Online Activities Complete the following activities, which will help you learn, practice, and expand your knowledge and skills. Vocabulary. Practice vocabulary for this chapter using the e-flash cards, matching activity, and vocabulary game until you are able to recognize their meanings. Communication Skills Reading. Visit your local library, and locate an informational book about computer programming that was written at least ten years ago. How is it different from this text you are currently using? How has the culture of computer programming changed over the years? Share your findings with the class. Writing. Research the topic of college access. Where did the concept originate? Write an informative report, consisting of several paragraphs, to describe your findings. Speaking. Participate in a collaborative classroom discussion about college and career readiness. Pose questions to participants that connect your ideas to the relevant evidence that has been presented. Use inductive reasoning to formulate an argument regarding college and career readiness. Use deductive reasoning to draw conclusions about your classmates’ arguments. Listening. Conduct an Internet search on speeches about college education. Select one speech of your choice, and listen to it in its entirety. Present your findings and supporting evidence of the line of reasoning, organization, development, and style the speaker used to prepare his or her information. Identify the audience and purpose of the speech. Portfolio Development Digital Presentation Options. Before you begin collecting items for a digital portfolio, decide how you are going to present the final product. There are many creative ways to present a digital portfolio. The method you choose should allow the viewer to easily navigate and find items. For example, you could create a digital presentation with slides for each section. The slides could have links to documents, videos, graphics, or sound files. This will dictate file naming conventions and file structure. Websites are another option for presenting a digital portfolio. You could create a personal website to host the files and have a main page with links to various sections. Each section page could have links to pages with your documents, videos, graphics, or sound files. Be sure to read and understand the user agreement for any site on which you place your materials. Another option is to place the files on a CD. Use a menu system, and take advantage of the autoplay function of computers to launch the menu. Be sure the CD is compatible for both PC and Mac computers or have a CD for each platform. Establish the types of technology that are available for you to create a digital portfolio. Will you have access to cameras or studios? Do you have the level of skill to create videos? Decide the type of presentation you will use. Research what will be needed to create the final portfolio product. College and Career Readiness College and Career Readiness Chapter 5 Decisions er 5 Decision 123 Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc.