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Synthesizing Information
7th GradeCareer GASP Project
Microsoft, 2011
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Review
• We’ve completed Steps 1& 2 for the Career GASP Project– Gathering Information– Analyzing Information
• The next step is synthesizing the information – putting it all together.
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Today’s Objective
• To synthesize the information you’ve collected to ensure you adequately answer the questions you chose to answer.
• To synthesize the information you’ve collected with your partner’s information to ensure you’ve answered all of the questions presented.
• Prepare to present!
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Synthesize Your Own Information
– The first step is to go through your notes and organize them by the question answered.
– The second step is to look through the notes and see which information should be included and which information should be eliminated.
– Then, move the information you want to include in your presentation to a more organized format
• Mind map• Q-Notes
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Mind Map Example
Environment
Career Fit
Salary
Career Descriptio
n
Career Preparation
Career Outlook
Career of Interest Being Explored
Appeals
Jobs currently available
Jobs in 15 years
Concerns TasksResponsibilities
Typical Day
Co-workers
Equipment
Education
CollegesAverageStarting
Top
Your skills
overview
Classes
Experience
Years of education
Skills
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Q-Notes Example
Questions Notes
Career Description:What kinds of tasks?
What responsibilities?
Typical Day?
Microsoft, 2011
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Synthesize Your Own Information
• Take some time on your own now to synthesize and reorganize your own notes and information.
• Remember, use a mind map or Q-notes
• Be prepared to share what you’ve learned with your partner
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Citations
• When you move your notes from one place to another, be sure to add a citation to the notes.
• In ( ) after the information, put the author’s last name or the company/organization hosting the site and the year it was created or updated.– Example: Electrical Engineers work to develop and
repair electrical equipment (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2011).
• This helps you keep track of where your information came from
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Putting It All Together
• Pair up• Share what you’ve learned and the questions
you’ve answered with your partner• Decide together which information to include• On a large piece of paper, make a mind map
together of all of the information you have– Look to make sure you’ve answered all of the
questions adequately
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Presentation Rubric
• Take out your Career GASP Project Overview and Rubric sheet
• You will be orally presenting the information you’ve gathered, as well as making a visual presentation.
• Let’s read through the rubric together.
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Questions to Consider
• As you and your partner prepare your presentation consider the following questions:– Who is your audience?
• How will you alter your presentation to suit your audience?
– What are your main points/ideas/solutions?• What support do you have for those points?• What will be the best way to present your
points
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Questions to Consider– What medium will you use to present your points?
• Power Point• Written report• Pamphlet• Website• Newsletter• Performance• Video• Poster
– What visuals will enhance your presentation?• Charts• Graphs• Pictures• Photographs• Video
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Questions to Consider
– Who will work on which part of the presentation?– Who will present each portion of the
presentation?• How will you divide up the presentation?
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Work Record
• Discuss what you accomplished this class• Complete the work record.
– What did you accomplish?– What do you still need to work on?– What will each of you do at home and in the next
class?• How will you complete the presentation and prepare
for presenting next class?
• Add a to-do to your to-do list in Naviance
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Next Class
• Presentations!• Bring your presentation and be prepared to
present to the class.
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Reference
• Microsoft Office Images. (2011). Retrieved from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/