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 effectively used my creative thinking during my English 10 class. While creating stories, essays and projects in that class, I am constantly using my creative thinking to come up with unique and captivating ideas.

I am able to apply critical thinking in my assignment swot analysis for my grade 10 marketing class. For that assignment I have to reflect and use critical thinking in order to come up with my strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

I use my communication skills in my grade 10 careers class because we have many group projects. We are constantly working or discussing matters in a group, and we have to use our communication skills to effectively come up with relevant and strong ideas.

I’ve developed my social responsibility skills in grade 10 careers by building relationships with new people. We have done multiple ice breakers games creating a stronger connection with my peers. Additionally, we are constantly discussing ideas in new groups which helps people create more relationships.

I apply postivie personal and cultural identity in English class by sharing stories or writing about our backgrounds, helping us express who we are. We also read my different books or short stories who are about new cultures and beliefs.

On my soccer team I was able to apply personal awareness and responsibility by owning up to my mistakes and being personally aware of what I need to do on the field and off. By staying focused I was able to grow as a player and as a person.

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