoid the pitfalls of plagiarism and potential lawsuits. 

Once you are familiar with how to search for useable media, you can snap one into your post or project without worry.