Your Charles Best Digital Portfolio

Welcome to your Digital Portfolio at Dr. Charles Best. We provide a unique and innovative digital culture for all students to learn in. We are a 1:1 school which means each and every student and staff member uses a device to enhance teaching and learning, and most importantly, help prepare our students with tools and skills to be successful in the future. In order to ensure the success of the 1:1 program we have put in place a variety of support systems.

If you ever need assistance with technology please visit the Digital Literacy Room beside room 202.

Edublogs

Our school uses Edublogs to document and showcase your learning and experiences at Dr. Charles Best. You will use your blog to post work and assignments for classes, to post about your learning and experiences in your portfolio, and write reflections based on the Core Competencies.

Get Edublog support here: Edublogs User Guides

Office 365

All of our staff and students have FREE access to O365 tools. Our school uses these tools as one of our foundational platforms.

Coquitlam Open Learning – Applications of Digital Literacy 10

At Dr. Charles Best, Grade 9 students will earn four credits for their work in developing digital literacy skills in the course, Applications of Digital Literacy 10. In their classes, students will be required to demonstrate the ability to efficiently and effectively navigate digital technologies while behaving ethically, responsibly and protecting personal security and privacy.

Digital Footprint

A digital footprint is the collection of all the traces you leave in electronic environments as you use or move through them. Some is content you actively volunteer—like your Facebook profile. Other material is passive—the cookies a site stores in your browser, the content your district collects about your use of their equipment, etc. All this data can be aggregated to build a profile of you and your behavior.

(Courtesy of http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/04/a-great-guide-on-teaching-students.html)

Tips for Creating a Positive Digital Footprint

Always THINK
Never post anything that you might find embarrassing later.
Be careful with the pictures you post on your public profiles. Remember others will see them and judge you based on their content.
Change the privacy settings on your social networking sites so that only your Friends can see your information
Do not disclose your personal address, phone number, passwords. Bank card numbers…etc even in private messages. There is always the possibility of somebody hacking into your account and finding them.
Do not post things to bully, hurt, blackmail, insult, or afflict any kind of harm on others
Always keep in mind that once information has been posted online, it can be almost impossible to remove because of archiving and file sharing. Even though you deactivate your accounts, the information may still be retrieved by others.

(Courtesy of http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/04/a-great-guide-on-teaching-students.html)

My original plan was to bake a cake or some type of dessert but then I realized that I used up all the flour when I baked the apple pie last time. I decided to try something different for my last assignment and cook a savory meal. I found frozen chicken breasts in my freezer so I looked on Pinterest (because that’s where I find the best recipes) and I came across a Chicken Parmesan recipe using an Instant pot. My mom bought one last year and uses it to cook almost everything so I thought I’d try it out. I’ve never cooked chicken breasts or made anything super fancy (I usually stick to cupcakes and cookies) so this was all completely new to me.
I thought it went well up until the taste test. Unfortunately, when I fed it to my family they said it was a bit tasteless and needed more seasoning. The chicken was a bit dry, but the pasta was good. I wasn’t too upset about it though because it was my first time making something like this.
During this assignment, I learned that it’s ok to make mistakes. Like I said, this was a new experience for me and I didn’t really know what I was doing, but I tried anyway and I messed some things up, but I can only go up from here. I’m glad I tried something new. I’m learning from my mistakes and hopefully it will be better the next time I try.
https://temeculablogs.com/instant-pot-chicken-parmesan/

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