CIMC update

              CIMC Launches Social Network and Other Online
Efforts
CIMC has been a leader in development of quality materials and
customer service since 1967. We strive to stay in tune with the needs
and desires of our customers. We have now established a presence on
the social media scene as eCIMC! We have both Facebook and Twitter
accounts that allow us to communicate with our customers in a more
timely manner. We welcome you to join us on both Facebook and
Twitter. You can fi nd us on Facebook at
http://www.facebook.com/pages/eCIMC/127112680710754 and on
Twitter at http://twitter.com/#!/eCIMC . “Like” us and “Follow” us for the
latest on new products, technology, articles of interest and more!
In addition to our social media efforts, we have two other online stops
for you – a wiki and a YouTube channel! Our wiki focuses on curriculum
and CTE issues in general. It is a combined effort of CIMC, the
CareerTech Testing Center, and MAVCC. Subject areas/pages range from
academic integration and agriculture to test development, administration,
and interpretation. There is even an area to assist you in learning to use
wikis! And, we need you to help us put information into the wiki as well.
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It should be a place for sharing great ideas, websites, teaching tips, and
more. Visit us at https://iteach-careertech.wikispaces.com/ and add to
the information!
Our YouTube channel is growing all the time! We have identifi ed a
variety of videos and put them into playlists for ease of access. The
playlists include Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences, CNA
(Certifi ed Nurse Aide), Technology Learning Activities, Math, Science,
Financial Literacy, and Trade and Industrial Education. We will be
adding new lists as we go too! Check out the channel at
http://www.youtube.com/user/okcimc .
We hope these additions will provide value and allow you to share
your ideas and thoughts with us. If you have any suggestions or ideas,
please let Claire Zevnik-Cline know about them by emailing her at
chart@okcareertech.org .
Sales Milestone
CIMC sales reached the $2 million mark at the end of the 2010-2011 fiscal year on June 30! Thank you
to all of our customers for your continued support of CIMC products. Please continue to give us your
feedback by taking the short, easy survey at our website: www.okcimc.com.
New Ag Ed Curriculum Crosswalks
Thank you to the Agricultural Education teachers from across the state who helped CIMC to
produce the crosswalks over the summer! Crosswalks are now available for these CIMC curriculum
titles: Agriscience Explorations; Introduction to Agriscience; Agriscience Principles and Applications;
Introduction to Horticulture; and Communications in Agriculture. Different Oklahoma PASS Skills were
used for each, depending upon the title and age group. Agriscience Explorations is aligned to 8th grade
standards. Others are aligned to high school-level standards mainly in the areas of Biology, Physical
Science and Environmental Science. Communications in Agriculture is aligned to Grade 12 Language Arts
standards. The crosswalks can be found on the Ag Ed Division website under Teacher Information:
http://www.okcareertech.org/aged/teacher.htm
eBook Samples on ICAT
A number of free sample eBooks are now available from the CIMC. Try one today at:
http://ecimc.okcareertech.org.
Best of the Web 7 Now Online
The seventh edition of CIMC’s popular “Welcome to the Web” booklet—retitled Best of the Web—is
now also available as a free PDF download. (They are also available to order in packages of 10; ask for
item “TA9214” when you order.) Just go to: www.okcimc.com/bestoftheweb.
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Going to the Dogs
The CIMC now offers the Good Manners Series of products featuring Travis and Presley! As you may
know, Travis Brorsen and his dog, Presley, were the winners of the 2008 CBS hit reality show, “Greatest
American Dog.” They have since created a series of innovative products for children in early care that
focus on life skills and character development. Individual kits address the following topics:
Please & Thank You! Be Polite
How To Deal with A Bully Good Teamwork
It’s Okay To Be Different. Respecting Others
Good Table Manners Share And Take Turns
Each kit includes: Teacher’s Guide; Adventure DVD; 5 Readers per Kit (in English AND Spanish); CD/
Theme Song/Read-A-Long; Pointers; Sticky Notes; and access to SMART and Promethean content.
Classroom bundles are also available that include materials for all 8 of the kits. For information, please
contact CIMC Customer Service at 800.654.4502.
TLA eBook Bundles
eBook bundles are now available for CIMC’s Technology Learning Activities (TLAs). For information,
please contact CIMC Customer Service at 800.654.4502.
Horizon Videos Available
Feature stories from the Oklahoma Horizon television show that focus on family and consumer sciences
and agricultural education are now available as DVD sets. The FACS DVD set is item HE8005DVD. The
Ag Ed DVD set is item AG8005DVD. To see a list of the stories in each set, go to:
www.okcimc.com/horizondvds/.
CIMC Catalog PDFs Now Online
The CIMC Catalog is now available online in PDF format. You can download the fi le to your desktop for
access anytime! Go to: http://www.okcimc.com/catalog/index.htm
Several CIMC products are now available that feature full-color student editions and
wraparound teacher editions. These products include the titles listed below:
Introduction to Horticulture (3rd Edition) Certifi ed Nurse Aide II
Fundamentals of Nursing Certifi ed Nurse Aide III
Maternal Newborn Nursing
In addition to the full-color
editions above, CIMC has also
produced the Carpentry
Skills Workbook. This title
includes 60 job sheets and
over 200 illustrations from
CIMC’s content library. It
is ideal as a resource for
each student to supplement
in-depth textbooks or as a
job aid. Job sheet categories
include: residential door installation; residential roof framing; wall & ceiling framing; stair
framing; cornice and gable ends; exterior walls & trim; cabinets, shelves, and built-ins; fl oor
fi nishing; roof fi nishes; column forms; beam forms; above-grade slab systems; bridge deck
forms; fi reproof encasement forms; and commercial door installation. A blank profi le of
training mastery is also included to document each student’s skill mastery.
