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)

In CLE 10, we worked on our financial projects over the course of a month, which was a great demonstration of the critical thinking core competency. In this project, we had to think critically and consider different options and methods to afford various necessities later in life. For example, we had to consider the benefits of buying groceries in bulk, different modes of transportation, and what entertainment sources were the most cost effective and relevant to us. I had to compile and analyze information from different sources, then apply my own judgment and personal experience, to make a decision and reflect on my choices. Additionally, through the course of the semester, I’ve grown the most in the creative thinking core competency. In my English class, I practiced looking at media, like Aladdin and Star Wars with an open mind, and writing essays on individually generated interpretations of the content we were shown. Additionally, I had to use my imagination to create plot and characters in my time travel short story, using inspiration and skills we developed from examples given in class. In the future, I will focus on developing my social responsibility core competency further. I have begun practicing making contributions to my community and solving problems I see in CLE 10, where my group members and I spoke with NaloxHome to learn about what they offer to the community and their contribution to solve British Columbia’s drug crisis. However, I would like to get further involved by volunteering with charities and organizations in my community to make an even larger contribution than simply spreading awareness.

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