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)

Communication

In French, I did a group book discussion about the book “Où est ma maison”, this was an excellent example of communication because it made everyone in the group discuss their own opinions on the book. Personally, I enjoyed the assignment because I really liked the book, and I could make many links to my own life with it, which was enjoyable when I could talk about it with others. Another reason why I liked it is because it helped me understand the book more when I got other people’s view on it and communicated their feelings about what was happening.

Creative thinking

In woodworking I made a wooden car, which was a great example of creative thinking because it gave everyone the ability to choose how they wanted to make it. My teacher also allowed a lot of freedom when making it and gave instruction only when we asked for it. I think this was good exercise because it made people think before they did something to make sure they liked the final product. We could also drive the cars after they were done, which made the assignment worth something when we finished it rather than a good grade.

Creative thinking

In communications, I did a travel agent project, which was an excellent example of creative thinking because it allowed me and my group to choose our own country and research how to plan a vacation there. I think this was a good exercise and assignment for us because it touched a bunch of aspects that people should think of when booking a trip somewhere, for example, a outing that would help the people and culture in the country for the better. It also gave us the chance to learn about money management when travelling.

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