Hit: Career CD for Middle schools

[Rosie Peasley <rpeasley@EMPIRE.K12.CA.US>]

Thanks to all of you for your information of this.  Below are responses:

Sierra High uses the Eureka program but says it is not attractive.  They
also had a CD-ROM called Beacon (Macmillan) that was "pretty snappy" but
perhaps aimed at an older audience.

Not recommended is "Discovering Careers and Jobs" (from Gale) -
purported to contain out of date information.

Also receiving a negative vote was "Discover" from ACT - easy to use but
not very helpful and lackluster in appearance.

Here are some direct quotes from LMSs.
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance works well
on CD-ROM.  It's multimedia version of the 4 volume print edition, is
put out by Ferguson, and costs $395 or so.  It's just come out in a new
edition.  Try it.

Ann Magill
North Bend HS
North Bend, OR  97459

Rosie:  The CD and the books I purchased for the career unit are
Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance.  The CD (I got the Mac
version) was $199.95
                                  The book version (4 vols.) was
$129.95.
They came from:
        Zenger Media
        10200 Jefferson Blvd.  Room 4311
        P. O. Box 802
        Culver City, CA 90232-0802

I found this in the Zenger catalog.  I received a school-to-work grant
to
purchase these items along with several career videos.  I will be doing
my
unit after Spring break.  Today lots of websites regarding careers were
on
LM_NET.  I am sure you saw this message.  If not write me and I will
send
it to you.

Linda Schwartz

I am getting ready to order (today in fact!) a career cd.  I
have purchaed the Career Discovery Encylopedia and I am
planning on buying another set plus the CD Rom.  Ths way they
can browse the print and then print out exactly what they want.  The
cost is $129.00 for the set of encyclopedias and the CD is
$129.00 for a single user Cd.  The publisher is Marshall
Cavendish Benchmark Books.  A toll free number is
1-800-821-9881.
  Th write up says they are geared to grades 4-8.  I liked them
because they let the kids know what they really want to
know-how much money they can make!
Good luck!
Cherin
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Rose, try COIN at 800 274-8515. We've been using their ms-dos product at
the high school and kids like it. Perhaps they have a product tailored
for
younger students.

Best wishes from the land of snow and ice  :)

Dave Thomas, Librarian
Marinette High School
Marinette, WI 54143
        fox@cybrzn.com

Each year I team teach with the seventh grade language arts teacher and
we help the students research potential careers.  Both our print and
computer materials are published by Wisconsin Careers Information
Services.  Each career contains data that is specific to Wisconsin in
terms of salary and number of career openings per year.  A lot of the
information would, however, be applicable no matter where in the US a
student lived or went to school.
     One way that I use the program is to have the students answer a
series of questions about various personal preferences, i.e., select
your
two favorite subjects from a list, do you prefer working with things,
people or ideas, do you want to work inside, outside or both?  About
twelve questions in all.  Based on the student's answers, a list of
potential careers is generated by the computer.  The students can use
this printout to research the careers in the Occupations Outlook book,
or
use another part of the CD-ROM to obtain more information.
     I have been part of this unit for maybe eight years.  The students
love it.  When I first started, the program used floppy disks.  It has
become considerably more sophisticated since then.
     If this sounds like what you're looking for, despite its Wisconsin
bias, reply by e-mail and I'll look up all the relevant addresses and
phone numbers.
Sincerely,
Shirley Ellis
Cambridge, WI

Rosie -- We use the Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational
        Guidance CD -- Ferguson Publishing Company -- $199.99.  I
        don't know if it is what you would want, but we use it a
        lot, it is easy for the kids to use, and they almost always
        seem to get what they need.  Let me know if you need more
        information.

        Lynn McWhirter, Librarian
        Lincoln Middle School
        1500 Charles St.
        Rockford, IL 61104
        Phone: (815)229-2400
        FAX:   (815)229-2415
        lmcwhirt@sinnfree.sinnfree.org

We at Papillion Junior High in Papillion, NE  use a couple of programs.
One is a CD called Career Opportunities by Quanta Press.  Ours was in a
secondary reference bundle with a copyright of 1994.  Our computer lab
teacher uses it quite a bit.  Then we use a disk called COIN, Jr.  Its
address is COIN Educational Products, 3361 Executive Parkway, Suite 302,

Toledo, OH  43606.  The phone number is 1-800-274-8515.  This one is
used
by our careers class in seventh grade.  They seem to be able to navigate

it well and use it alot.  It is also used by our other junior high and
they like it too.  Hope this helps


Peg :)

We use Coin.  It is easy to use and has lots of info.

Hope this helps.

Joyce A. Hintz


Rosie Peasley
Coordinator, Library/Technology Services
Empire Union School District                   (209) 521-2800
116 N. McClure Road                     FAX: (209) 526-6421
Modesto, CA  95357                       rpeasley@eusd.stan-co.k12.ca.us