School Resources

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• School Resources
• A.     Academic advisors and counseling centers
• B.      Alumni
• C.     Arts resources
• D.     Athletic centers
• E.      Car-pools
• F.      Chapels
• G.     Childcare
• H.     Computer labs
• I. Financial Aid Office

• Job placement (Workforce and Co-op)
• Registrar (Admissions)
• School catalog
• School Newspaper (Gull's Cry)
• School security
• Student government
• Student health clinic
• Student organizations
• Student unions
• Tutoring (Success Center, DSS, and SSS)

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• Community Resources
• A.     Chamber of commerce
• B.      Childcare
• C.     Churches and synagogues
• D.     Community education classes (lifelong
  learning)
• E.      Consumer credit counseling
• F.      Government and political parties
• G.     Hot lines
• H.     Legal aid

• Local newspapers
• Residents
• Money
• Counseling and support groups
• Public health care centers (health department)
• Public transportation (trolley)
• Recreation departments (ymca, ywca, girls and
  boys club)
• Speciality clubs and organizations

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• Extracurricular activities
• A.     Can include athletics, fraternities,
  sororities, newspapers, study groups, etc.
• B.      Develop new skills, build contacts, make
  new friends, meet people from other cultures,
  helps with conflict resolution
• C.     School can suffer, compromise health,
  neglect exercise, skip meals, etc.
• D.     Enter any commitment consciously

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• Disabled Students
• Speak Assertively (ask for what you need not
  demand)
• Plan ahead
• Use empowering words
• Ask for appropriate treatment
• You are asking for equal treatment not special
• E. Take care of yourself mentally and
  physically
• F. Use available resources

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• Money Problems
• A.     Don't spend more than you have
• B.      If you spend more than is available, then
  decrease spending
• C.     3 Steps to Financial Independence
• 1.     Tell the truth about how much you have
• 2.     Commit to spending no more than you have
• 3.     Begin saving money

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• Increase money in
• 1.     Get a job
• 2.     Apply for scholarships and grants
• 3.     Borrow money
• 4.     Collect from investments or savings

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• Decrease money out
• 1.     Redefine money
• 2.     Create a budget
• 3.     Monitor money out (computer programs)
• 4.     Spend on purpose
• 5.     Look to big-ticket items first
• 6.     Look to small-ticket items next
• 7.     Use the telephone
• 8.     Do comparison shopping
• 9.     Be aware of quality
• 10. Use coupons

• Cook for yourself
• Plan wardrobe (mix and match items)
• Conserve energy
• Keeping housing costs reasonable (heat and air)
• Pay cash
• Fix things yourself
• Notice what you spend money on
• Use car pools or public transportation
• Postpone purchases at least a week
• Ways to have free fun (pg. 298)

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• Take charge of your credit card
• 1.     78 of undergraduates have a credit card
• 2.     Use them wisely
• 3.     Tell the truth about how often you use
  them
• 4.     Scrutinize credit card offers (low rates,
  cash back)
• 5.     Pay off balance each months

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• Money for the future
• 1.     Start saving now
• 2.     Have at least six months of expenses in
  the bank
• 3.     Invest after you have a cushion
• 4.     Save on insurance (Term vs. whole life)
• 5.     Be careful with contracts (may be legally
  binding)
• 6.     Use credit wisely (credit rating are
  essential)
• 7.     If you are in trouble (get help!!!)

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• Money for School
• 1.     One of few things you can buy that lasts a
  lifetime
• 2.     Lots of benefits to investing in your
  education (pg. 302)
• 3.     Improves likelihood your child will go to
  college
• 4.     Scholarships and financial aid is
  available
• 5.     Some financial aid packages depend on your
  academic performance
• 6.     Places to find money for school (pg. 304)

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• Jobs
• Getting a job
• a.     Take time to decide what you want
• b.    Make list of work skills
• c.     Content skills specific to the job
• d.    Transferable apply to many jobs
• e.     Seek out library or other counseling
  services
• f.      Ask around

• Finding another job
• a.    Make a list of benefits to job
• b.    Make a list of disadvantages
• c.    Keep job into perspective

