Butler Tech Career Initiatives
April 2016 Newsletter
Well Being Concepts
A Day in the Life of a High School Counselor
Budget Calculator- Great for School Counselors and Career Advisers for Individual and Group Work
Social Media for the Job Search Process
And
A Career Lesson/Activity For Your Students
Is it Fact or Is it Fiction?
Key Topics
Career Information
SCANS
Information
Technology
Activity
For this activity, students research careers while also learning how to evaluate sources for reliability.
· Distribute the accompanying worksheet “Is it Fact or is it Fiction?” to each student.
· Give students two reliable sources to investigate a chosen career. These are the Occupational Outlook Handbook (www.bls.gov) and OhioMeansJobs K-12.
· Have students investigate the same careers and use two other online sources.
· Direct students to compare information from the original sources and determine the reliability of the additional sources (Fact or Fiction).
· Discuss with the class the impact of valid and invalid information obtained from websites.
Preparation
Materials needed:
· Worksheet "Is it Fact or is it Fiction?" (one for each student)
· OhioMeansJobs K-12
· Occupational Outlook Handbook (online version)
Time needed:
· One 45-minute class period
Discussion
Discussion questions to consider asking students include:
· How reliable were the websites? Which ones, in your opinion, are more reliable? Why?
· What are some ways you can check a website's reliability?
· What are the dangers of using information from a less-than-reliable website? What are some consequences?
Variation
· Apply this procedure for other research topics.
Inclusion Practices
· Use one reliable source and one chosen source.
· Provide assistance.
· Provide topics to research.