Nichols, Susan
Summary: Offers a comprehensive look at tech careers that can be pursued without a college diploma.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Publishing 2017
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 331 NICCopies Available at East Bay
1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 331 NICBrundle, Joanna
Summary: Explores various STEM jobs available to students who want to work in the field of technology, looking at what each job is like and what skills are necessary for success.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PowerKids Press 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 602.3 BRUSummary: This program features profiles of three women who have forged successful careers in e-commerce: Kerry Sizer, a programmer who has helped shape her company's online business model; Sheila Zoghaib, a webmaster who administers multimedia learning websites; and Barbara-Judith Caron, a web consultant tasked with staying on top of current trends and tastes in website design. Additional information...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Over the course of just a couple of decades, technology has totally transformed the workplace-and the world. This program talks tech with a webmaster, a multimedia specialist, a computer-aided drafter/designer, a network/systems administrator, a cybersecurity expert, and a computer repair technician-a few of the people working with today's high-end hardware and software to shape the present and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Children still dream of becoming firefighters or astronauts-and many parents still nudge their offspring toward professions like doctor or lawyer. However, an increasing number of young people view freewheeling entrepreneurship as a valid career choice-and enjoy solid parental endorsement along the way. This program reports on successful ventures undertaken by kids as young as 10 using the same...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Ayarbe, Heidi
Summary: "Describes high-tech gig work, including the history of high-tech gig work, working a gig job, the pros and cons of gig work, and the future of gig jobs in high-tech"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: BrightPoint Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 602.3 AYASummary: Students can learn a lot from women who have found success in the IT field. This program profiles Coraleigh Hine, a computer service support technician specializing in sales and installation; Shawna White, a desktop support analyst who troubleshoots and repairs client problems; and Nancy Nadeau, a software developer producing high-end tools for digital image creation. Interviews with co-workers...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: E-commerce, e-learning, e-zines, eBay-what's the common denominator? The "e" of course! But in today's fast-paced, highly connected world, that "e" doesn't just stand for "electronic"; it stands for "everywhere" as more and more people link up online. This program travels the Web to explore Internet careers in three main areas: the front end, the back end, and everywhere in between. Front-end...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: What is it like to be a visionary, to have a hand in shaping the future through important technologies? Section one of this program showcases the environmentally clean, zero-emission Ballard Fuel Cell as Geoffrey Ballard himself explains how he developed it against all odds. In section two, Bob Mason, cofounder of the direct-to-Internet TV service Brightcove, discusses why he and partner Jeremy...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: How is a good idea for a computer application turned into a tangible, functioning product? This program studies the iPod and iPad app development team at Bjango to show how an Information and Communication Technologies project is successfully managed. The video follows the stages from conception and planning to building, testing, implementing, and evaluating the finished product, looking at the...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: The field of information technology is continually expanding. What is it like to work in this dynamic industry? Focusing on IT positions at IBM's overseas operation in Australia, this video outlines the qualifications necessary to be an IT professional while describing associated duties in the areas of product development, sales and marketing, and system development, maintenance, and support....
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Using an Australian publishing company as an example, this program demonstrates the use of Adobe Creative Suite and other Information and Communication Technology programs to develop and produce two commercial magazines. It provides practical examples of how InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and QuarkXpress handle fonts, templates and house style guides, color correction, and other...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: The development team has realized that the Web site scheduled to go live tomorrow still has a number of bugs to be worked out. Their supervisor believes that 'What the client doesn't know won't hurt him. How should the team proceed? This program outlines a specific methodology for solving Information and Communication Technology problems, with an emphasis on the value of good communication...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011