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Career Bytes Toolkit

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Creating Career Bytes is a fun and important way to learn about what it takes to be ready for the workforce of the 21st century. Join our student team as they explain what Career Bytes videos are, how to make them and use all of the resources to get you well on your way!

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Nortel LearniT

Last Updated:
06/05/08

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Career Bytes Template-Adobe Premiere Timeline

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This is an Adobe Premiere Timeline that you should download and use as the basic template for editing your own Career Bytes project. Be sure to download the instructions "How to Setup Your Timeline"

careerbyte_template_timeline_v2.prproj Download

How to Setup Your Timeline

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These instructions will allow the user to understand how to use the Career Bytes Timeline in Adobe Premiere.

how_to_setup_your_timeline.rtf Download

Career Bytes-Opening Animation Video

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Use this opening animation in your own Career Bytes project. Be sure to download and follow the How to Setup Your Timeline to understand how to use this file in your Adobe Premiere editor.

open_animation.avi Download

CareerBytes MovieMaker Template

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CareerBytes MovieMaker Template

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careerbytes_moviemaker.zip Download

Career Bytes: Brandon Oldenburg

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Episode 1 (of a 7-part series) This Nortel LearniT video offers insight into the career of Brandon Oldenburg.

3258.wmv Download

Career Bytes: Torrence Robinson

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Episode 2 (of a 7-part series) This Nortel LearniT video offers insight into the career of Torrence Robinson.

3259.wmv Download

Career Bytes: Dr. Betsy Willis

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Episode 3 (of a 7-part series) This Nortel LearniT video offers insight into the career of Dr. Betsy Willis.

3260.wmv Download

Career Bytes: Jump5

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Episode 3 (of a 7-part series) This Nortel LearniT video offers insight into Jump5

3261.wmv Download

How to Use Career Bytes with Your Students

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How You Can Use Career Bytes with Your Students

Career Bytes videos are short (5-minute) video interviews of career professionals designed to communicate the essentials of technology-engaged careers. Working with kids on Career Bytes videos to discover what it takes to be an astronaut, business person, or a rock star can be fun and full of 21st century learning. This engaging project lets learners investigate and learn about a wide range of topics, all in one project, including:

technology-related careers the world of work
video production interviewing and researching techniques
teamwork
completing a project from
beginning to end!

The Creating Career Bytes Toolkit has everything you'll need to get your budding professionals started. On the Nortel LearniT web site at http://nortellearnit.org/LearniT/careerbyteslearning, you'll find: web pages explaining the process (preproduction, production, and postproduction)and showing how Nortel LearniT interns created Career Bytes for this Toolkit this downloadable step-by-step guide downloadable handout, checklists, and guidelines videos explaining why and how to make your own Career Bytes project links to Nortel LearniT Career Bytes videos.
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Career Bytes Sprint

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The Team That Built the Creating Career Bytes Toolkit
When Nortel LearniT and NIA decided to run a Sprint Week, using power players to speedily and successfully craft a Career Bytes toolkit, here's the team we assembled: Starting Line Up: Nortel LearniT Interns Darrell Gibbons - The Sprint Week was Darrell's FIRST week working with Nortel LearniT. Darrell interned at the Arlington Career Center where he was introduced to Nortel LearniT through a project filming interviews. Down the road, he hopes to get a degree in video production and sees video as a way to express himself and key to getting information out to others. Michael Parker - Michael has been working for Nortel LearniT for almost a year, but has been intrigued by and involved in video production for almost four years, since his sophomore year at the Arlington Career Center. Working at Nortel LearniT has helped him learn about the work environment and kept him in a field that he loves. Liz Sedova - Liz is a freshman at the University of Victoria in Canada. Liz has worked with Nortel LearniT, in some fashion, for over 2 years. Her first experiences stemmed from video production classes with David Welsh at the Arlington Career Center. And ... someday ... you may see Liz in front of a camera as she works in broadcast news. Mark Smith - Mark is a junior history and communications major at Christopher Newport University. He's interned for Nortel LearniT for more than 2 years, but has either taken or taught summer film studies courses at the Arlington Career Center for over a decade. Working with Nortel LearniT is "fun" for him ... a chance to build a powerful resume ... and an opportunity to be thrown into the real work force. Jason Straw - Jason brought technical support to Sprint Week. In his own words, "if the computers aren't running, no one else can do their job." He's been a Nortel employee for nearly 2 years, getting his start through work with David Welsh and the Arlington Career Center. Amelia Sullivan -- Amelia is a junior history and communications major at the University of North Carolina in Wilmington. She's a Nortel LearniT veteran, an intern since she was 14. Working with Nortel LearniT has exposed her to a wide variety of experiences and opportunities. Amelia sees film as a way to cross boundaries. Coaching Squad Sharon Bowers - Sharon is an "Educator in Residence" for the National Institute of Aerospace most days. But, as part of this position, she has been working with Nortel LearniT to help develop and model the use of educational resources for educators around the country. Her work with Nortel LearniT has changed the way that she thinks about teaching and lesson design. She admits to being a "digital immigrant" but loves working with "digital natives." Sharon was also in charge of bringing homemade cookies and a wealth of educational expertise to the sprint. Michael Connet - Michael is the Chief Academic Officer for Nortel LearniT. When asked, he tells you that his primary job is bringing lunch and snacks to meetings. In truth, Michael's passion for mixing students and technology has a long reach. Michael's ideas challenge all of us to reach for high goals. Michael innovated the Sprint Week concept at Nortel LearniT and got us all off on and kept us on the right path, encouraging team communication and involvement and providing the tools and the environment we needed (not the least of which was the pizza!) Elise Kruger - Elise, an NYU graduate, has been a teaching assistant at the Arlington Career Center for some 2 years. She's working on her teaching certificate and hopes to be teaching film and video production soon. Mary Schaefer - Mary is the Web Manager for Nortel LearniT. Although she has years of web and Internet experience, leading web-based training teams, and teaching at all levels, her favorite thing about this dynamic event was that each new day brought new learning and a chance to see the team perform in different ways. While offering some organizational skills and providing web content and development, what she took away from the sprint was the experience of watching Nortel LearniT interns pitch in together as an effective, creative, graceful problem-solving team under the stress of snags and deadlines.

Read about our Career Bytes Sprint Week process.