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: 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)

I can confidently interact and build relationships with other group members to further share goals. For instance, in my English 11 course, I have worked on a big project, which was an excellent example of communication because I worked on it with my classmate to come up with an idea and spend time in class and out of class to work on this project. Since it was a huge project, we had to spend more time together to get it done, which created more communication between us. The project was about Red Dress Day, about all the missing and murdered women. This required us to communicate with ideas, emotions, and goals. This project also taught me to communicate confidently, using forms and strategies that showed attention to my audience and purpose.

I believe one of my weaknesses is my positive personal and cultural identity. As I am still working on my future goal, the choices I make, and what I need to change to become a successful person, I hope to have a wonderful life in the future.
I can identify my strengths and limits, find internal motivation, and act on opportunities for self-growth. I can take responsibility for making ethical decisions. For instance, I have been playing soccer for CMFSC for almost 4 years currently. I have improved my soccer skills over the years and made sure to make important decisions on how to improve more in the future. I take responsibility for time management for my school work and soccer. Moreover, playing for a soccer club requires individuals to be aware of their strengths, weaknesses, and emotions while also taking responsibility for their actions, time, and commitments, ultimately demonstrating personal awareness and responsibility.

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