Business/Technology

First Impressions: Winning Over Your Boss and Coworkers (2008)

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Every boss has unique expectations and every company has its own procedures and work environment. How can a new hire sort it all out? This program explores the crucial skills every new employee should develop in order to become a valued part of the team.

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00:19
First Impressions: Winning Over Your Boss and Coworkers

Cash, Credit, and Your Future (2009)

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Dreams are free, but achieving them takes planning, hard work, and money. Give your students a head start on the money part by showing them how to manage their finances with this video filled with basic money management tips.

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00:23
Cash, Credit, and Your Future

Calvin Klein: A Stylish Obsession (1997)

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His name adorns everything from underwear to perfume. His stylish designs and business acumen built a fashion empire. When Brooke Shields went on national TV and cooed "nothing comes between me and my Calvins," a young designer from New York became a fashion icon. Calvin Klein went from New York's Fashion Institute of Technology to stardom in a few short years.

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00:50
Calvin Klein: A Stylish Obsession

Colonel Sanders: America's Chicken King (1998)

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Colonel Sanders: America's Chicken King. Here's your chance to know the real Colonel Harlan Sanders. He spent most of his life bouncing from job to job and collected his first Social Security check before becoming a success. He also never made it past private in the Army. But his chicken recipe hit it big after he was 65.

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00:50
Colonel Sanders: America's Chicken King

Ray Kroc: Fast Food Millionaire (1998)

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U.S. restaurateur, a pioneer of the fast-food industry. He was working as a blender salesman when he discovered a restaurant in San Bernardino, Calif., owned by Maurice and Richard McDonald, who used an assembly-line format to prepare and sell a large volume of hamburgers, french fries, and milk shakes.

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00:50
Ray Kroc: Fast Food Millionaire

Dave Thomas: Made to Order (1998)

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Dave Thomas: Made to Order. Story of the lovable guy behind the Wendy's fast-food empire. He began with Kentucky Fried Chicken and invented the famous bucket of chicken with Colonel Sander's face on it. After leaving KFC, he started in Wendy's commercials in 1989--the first of 500 thus far.

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00:50
Dave Thomas: Made to Order

Job Search in the 21st Century (2006)

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What are the most efficient and effective ways of finding employment in the 21st century? This program provides valuable strategies on how to use the internet for job search, including searching employment sites and employer sites. Viewers will learn about the power of networking and how to apply for a job online.

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00:24
Job Search in the 21st Century

How to Digital Stories (2007)

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A digital story is a form of media that allows students to share their creative writing in a way that can be expressed through audio files, digital photos and imagery. It can be shared via email or downloadable link and can be stored safely on a CD, DVD, website, computer hard drive or other storage device.

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00:23
How to Digital Stories

E-Pirates of the Digital Age: Copyright Issues in Software and Music (2007)

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This program will analyze a variety of contemporary issues which are related to the use of ICT in society focusing specifically on piracy and copyright of computer-related media, including software, games and music. New technology has had an incredible impact on the way people use information.

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00:27
E-Pirates of the Digital Age: Copyright Issues in Software and Music

Stock Market Basics (2004)

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This program is about the basics of the stock market. What is the difference between a stock and a bond? Where does your money go when you buy a stock? What is a dividend and why do some profitable companies refuse to pay them? What are risk and volatility and how can an individual buy stocks or mutual funds. Explore the "efficient market theory" and take a random walk down Wall Street.

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High
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00:24
Stock Market Basics

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