Creating an E-Mentoring Community - PDFs

Introduction - 1759 KB

Includes:

  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgements
  • Foreword
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Overview of this Book
  • History and Current Trends Regarding People with Disabilities
  • DO-IT
  • The Role of Technology in Creating this Book
  • What You'll Find in this Book
  • How to Use this Book
  • How to Download or Purchase this Book and Complementary Videos

Chapter One - 1385 KB

Includes:

  • PART I: Creating an Electronic Mentoring Community
  • Peer, Near-Peer, and Mentor Support
  • Computer-Mediated Communication
  • E-Mentoring Communities
  • DO-IT's E-Mentoring Community
  • Joining an Existing Online Mentoring Program

Chapter Two - 1125 KB

Includes:

  • Establish clear goals for the program.
  • Decide what technology to use.
  • Establish a discussion group structure.
  • Select an administrator for the e-mentoring community, and make other staff and volunteer assignments as needed.
  • Develop guidelines for protégés concerning appropriate and safe Internet communications.
  • Establish roles and develop guidelines, orientation, and training for mentors.
  • Standardize procedures for recruiting and screening mentor applicants.
  • Determine how to recruit protégés.
  • Provide guidance to parents.
  • Establish a system whereby new mentors and protégés are introduced to community members.
  • Provide ongoing supervision of and support to mentors.
  • Monitor and manage online discussions.
  • Share resources.
  • Employ strategies that promote personal development.
  • Publicly share the value and content of communications in the e-mentoring community and the contributions of the mentors.
  • Monitor the workings of the e-mentoring community as it evolves. Adjust procedures and forms accordingly.
  • Have fun!

Chapter Three - 551 KB

Includes:

  • Mentor Tip: Orientation
  • Mentor Tip: Discussion Lists/Forums
  • Mentor Tip: Mentoring Guidelines
  • Mentor Tip: Communication of Emotions
  • Mentor Tip: Positive Reinforcement
  • Mentor Tip: Listening Skills
  • Mentor Tip: Questions for Protégés
  • Mentor Tip: Disabilities
  • Mentor Tip: Guiding Teens
  • Mentor Tip: Conversation Starters
  • Mentor Tip: "Dos" when Mentoring Teens
  • Mentor Tip: "Don'ts" when Mentoring Teens

Chapter Four - 755 KB

Includes:

  • E-Community Activity: Welcome to Online Mentoring
  • E-Community Activity: Guidelines for Protégés
  • E-Community Activity: Safety on the Internet
  • E-Community Activity: Jessie and Learning Strategies
  • E-Community Activity: Jessie and Disability Benefits
  • E-Community Activity: Randy and Proving Yourself
  • E-Community Activity: Randy and Taking on Challenges
  • E-Community Activity: Advice from Randy
  • E-Community Activity: Todd and an Awkward Moment
  • E-Community Activity: Todd, Family, and Friends
  • E-Community Activity: Jessie, Randy, Todd, and Success Strategies
  • E-Community Activity: Jessie, Randy, Todd, and Awkward Situations
  • Mentor Tip: Success
  • E-Community Activity: Emulating Characteristics of Successful People
  • E-Community Activity: Achieving Success
  • Mentor Tip: Self-Determination
  • E-Community Activity: Defining Self-Determination
  • E-Community Activity: Characteristics of Self-Determined People
  • E-Community Activity: Steps Toward Self-Determination
  • Mentor Tip: Commitment to Learning
  • Mentor Tip: Positive Values
  • Mentor Tip: Social Competencies
  • Mentor Tip: Positive Identity
  • Mentor Tip: Self-Development
  • Mentor Tip: Problem Solving
  • E-Community Activity: Advice from Teens
  • E-Community Activity: Success Stories on the Web
  • E-Community Activity: Affirming Success

Chapter Five - 658 KB

Includes:

  • PART II: Supporting Teens in an E-Mentoring Community
  • Mentor Tip: Steps to Success
  • Mentor Tip: Definition of Success
  • E-Community Activity: Learning from Successful Experiences
  • E-Community Activity: Finding Your Goals for Success
  • E-Community Activity: Learning from Teens with Disabilities
  • E-Community Activity: Learning from Role Models
  • E-Community Activity: Discovering Academic Success Factors
  • E-Community Activity: Selecting Your Best Teacher
  • E-Community Activity: Defining Success
  • Mentor Tip: Keeping a Positive Attitude
  • E-Community Activity: Building a Positive Attitude
  • E-Community Activity: Finding Humor
  • E-Community Activity: Affirming Success

Chapter Six - 723 KB

Includes:

  • Mentor Tip: Goals
  • Mentor Tip: Goal Setting
  • E-Community Activity: Setting Goals
  • Mentor Tip: Promoting High Expectations
  • Mentor Tip: Getting Help with Setting Goals
  • E-Community Activity: Getting Help to Maintain High Expectations
  • E-Community Activity: Matching Academic Interests with Careers
  • Mentor Tip: People with Disabilities and STEM
  • E-Community Activity: Pursuing STEM
  • E-Community Activity: Considering College Options
  • E-Community Activity: Making Plans
  • E-Community Activity: Affirming Success

Chapter Seven - 784 KB

Includes:

