1. About Me  When I was your age…  I am here today because…  My expectations of you today are…

2. Our ChAnGiNg World Some Fun Facts  In the next 6 minutes, 60 babies will be born in the U.S  Average annual earnings of workers age 18 and older with…  $83,144 - an advanced degree  $58,613 - a bachelor’s degrees  $31,283 - a high school diploma  $21,023 - without a high school diploma  1.5 – 3% of students SUCCEED as a professional athlete or performer

3. Can you believe it? 25 years ago they didn’t have… DVDs Digital Cameras GPS PDA’s Self checkout lanes Satellite TV Email High Definition TV

4. In Your Lifetime Low skill jobs = eliminated Grocery stores cashiers Receptionists Bank Tellers Toll Takers Self Checkout Voicemail Systems ATM Machines EZ Tags

5. Are you preparing for life? Start preparing NOW! 0-14 14-18 High School 18-22 What are you going to do? 22-70 Working life Average of 48 years 70-90

6. High School 101 Research shows that a specific set of courses will help ensure that you have the greatest chance of success after high school 4 years of English Language Arts 4 years of Social Studies 4 years of Math 4 years of Science 2 years of a Foreign Language

7. But why Math and Science?  These are the foundations for careers in Engineering, Technology, Science and Math.  People with careers in STEM:  Help make the world a better place.  Shape the world for the future.  Make money while having a fun job!

8. (some) STEM Careers ScientistTechnologistEngineerMathematician NurseProgrammer (Apps, Gaming, Scientific, etc.) Electrical EngDemographer DoctorMovie AnimationMechanical EngEconomist PharmacistAerospaceIndustrial EngAccountant VeterinarianSolar TechnologistPetroleum EngStatistician or Actuary Biologist, etcInformation Technology Chemical Eng, etcMany others….

9. Jobs of the Future Biotechnology & Life Sciences EnergyPetroleum Refining & Chemical Products Advanced Technologies & Manufacturing Aerospace & Defense Information & Computer Technology In Texas these industry clusters have been identified as key to the state’s future success... And they offer challenging, high-paying jobs.

10. What are employers looking for?  Solid academic preparation  Sound science and math foundation  Computer literacy  Good communication skills (oral and written)  Ability to think critically and make good decisions  Team-oriented employees  Motivated/Strong Attitude

11. How you can begin preparing  Start thinking about career options that interest you  Plan to take Advanced Placement or Dual Credit courses in High School  Prepare to take the SAT and/or ACT tests for college admission  Research Community Colleges and Universities that fit YOUR career interests  Develop a list of schools that you would like to visit

12. Fun short video  http://scratch.mit.edu/#

13.  Additional info if time permits

14. Math Decimal (base 10) 0123456789 10111213141516171819 20212223242526272829 andsoon Hexadecimal (base 16) 0123456789ABCDEF 101112131415161718191A1B1C1D1E1F 202122232425262728292A2B2C2D2E2F andsoon

15. More Math 2+  02 15+  10+5=15 27  20+7=27 44decimal

16. More Math 2+  02 1A+  16+10=26 2E  32+14=46 4Ahex  74decimal but why more math? 2+  02 15+  10+5=15 27  20+7=27 44decimal

17. For greater range with ease. A Byte is 8 bits.Byte A Kilobyte is 1,024 bytes.Kilobyte A Megabyte is 1,048,576 bytes or 1,024 KilobytesMegabyte 873 pages of plaintext (1,200 characters)plaintext 4 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters) A Gigabyte is 1,073,741,824 (2 30 ) bytes. 1,024 Megabytes, or 1,048,576 kilobytesGigabyte 4,473 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters) 341 digital pictures (with 3MB average file size) A Terabyte is 1,099,511,627,776 (2 40 ) bytes, 1,024 Gigabytes, or 1,048,576 Megabytes.Terabyte 4,581,298 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters) 349,525 digital pictures (with 3MB average file size) A Petabyte is 1,125,899,906,842,624 (2 50 ) bytes, 1,024 Terabytes, or 1,048,576 Gigabytes.Petabyte 4,691,249,611 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters) 357,913,941 digital pictures (with 3MB average file size) A Exabyte is 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 (2 60 ) bytes, 1,024 Petabytes, or 1,048,576 Terabytes.Exabyte 960,767,920,505,705 pages of plaintext (1,200 characters)plaintext 4,803,839,602,528 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters) A Zettabyte is 1,180,591,620,717,411,303,424 (2 70 ) bytes, 1,024 Exabytes, or 1,048,576 Petabytes.Zettabyte 983,826,350,597,842,752 pages of plaintext (1,200 characters)plaintext 4,919,131,752,989,213 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters) A Yottabyte is 1,208,925,819,614,629,174,706,176 (2 80 ) bytes, 1,024 Zettabytes, or 1,048,576 Exabytes.Yottabyte 1,007,438,183,012,190,978,921 pages of plaintext (1,200 characters)plaintext 5,037,190,915,060,954,894 books (200 pages or 240,000 characters)