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: CampusPress 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)

Self-Reflection

Posted on June 7, 2024 by Aadi

Creative thinking

I feel I fall into profile 4 of creative thinking as in my classes I always try to add something or be different to make mine better. I always think out side the box I feel. I can understand new topics fast and explain it in other ways to others to help them understand their way. In my Photography class I get a subject and I have to represent it using a photo. I have creatively think and look around my school to find a perfect spot. I always try other ways whenever I need to and I will always find a way to help improve my skills. When I am in a calm place I can think of new ideas easily. Ever since I was a kid I’ve been told I was really creative so I have always used that to give myself a advantage in school and in sports.

Communication

My second is communication as I feel I have always been talkative my whole life and can talk in front of groups with no hesitation. I always listen and like to form conversations out of ideas just to start helping others. I am able to communicate with my peers and teacher effectively and I always try to listen to my teacher so I can succeed. I always go up and ask questions to help myself better understand or make sure I am on the right track with my work. I feel communication is one of the most important and this will help you your whole entire life. It will help you succeed anytime and help you gain connections and new friends.

Critical thinking

I have always struggled with math my whole life and I have always tried to help myself learn it in a different way so I can understand it. What I mean is that last week I was struggling on my homework and didn’t get what to do. I asked my teacher and she explained it but I still didn’t really get it. I had to try to take that explanation and use it to think about in another way so I asked my friend to explain as he was doing well. He told a different way to think about it. I then took both of them and looked at the different points they said and worked with it through out the homework and was able to do the work. I have think about different ways than just other ways. Usually In math there is always sayings or shortcuts to help you get to the answer easier like cross multiplying with fraction so you do not have to simplify the fraction. It always help you in different units to as in math i feel we used the foundation of every grade to make it easier for us.

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