PROFESSIONAL
Technology Solutions
Getting a Head Start on Your Career with Glencoe's Online Learning Centers
Glencoe offers a number of online tools that can help students prepare for their journey to college or into the workforce. The Online Learning Center for every new Glencoe Computer Education textbook contains valuable career links, such as the Career City Web site.
Highlights of this site include:
- Quizzes to help students to assess their working styles and strengths.
- Resources for choosing a suitable career pathway.
- Job-searching and resume-writing tips.
- Preparation for job interviews.
Glencoe's Career Skills Handbook, available as a PDF file and as an appendix in every new Computer Education textbook, features information on making career choices, creating college and career portfolios, and finding research resources. It also leads you step-by-step through the process of applying and interviewing for a job. Following the handbooks is an assessment quiz that reviews key concepts, encourages critical thinking, and challenges students to take further action.
The Online Learning Centers also contain supplemental activities to complement the chapters in each textbook devoted to technology and multimedia careers. You'll also find information about student organizations and links to additional technology resources on the Internet.
Glencoe's Introduction to Multimedia includes career guidance throughout the book, including many tables and figures that help students better assess the career options that await them.