  • Mentor Tip: Disability Acceptance
  • E-Community Activity: Accepting Disability
  • Mentor Tip: Labels
  • E-Community Activity: Trying New Things
  • E-Community Activity: Identifying Your Likes and Dislikes
  • Mentor Tip: Incorrect Assumptions
  • E-Community Activity: Dealing with Incorrect Assumptions
  • E-Community Activity: Describing Your Disability
  • E-Community Activity: Dealing with Rude People
  • E-Community Activity: Thinking about Language
  • E-Community Activity: Responding to Labels
  • E-Community Activity: Building on Strengths
  • E-Community Activity: Redefining Limitations as Strengths
  • E-Community Activity: Exploring Learning Strengths and Challenges
  • E-Community Activity: Taking Inventory of Your Learning Style
  • E-Community Activity: Finding Careers That Use Your Skills
  • E-Community Activity: Matching Skills with Careers
  • E-Community Activity: Identifying Your Career Interests and Work Style
  • E-Community Activity: Healthy Self-Esteem
  • E-Community Activity: Valuing Yourself
  • E-Community Activity: Learning to Value Yourself
  • E-Community Activity: Affirming Self-Value
  • E-Community Activity: Affirming Success

Chapter Eight - 498 KB

Includes:

  • Mentor Tip: Self-Advocacy
  • Mentor Tip: Goals
  • Mentor Tip: Short- and Long-Term Goals
  • E-Community Activity: Making Informed Decisions
  • Mentor Tip: Rights and Responsibilities
  • E-Community Activity: Knowing Your Rights and Responsibilities in College
  • E-Community Activity: Securing Accommodations in College
  • E-Community Activity: Developing Study Habits
  • E-Community Activity: Creating Win-Win Solutions
  • E-Community Activity: Changing Advocacy Roles
  • E-Community Activity: Self-Advocating
  • E-Community Activity: Self-Advocating with Teachers
  • E-Community Activity: Disclosing Your Disability in College
  • E-Community Activity: Disclosing Your Disability to an Employer
  • E-Community Activity: Advising a Friend about Disability Disclosure
  • E-Community Activity: Being Assertive
  • E-Community Activity: Securing Job Accommodations
  • E-Community Activity: Asking for Accommodations at Work
  • E-Community Activity: Standing Up for Convictions and Beliefs
  • E-Community Activity: Learning from Mistakes
  • E-Community Activity: Affirming Success

Chapter Nine - 653 KB

Includes:

  • E-Community Activity: Surveying Accessible Technology
  • Mentor Tip: Promoting Technology
  • Mentor Tip: Technology Access
  • Mentor Tip: Technology and Success in School
  • E-Community Activity: Becoming Digital-Age Literate
  • E-Community Activity: Using Technology with Young Children
  • E-Community Activity: Using Technology for Success in School
  • E-Community Activity: Using Technology to Complete Homework
  • E-Community Activity: Using Technology in Science and Engineering
  • E-Community Activity: Surfing the Web to Prepare for College
  • E-Community Activity: Using Technology in Your Career
  • E-Community Activity: Using Technology in Careers
  • E-Community Activity: Surfing the Web to Prepare for a Career
  • E-Community Activity: Using Technology to Enhance Your Social Life
  • E-Community Activity: Affirming Success with Technology

Chapter Ten - 489 KB

Includes:

  • Mentor Tip: Actions to Achieve Goals
  • E-Community Activity: Working Hard
  • E-Community Activity: Coping with Stress
  • E-Community Activity: Being Flexible
  • E-Community Activity: Taking Risks
  • E-Community Activity: Taking Action
  • E-Community Activity: Learning from Experiences
  • E-Community Activity: Learning from Work Experiences
  • E-Community Activity: Understanding the Value of Work Experiences
  • E-Community Activity: Being Resilient
  • E-Community Activity: Affirming Success

Chapter Eleven - 575 KB

Includes:

  • Mentor Tip: Teen Support
  • Mentor Tip: Supportive Environment
  • Mentor Tip: Self-Determination Support
  • Mentor Tip: Teen Relationships with Adults
  • E-Community Activity: Developing Relationships with Adults
  • E-Community Activity: Working with Adults
  • E-Community Activity: Participating in Activities
  • E-Community Activity: Being a Good Friend
  • Mentor Tip: Friendships
  • E-Community Activity: Developing Friendships
  • E-Community Activity: Locating a Career OneStop
  • E-Community Activity: Finding Resources and Support

Chapter Twelve - 357 KB

Includes:

  • PART III: Where to Go from Here 
  • E-Community Activity: Share Your Views on Success
  • E-Community Activity: Share Your Views on Goals
  • E-Community Activity: Share Your Views on Abilities
  • E-Community Activity: Share Your Views on Strategies
  • E-Community Activity: Share Your Views on Technology
  • E-Community Activity: Share Your Views on Working Hard
  • E-Community Activity: Share Your Views on Support Network

Chapter Thirteen - 460 KB

Includes:

  • Sample Mentor Guidelines
  • Sample Protégé Guidelines
  • Sample Mentor Application
  • Sample Parent/Guardian Consent

Chapter Fourteen - 474 KB

Includes:

  • Electronic Resources
  • Bibliography

Index - 150 KB

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