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.

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I went to the town center fire hall with my dad.  It was very fun and educational. I got to learn how to prevent fire, what to do in case if a fire, how to use a fire extinguisher and the different types, we learned how to put on a breathing apparatus and what to do if we were opening a hot door. We also were shown what firefighters do to put out a fire and save a person in danger.

1. What did you hear, see, smell, and feel in the work environment on Nov. 6th? Use details

I heard people yelling, sirens, and firetrucks. I saw firefighters putting out a fire, how to use a fire extinguisher, learned how to use a breathing apparatus, and smoke house search. I smelled truck exhaust, cleaning products and smoke. I felt the weight of the breathing apparatus, the firefighting gear and getting sprayed by a hose.

2. What about the environment would motivate you to wake up every day to attend work? Why?

I feel like I would consider a job as a firefighter because you go to the fire hall. Not knowing what you’re going to do everyday. It could be something different. It could be a car crash, a house fire or helping and old lady get out of bed. It seems like you create such a family because you’re around the same people so much and I feel like I could create real bonds going to a job like that everyday.

3. What about the work environment would discourage you from waking up every day to attend work?Why?

I feel like I would be discouraged because it is such a mentally tough job and it is hard when you have to see things that you aren’t ready for. It is also a physically demanding job because you need to be strong and have good teamwork even if you have a night shift and you’re out of call, you still need to be nice and positive.

4. What is ONE thing you found interesting about your workplace visit? Why?

  • The thing I found interesting about the workplace is when firefighters have to walk into a blackout smoke room and have to trace the room to have to create a picture in your mind to try and get to the next room to either put out the fire or save someone. The ability to navigate the room it is a zero visibility.
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