Using a variety of technologies to explore career paths. Ability to communicate using proper grammar, vocabulary, and spelling usage.
Student writes to mentor introducing themselves, stating their age, grade in school, and interests.
They then state what career they are interested in pursuing when they leave shcool and why they are interested in that career. The mentor replies by asking probing questions about how the student is preparing himself or herself to go into this career and and sharing something about himself or herself. The mentor responds, suggesting other possible steps plus suggesting ways to use the internet to look for colleges or training programs in the field of interest. The student follows the mentor's suggestions and finds the names of at least two colleges or training programs that he might be interested in. He then writes a letter to the mentor, telling him or her what he found out.