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)

My Workplace Visit Experience

On November 6th, I visited LaSalle College Vancouver. My mom, who is a teacher, was busy with her own work, so I explored the campus on my own with permission, I visited different departments like cooking, game design, and fashion design, each one offering something unique and exciting. The creative energy in this college was inspiring, and very fun. Students were collaborating and sharing their ideas ;moreover, it made me curious about my future in university. LaSalle had lots of colorful displays and the cafeteria seemed so fun and it also owned a ping pong table. Furthermore , I personally would not be able to work at such place, I noticed how my mother struggled with some of her students being distracted, so the amount of patience she has is unbelievable! I could never see myself working as a teacher because I simply don’t have the patience.

Assignment 3A Answers:

What did you hear, see, smell, and feel in the work environment on Nov. 6th?
I heard energetic conversations among students, saw creative displays full of color, smelled fresh coffee from a nearby café, and felt inspired by the positive energy and hard work around me.
What about the environment would motivate you to wake up every day to attend work? Why?
The variety of creative opportunities and the chance to work with passionate people would motivate me. Being surrounded by innovation and dedication makes the environment exciting.
What about the work environment would discourage you from waking up every day to attend work? Why?
A lack of focus or engagement from others might discourage me. It’s difficult to stay motivated when the environment doesn’t match your enthusiasm.
What is ONE thing you found interesting about your workplace visit? Why?
I found it fascinating how the different departments, like cooking and fashion, came together to create such a creative environment. It showed how collaboration between fields can lead to amazing results.

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