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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. Fall 2011 CIMC Update News & UpDAtes IN thIs IssUe: News & UpDAtes proDUct spotlIGht projects & people Best of the weB recIpe fIle 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. 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. proDUct spotlIGht 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 shape! 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 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 CIMC recIpe fIle 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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Full text | 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. Fall 2011 CIMC Update News & UpDAtes IN thIs IssUe: News & UpDAtes proDUct spotlIGht projects & people Best of the weB recIpe fIle 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. 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. proDUct spotlIGht 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 shape! 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 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 CIMC recIpe fIle 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). |
Date created | 2011-09-09 |
Date modified | 2011-10-27 |