About Me

Your About Me Page….is all about you. As you get more comfortable with it, it is an opportunity to express who you are, and share the things you like to do. But more so, this is where you can share your growth and experiences at Dr. Charles Best.

About Me Page

You are going to work through the different steps on your About Me Page, and become more comfortable working with your blog and learning some important skills. Take some risks 🙂 You won’t break anything.

Step 1) To begin editing your About Me Page, click Edit Page, located at the top of the screen.

Step 2) Familiarize yourself with all of the features on your page, when you are done editing your page, simply press Update on the far right side of the page. You have the ability to add pictures and videos, change fonts, hyperlink etc.

Step 3) Create a heading on your About Me Page for each of the tasks below. Try each task at your own pace and build your page.

About Me Page – Tasks

1) Add a Quote: Find your favorite quote, or one that is meaningful to you. Copy and paste it, or type it into your page. Explain why you chose it, and remember to record who said it! Use different fonts and sizes to become comfortable with the tool bar.

2) Add a Video: Find your favorite YouTube clip, add it to your blog. Explain why you chose it. Add any clips that show some of the amazing things you’ve done. The easiest way to place a YouTube clip on your blog is to find a video you like, copy the URL of the video, and paste the URL exactly where you want it on your page.

For more detailed information about how to embed click here

3) Add a Picture: Find a picture that you like, dislike, has inspired you or is meaningful to you for some reason. Find a picture that is powerful to you. Insert the picture into your page, and explain why you chose this picture. If you have a picture saved on your computer already, simply go to the Add Media button located on the top of the page, and follow the steps to upload your picture. If you have Googled an image, click on the image, then click the View Image button, then copy the URL, and either add the URL in the Add Media button or paste it into you blog.

For more detailed information how to insert images click here

4) Add a Hyperlink: Create a hyperlink to a website that is meaningful to you. Explain why you chose this site. To hyperlink text or pictures to a website, simply high-light the word or select the picture you would like to hyperlink to, then look for the chain link button located in tool bar and click it, then paste the URL in the website area and click Apply.

For more detailed information how to create a hyperlink click here

Customize – Tasks

1) Blog Theme: You are going to personalize your blog. From your Dashboard -> Appearance -> Themes, located on the left hand side of the screen. Choose a theme that is mobile friendly, and apply it.

For more detailed information how to customize your blog’s Appearance and Theme click here.

2) Blog Appearance: You are going to personalize the appearance of your blog. From your Dashboard -> Appearance -> Customize, located on the left hand side of the screen.

a) Site Identity – This is where you can edit the title of your blog. Please choose an appropriate title, that does not have both your first and last name in it. You can also edit your tagline. Your tagline is a very short sentence that gives the viewer a snapshot.

b) Colors – Edit the color scheme of your blog.

c) Header Image – This is where you can add and change the picture that is being used in your header.

d) Background Image – This is where you can adjust your background image.

e) Menus – You can create multiple menu structures. For simplicity, lets stick to 1. Make sure you select Menu Location -> Primary Menu -> About Me. Then click Save. This will ensure your menu stays the same, even after adjusting the theme.

f) Widgets – Locate and see all the widgets on your blog.

g) Static Front Page – Front Home Page Display is set to -> Static Page and Front Page is set to -> About Me

Optional – Your First Post: You are now going to create your very first post. At the top of the Dashboard -> New -> Posts.

1) Title – Create a title for your blog post. Your title will be: Things I am Excited About this Year.

2) Body – This is where you place your content of the post – text, videos, pictures, etc. Write a short paragraph about what you are excited about for this upcoming year at Dr. Charles Best. What are some things you want to get involved with? How will you become a part of the Blue Devil community?

3) Tool Bar – In your toolbar you can Add Media and Add Documents into your posts, this is the best way to create visual representations. You can also change fonts, hyperlink, etc.

4) Publish – Here is where you control what items are public and private. You can also control when they are published to your website.

5) Categories – Here is where you choose where you want your post to go. This is your digital binder with all of your subjects. Categorize -> Portfolio.

6) Tags – Here is where you create tags, these tags can help you find things quicker on your blog and help you stay organised. Tag -> Portfolio.

7) Publish – When you are done! Publish it.

Core Competencies Self-Assessment

By: Victor Felea

Communication:

I achieved communication this year by doing presentations in multiple classes. Throughout the semester, I did multiple presentations on various topics, for example in CLE 10, I participated in the YPI project in which I had to communicate with my classmates and school and with a charity. This taught me communication skills as for the project I had to call a charity that our group had chosen and had to set up a date to go and communicate with them. After planning all of it out, our group had to then travel to their location which was in South Vancouver. It was a fun trip in which our entire group learned about how to run a charity and how it operated. Our group also had to ask questions about the charity to the owners of it and use the information to make a presentation that we would have to present to our class.

To make the presentation, my group also had to coordinate our efforts and divide our tasks between ourselves to be successful in the project. Each of the group members had their own strength; I was much better at organizing the presentation and how it would look when it was finished. Someone else was better with the writing aspect of the presentation and would help to improve the way it sounded when it was spoken. When the project was finished, we were chosen to present the project in front of our class, which was a harrowing experience for my group and myself

Although we were not the group chosen to go and present our presentation to the whole school, it was still an educational and enjoyable project in which I learned a considerable amount about communication as well as organizational skills. This project taught me a significant amount of communication skills and what it means to be able to communicate properly and clearly and for that I am grateful to everyone who helped to organize and to my group members who helped the project to turn out so well.

Personal Awareness and Responsibility:

I demonstrated Personal Awareness and Responsibility this year by analyzing decisions and my mindset during them. During the beginning of the semester, I felt that I had no sense of confidence and awareness in what I was doing. I was doing well in my subjects and extracurricular activities, and I was confident in my decisions, but I still felt like I could improve. I also didn’t have much sense of self-worth; I just didn’t feel worthy or good enough to deserve all these things that I had and all the accomplishments I had made. I was also going through a difficult situation at the time which I could have reacted to better and understood my actions could have affected other people around me.

Although now I have resolved that issue and fine now, I am sure that I have gained the experience and maturity to deal with another situation that might arise when I go about my life. While going through that difficult experience I learned to analyze myself and the decisions I made, it took me a while and I soon realized I was not the great person I thought I was, but I grew as a person from then on. I started to set clear goals and monitor my progress on them. I consciously started to monitor my decisions and find out if I could have made a better one.

Through all these actions I slowly started to gain a sense of self-worth and responsibility that I didn’t have before. To this day, I continue to set goals, monitor them, and monitor my decision-making and thought process. Although it isn’t easy to do and most of the time it’s hard to admit I made a mistake, it helps me to learn from it and not to blame other people or my circumstances for it. One of the results of all this goal setting and analysis was me winning the 2024 CTFI North American Invitational Taekwon-Do Championship. In the U-16 category in both forms and sparring. I was not easy and took months of training and dedication but in the end, it did pay off and the feeling I got was amazing.

Overall, I have learned many lessons at this school and demonstrated the core competencies through the YPI project and my internal analysis and review of myself. Thank you for taking the time to read this self-reflection.

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