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• Choosing hardware (equipment)
• 1.     CPU Central processingunit
• 2.     Monitor screen
• 3.     Printer
• 4.     Modem device that sends data over a
  telephone or cable line
• 5.     Scanner transfers text images from paper
  to disk
• 6.     CD Drive

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• Choosing software (programs)
• Five S's
• a.      Storage how much memory will it hold
• b.     Software Macintosh or Windows
• c.     Speed how fast will it connect
• d.     Sight resolution
• Savings may get student discounts

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• Accessing the Internet
• 1.     World Wide Web
• 2.     Email
• 3.     Chat rooms
• 4.     Usenet (newsgroups)
• 5.     File transfer

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• Finding what you want on the Internet
• 1.     Determine what you want up front
  (purpose and types of materials you are looking
  for)
• 2. Use URL's and hyperlinks
• 3. Distinguish between directories and search
  engines
• 4. Use Boolean Operators allow you to
  combine words to narrow down your search (AND,
  OR, NOT)
• 5. Use search tricks (bookmarks)
• 6. Persist
• 7. Play

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• Think critically about information on the
  Internet
• 1.     Look for documentation (credible examples,
  summaries, statistics, endnotes, bibliographies,
  etc.)
• 2.     Set an example (logic, evidence, and
  respect)
• Look at the author (Agency or individual)
• 3. Distinguish between ideas and information
• 4. Look for documentation (credible examples,
  summaries, statistics, endnotes, bibliographies,
  etc.)
• 5. Set an example (logic, evidence, and
  respect)

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• Using computers to manage your ideas and
  information
• 1.     Research efficiently (save more info on
  disk that on index cards)
• 2.     Outline your ideas
• 3.     Revise your writing
• 4.     Stay in contact through email
• 5.     Send and receive documents
• 6.     Stay informed (online newspapers,
  magazines, and journals)
• 7.     Crunch numbers and manage money
• 8.     Create new ideas and solve problems
• 9.     Manage projects and detailed information

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• Wasting time on the computer
• 1.     Trial and error learning (Read
  instructions or take a class)
• 2.     Hours that evaporate while you play (Set
  aside only a limited amount of time each day)
• 3.     Endless revisions
• 4.     Losing data (always have backup and SAVE!)
• 5.     Crashing and freezing (Restart computer)
• 6.     Getting spammed (junk mail)

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• Netiquette on the Internet
• 1.     Put out flames (sarcasm or hostile
  dialogue)
• 2.     Respect others' time and privacy
• 3.     Keep the medium in mind (avoid uppercase)
• 4.     Remember, behind every computer is a
  person

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• Technophobia Fear of computers
• 1.     Ways to overcome fears
• a.      Learn about benefits to technology
• b.     Take a computer class
• c.     Ask questions
• d.     Find a competent teacher
• e.      Experiment

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• Library
• A.     Contain books, records, CD, art,
  audiovisual information, microfiche, newspapers,
  computers, magazines, etc.
• B.      Best resource is the librarian
• C.     You can obtain any book you want
  (inter-library loans)
• D.     Periodicals
• E.      Reference materials in print
• F.      Computer based resources

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• Strategies for effective library research
• 1.     Plan in advance
• 2.     Start research at home
• 3.     Check front and back of books first
• 4.     Look for specific items first
• 5.     Use library for more than just studying
• 6.     Attend orientation sessions

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• Power Process10 Risk being a fool
• A.     Have courage to take risks
• B.      Must be willing to fail in order to
  succeed
• C.     All of us are fools as some point in life
• D.     Risks aren't a way to escape
  responsibility
• E.      Recognize foolishness as being part of
  being human
• F.      Takes courage to face danger and risk
  failure
• G.     There is a joy in risk taking

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• Cesar Chavez
• A.     Leader of United Farm Workers
• B.      Organized strikes, boycotts, and fasts to
  improve working conditions
• C.     Was a migrant worker since age 10
• D.     Attended 65 elementary schools and dropped
  out of high school to work
• E.      Had eight children
• F.      Served in the Navy for two years but went
  back to working in the fields