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CIMC
CIMC Teacher Edition
www.okcimc.com
800-654-4502
11-25257 AG1030
Introduction to
Horticulture
CIMC
CIMC Student Edition
www.okcimc.com
800-654-4502
10-12345678 HO3301
Practical Nursing
Fundamentals
of Nursing
CIMC CIMCCIMC Student Edition
www.okcimc.com
800-654-4502
10-23456789 HO3035
Practical Nursing
Maternal Newborn
Nursing
CIMC
CIMC Student Edition
www.okcimc.com
800-654-4502
10-23456789 AD3046
Certified
Nurse Aide II
Concepts & Practices for Career Success
CIMC
CIMC Student Edition
www.okcimc.com
800-654-4502
11-023456789 AD3047
Certified
Nurse Aide III
Concepts & Practices for Career Success
CIMC
CIMC Student Edition
www.okcimc.com
800-654-4502
12-034567890 TI3645
Carpentry Skills
Workbook
projects & people
Jamie Church has work underway on the revision of the Animal Science
comprehensive curriculum. This curriculum should go to print at the beginning of
2012. She is also getting started on a new environmental science curriculum.
jchur@okcareertech.org
Claire Zevnik-Cline is completing work on a Building Sciences TLA and is
producing a new etiquette skills product. She also continues to convert CIMC
products to eBook editions. Claire is also managing CIMC’s presence on Twitter
and Facebook.
chart@okcareertech.org
Ann Wolfe is completing an “Introduction to Manufacturing” curriculum and
continues to edit a medication administration technician training guide for care
providers of developmentally disabled clients. Ann also converts CIMC products to
eBook editions.
awolf@okcareertech.org
Laurie Richison is editing modules in Medical-Surgical Nursing I and II in the
Practical Nursing Series. Laurie will also work on a forthcoming curriculum in
mental health, is revising a training program about adult learners, and is completing
development of test items for multiple PN Series titles.
lrich@okcareertech.org
Connie Romans and Tracy Boyington continue the work of revising the
Adult and Family Living curriculum (which will have a new title, too), as well as
the new Personal Financial Skills curriculum. (This curriculum addresses all of the
required topics required for financial literacy in Oklahoma.) They are also revising
the popular Pathway to CDA curriculum.
croma@okcareertech.org
tboyi@okcareertech.org
Craig Maile has completed the 2011-2012 CIMC Catalogs (with Melinda Hawk).
He is currently working on a new curriculum for teachers interested in alternative
fuels, and is assisting Laurie Richison with an adult learning training program. Craig
is also editing modules in a new etiquette skills product for the CIMC’s Life Skills
Series.
cmail@okcareertech.org
Additional projects will appear in the next CIMC Update newsletter, as they take
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Best of the web
Construction Knowledge.net
www.constructionknowledge.net
This website is full of advice and resources relating to all aspects of construction. Two
interesting—and free—resources at the site are training courses in PDF from the U.S.
Navy. One is Tools and Their Uses, a 368-page course. This guide shows students how
to care for and use a variety of hand tools and measuring tools, including micrometers,
taps and dies, measuring gages, and even plumb bobs. The other is Basic Machines, a
178-page course. This guide explains how basic machines work, including levers, screws,
gears, the wheel and axle, and others. At the website above, click on “General Technical
Knowledge” under the list of construction topics. The free Tools course is listed under
“Miscellaneous Helpful Info.” The free Machines course is listed under “Six Simple
Machines” (scroll down to the bottom of this section).
Everyday Economics: Globalization
www.dallasfed.org/educate/
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas provides a handy, full-color guide for students that
explains how the global economy works.
The Futures Channel
www.thefutureschannel.com
Movies and activities demonstrating real-world applications of math and science
Fundamentals of Remote Sensing tutorial
www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/resource/tutor/fundam/index_e.php
An overview on remote sensing technology and its applications that touches on physics,
environmental sciences, mathematics, computer sciences and geography
WordPress
http://wordpress.org
Build your own classroom blog or website
The Human Heart
www.fi.edu/learn/heart
Online exploration of the human heart from The Franklin Institute, including enrichment
activities
Knowledge Solutions
www.adb.org/Documents/Information/Knowledge-Solutions/default.asp
Tools to build competencies in strategy development, management techniques,
collaboration, knowledge sharing and learning, and knowledge capture and storage
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Oklahoma Department of Career & Technology Education
Curriculum & Instructional Materials Center
1500 West 7th Avenue
Stillwater, OK 74074
Phone: 405-743-5195
Fax: 405-743-6859
E-mail: okcimc@okcareertech.org
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Shows & Exhibits
For the complete CIMC
exhibit schedule, go to
www.okcimc.com/about/
index.htm.
"Develop a passion for
learning. If you do, you
will never cease to grow."
Anthony J. D'Angelo
German Apple Cake (Raw apple cake)
½ c shortening
1 c sugar
1 well beaten egg
2 ½ c chopped raw apples
1 c fl our
1 t soda
½ t cinnamon
½ t baking powder
½ t nutmeg (optional)
Recipe courtesy of Lana Austin, Curriculum Customer Service
Cream together the shortening and sugar. Add the
beaten egg and stir. Next, add in the apples. This
mixture will be very thick.
Sift together the fl our, soda, cinnamon and baking
powder. Stir into the fi rst mixture.
Bake at 325˚ for 45 minutes (or longer).
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