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Title:
| Career Cluster: Information Technology |
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Description:
| These websites are about the occupations in information technology. Many of the careers are computer-related. Read about the various careers and the skills and education required for each career. There are links to eThemes on career exploration and career interest assessments. |
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Grade Level:
| 6, 7, 8, 9 |
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Resource Links:
| Careers in Information Technology
This one-page PDF file includes a list of careers that are available in information technology.
Focusing Education on the Future
This six-page PDF file includes an overview of the career paths within information technology. Includes information about education needed and employment outlook.
Information Technology Career Cluster
Page 11 of this 16-page PDF file includes a chart about careers in information technology. Find out how much they pay and about the employment growth rate.
Information Technology Opens Doors to Many Industries
Read a short essay that will tell you what skills and training you will need to enter the world of information technology.
Click on Careers: Information Technology
Take the "Career Assessment" to find out what career in information technology would suit you. Explore the links to see descriptions of different careers.
Computers Home Page
Click on any of the career names to find out more about those careers.
Careers: Information Technology
Learn about several careers in information technology. Click on the symbols next to the career links to view short videos about some of the careers.
Information Technology
Click on the career links to find facts about the occupations and an in-depth description of the work involved.
Streaming Futures: Technology
This website includes videos about careers related to technology. NOTE: Teachers should watch the videos before sharing them with their class.
Computer Careers
Learn about occupations that deal heavily with computers on this website.
U.S. Department of Labor
This United States Department of Labor website goes into detail about several computer related careers. Scroll down to the bottom of the page to find links to in-depth information about related careers.
Computer Programming and Networking Careers
Learn more about careers in networking and find out if this is the job for you.
Digital Media
Find out what digital media is and what kinds of occupations are available in this career path.
Webmaster Plus
Read this short essay to figure out if you might like to be a webmaster and design websites.
eThemes Resource: Career: Exploration
These sites contain information about careers. Students can explore different positions in fields such as medicine, military, architecture, and television. Learn about different jobs, the required skills, training, potential pay, and working conditions. Includes information about making a career plan. An eMINTS WebQuest on careers is linked. There are links to eThemes resources on job hunting and interest assesments.
eThemes Resource: Careers: Inventory and Interest Assessments
These sites contain online inventory and interest assessments. These assessments can help to create students' profiles, identify skills, abilities, specific interests, and help to find a right career. There are eThemes resources on career exploration and job hunting.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.10, 2.6, 4.8
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