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Comma Productions The Computer Mama 2MANY2WASTE
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W HAT IS A UTISM ? Dawn Bentley Executive Director, Special Education Livingston Educational Service Agency (LESA) Autism Spectrum Disorder involves many systems so it goes from here to here.
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W HAT IS A UTISM ? Alex, student HSCC 2011 Being Autistic is a huge challenge…
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W HAT IS A UTISM ? Alex, student HSCC 2011 I am high functioning. Unfortunately, I’m still going to be very awkward.
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HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE AUTISM?
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Michelle Charron-Witt, M.S. When I started out in teaching in 1979, the rate of diagnosis was 1 in 10, 0000
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H OW MANY PEOPLE HAVE AUTISM ? Chantal Charron Speech and Language Pathologist Livingston Educational Service Agency (LESA) Now it is 1 in 88. For boys it is 1 in 55.
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1 IN 55? THAT’S A LOT OF PEOPLE
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Dawn Bentley Executive Director, Special Education Livingston Educational Service Agency (LESA) Is the community ready for these students? Its not! Through no fault of their own. T HE C AREER C HALLENGE : H OW C AN W E S UPPORT T HEM ?
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Dawn Bentley Executive Director, Special Education Livingston Educational Service Agency (LESA) They see a poster that says 1 in 22 and they think, that’s a baby… T HE C AREER C HALLENGE : H OW C AN W E S UPPORT T HEM ?
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Dawn Bentley Executive Director, Special Education Livingston Educational Service Agency (LESA) That baby is going to be an adult before you know it. T HE C AREER C HALLENGE : H OW C AN W E S UPPORT T HEM ?
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Marcia Ransom Work Skills Corporation To look at a person you would have no idea that they have a disability. W HAT IS THE CHALLENGE ? G ETTING A J OB
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Marcia Ransom Work Skills Corporation Yet 97% are overlooked for a job. W HAT IS THE CHALLENGE ? G ETTING A J OB
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Shelly Neal Rehabilitation Counselor Michigan Rehabilitation Services 25-50% of adults with ASD are unemployed or underemployed. W HAT IS THE CHALLENGE ? G ETTING A J OB
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Shelly Neal Rehabilitation Counselor Michigan Rehabilitation Services The majority of them can easily be able to work: they just may need a little extra help. W HAT IS THE CHALLENGE ? G ETTING A J OB
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Alex, student HSCC 2011 Working with animals: “I am very hands on.” “I love to work!”
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1 IN 55 PEOPLE WHO HAVE SOMETHING TO OFFER
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T HE C AREER C HALLENGE : P OWER TO THE G RID Power to the Grid We have the opportunity to impact the lives of individuals with Autism
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Books Courses We Create Books and Courses In print and online W HO A RE W E : C OMMA P RODUCTIONS T HE C OMPUTER M AMAS
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We Create Instructional Technology and Online Learning Incredible ability to teach technology Developed a successful method for teaching visually that is based on observation, orientation and notation. This method can be used to reach many audiences W HO A RE W E : C OMMA P RODUCTIONS T HE C OMPUTER M AMAS
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Courses Online: Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Certification Training Published and Distributed by: Microsoft Office Specialist 2013 WorldEducation.net, 2014-present Microsoft Office Specialist 2010 Cengage/ed2go, 2012-present Microsoft Office Specialist 2007 GES/ed2go, 2008-2014 Microsoft Office Specialist 2003 Gatlin Education Services, 2006 W HAT D O W E D O : P UBLICATIONS
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The books are published as hard copy and eBook. The printed books are available at Amazon.com eBooks available through Follett BryteWave Teachers Pay Teachers W HAT D O W E D O : P UBLICATIONS
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T HE C AREER C HALLENGE : P OWER TO THE G RID Power to the Grid Comma Productions has committed to partner with Power To The Grid LLC. A company that hires, educates and trains uniquely gifted individuals with Autism
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T HE C AREER C HALLENGE : P OWER TO THE G RID Power to the Grid These uniquely talented individuals will create over 180 eLearning videos
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T HE C AREER C HALLENGE : P OWER TO THE G RID This will benefit our business and it will impact the lives of these talented people
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TitleMicrosoft Office Specialist ExamLevelsNo of Videos Excel Exam 77-420 Microsoft Excel 2013 Core Exam 77-421 Microsoft Excel Expert 2013 Beginning Intermediate Advanced 666666 Word Exam 77-418 Microsoft Word 2013 Core Exam 77-419 Microsoft Word Expert 2013 Beginning Intermediate Advanced 666666 PowerPoint Exam 77-422 Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Beginning Advanced 8 10 Outlook Exam 77-423 Microsoft Outlook 2013 Complete 18 Access Exam 77-424 Microsoft Access 2013 Beginning Intermediate Advanced 888888 T HE J OB : C REATE T RAINING V IDEOS
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What Work is Involved? ProductionProduction Time Screen Capture3 hour Narration3 hours Editing Cartoons Call Out Hyperlinks 2 hours Video Runtime approximately 8:00
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Production Budget SeriesVideosProductionCost $50,000 Video Budget based on 1 hour production time per hour of video Excel 666666 150$7,500 Word 666666 150$7,500 PowerPoint 8 10 150$7,500 Outlook 18150$7,500 Access 888888 200$10,000
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Video Production Schedule 2015 TitleLevelsProposed Date Excel Beginning Intermediate Advanced Completed May 31, 2015 Est. June 7, 2015 Est. June 15, 2015 Word Beginning Intermediate AdvancedEst. July 15, 2015 PowerPoint Beginning AdvancedEst. August 15, 2015 Outlook Complete Est. September 15, 2015 Access Beginning Intermediate AdvancedEst. October 15, 2015
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Development and Marketing Budget Production Budget Developer Cost MOS certification videos 96-100 8-minute lessons Comma Productions, The Computer Mama $32,500 Pearson Acclaim Badge Program 96 Grader Projects 12 Capstone Projects Comma Productions, The Computer Mama $17,500 Video Editing, Cartoons Social Media Networking Power to the Grid $50,000 Total Budget$100,000
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T HE C AREER C HALLENGE : H OW C AN W E S UPPORT T HEM ? Life Coaching Alex Sergay Instructional Designer
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Elizabeth Nofs The Computer Mama College classes T HE C AREER C HALLENGE : H OW C AN W E S UPPORT T HEM ?
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Job Skills T HE C AREER C HALLENGE : H OW C AN W E S UPPORT T HEM ?
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THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT WORKS….
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T HE C AREER C HALLENGE : T HIS W ORKS Shelly Neal Rehabilitation Counselor Michigan Rehabilitation Services The program is innovative because it is such a collaborative effort.
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T HE C AREER C HALLENGE : T HIS W ORKS Marcia Ransom Work Skills Corporation This program can benefit many other youths, not only in Michigan but nationwide.
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T HE H IGH S CHOOL C AREER C HALLENGE 1 IN 55 PEOPLE IS TOO MANY TO WASTE
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