Using Technology for

Elementary School Career Counseling

By:

Fern Herman

Crashbiker@aol.com

Education 509

Contents

• Benefits of Technology in Elementary School Counseling

• Career related categories

• Career oriented websites

• Career themes and activities

• Technology tools for school counselors

• Conclusions

Objective

• Show importance of technology in elementary school counseling

• Give counselor tools to work with students

• Provide career resources through websites for counselors

Benefits of Technology

• Advocacy for students by analyzing data needed to review, monitor, and improve student performance

• Ability to use multimedia presentations such as PowerPoint that uses animation, graphics and audio and video clips

PowerPoint as a Technology Tool

• Can be instantaneously updated• Cost effective• Creative• Can be easily tailored for specific audience• Facilitate the sharing of information• Communicate to others that you are knowledgeable

and capable of using technology• Can be copied and altered by others for more

efficient collaboration

Career Related Categories

• Academic innovations• Career development

manual• Career magazine• Career builder• Job for Kids

• Exploring occupations

• Online career center• Working from the

Heartland• Career Resource

Center

Career Oriented Websites

• Vocational Information Center http://www.khake

.com/page94.html • Falmouth School District

http://www.falmouthschools.org/k2counseling/

• Methacton School District http://www.methacton.k12.pa.us/arrowhead/guidance/home.htm

• Bergen County Intermediate School District http://www.remc11.k12.mi.us/bcisd/classres/career.htm

Career Themes and Activities

• North Star• Career on Wheels• My Heroes• Dragon Slayer 101• Career Web Quest• Career Games

Vocational Information Center

• Pandora’s Briefcase• Jobs For Kids• What They Do• Learning Card Career Bank• NASA Kids - careers in aerospace• Job Guide 2002• Kiwi Careers - Industry Overviews• Dragon Slayer 11 (Career Exploration Game)• Career Web Quest

Falmouth School District

• Lunt Elementary School• Career Guidance Theme (The North Star)• Students learn about themselves and those

around them and develop skills

Methacton School District

• Career-on-Wheels Day

A special type of career day where people who use vehicles in their

jobs are invited to

talk to students about their careers

Bergen County Intermediate School District

• Academic innovations• Career magazine• Career builder• Career resource center• Online career center• Working from the

Heartland• Exploring occupations• Job for Kids

Conclusion

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