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.

Login to your blog here:  mycharlesbest.sd43.bc.ca 

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.

Login to O365 here: login.microsoftonline.com

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.

Recent Posts

Is TikTok Going to be Banned In the USA? 

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Is TikTok Going to be Banned In the USA? 

My Paragraph 

In the recent months there has been a large controversy on whether the popular app TikTok should be banned in America. The social media platform has had large impact on the nation’s youth. About 60% of Americas youth say they are addicted to TikTok. Compared to the 40% who say they prefer other platforms. In addition, America would not be the first country to act. India has already banned TikTok among other chinse apps. However, many politicians believe that TikTok should continue to operate under American ownership. Although China would rather TikTok be shut down than leave it in the hands of the USA. Now the question is left up to the public should the TikTok continue to operate in America? 

AI generated Paragraph 

      As of my last update in January 2022, TikTok has faced significant scrutiny in the USA, primarily over concerns about data privacy and national security due to its Chinese ownership. While there have been discussions and executive orders aiming to ban the app in the past, legal battles and negotiations have led to uncertainties about its fate. However, the situation remains fluid, and decisions regarding TikTok’s future in the USA are subject to ongoing developments, including court rulings, political considerations, and potential agreements with American companies to address security concerns. Ultimately, whether TikTok will be banned in the USA depends on a complex interplay of legal, political, and diplomatic factors, and it remains a topic of intense debate and speculation. 

  • What was your experience in using AI? 

I found using AI to be very unfulfilling. There is something about having a computer do your work for you that feels wrong. I feel as if i have commited a crime. The very thought of using AI in my head does not feel right. 

  • Was the paragraph the AI generated accurate? Fact-check any new information and see if it’s true. 

I had fact checked the AI paragraph and found the sources to be very reliable. The information had seemed to be true as well. Although the AI had chosen to focus on TikTok’s invasion in the governement rather than its effect on youth. 

  • Was the exercise useful? How can this help you with your learning going forward? 

I have found this exercise very helpful. It has given me insight on how wrong it feels to use AI and that I should always use to my own work. Not only that but it takes away from a large part of my education. 

  • Were your results expected? Yes or No? Explain. 

The results where not as I had expected. I thought AI would be very inacurate and be full of errors. However, the AI seemed to be very knowledgeable about the given topic. This makes me wonder what else AI is capable of and how it will impact our future. 

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