Gr. 9
Student Website Portfolio
Students are going to use Google Sites to create their own FREE professional looking student portfolio. The purpose of this portfolio is to document, present and reflect on their learning throughout the course. The emphasis is to be their work.
Students are encouraged to maintain this as a current presentation of their work. Colleges, universities and employers often require students to have a portfolio. Use this to impress people with your technical skills, work and professional online presence.
Lesson 1 - Learning Goal:
- We are learning to create a website using Google Sites
Lesson 1 - Success Criteria:
- I can create an account with Google Sites
- I can choose a professional looking template to emphasize my portfolio
- I can setup the website page navigation as required
- I can email my published website to my teacher
Project Learning Goal:
- Students are learning to develop an engaging and professionally organized student portfolio using Google Sites
- I can demonstrate and apply my knowledge of the elements and principles of design consistently throughout my website
- I can demonstrate and apply the basics of website design and navigation (ie: home page, main pages and subpages)
- I can upload and include my course work (ie: images, videos, text documents etc.) to my website
- I can communicate my learning through typed reflections that include key course concepts and terminology for each unit project
Requirements
- For Google Sites YOU CAN USE your school BYOD email account when signing up
- This is not social media - Do not post photos or any personal information about yourself (NO faces of anyone should be on your website)
- Choose a "professional" looking template - make a good first impression - ie: don't use distracting visual elements as a background design
- Clean up (delete) all the unnecessary template format information
- Spelling and Grammar matter - proofread and ask others to review as well
- Add all your work (Google Sites will NOT accept project files ie: .psd; .aeproj; .prproj)
- You can edit content at any time
- Show progression of your work through the course - people want to see how your skills develop over time
- Include thoughtful and fun reflections
- Keep it up to date and keep it going!
- Be creative and have fun!
TEACHER EXEMPLAR
STUDENT EXEMPLAR (this website achieved a Level 4++)
Further student exemplars will be shared in class
1. Page 1: Homepage - the landing page for your site
2. Page 2: Grade and Course Title (ie: Gr. 9 Expl. Tech etc.) - students usually create a visual collage
3. Subpage(s) - Course Units/Assignments/Projects: here are some of the unit examples
REMEMBER: Each of the above Course Units/Assignments/Projects should include as much quality images and videos of your work (NO faces of you and/or your peers) to help demonstrate your learning experience throughout each. As well, some typed brief details to explain what we see in the images and video will also create a very successful website.
2. Page 2: Grade and Course Title (ie: Gr. 9 Expl. Tech etc.) - students usually create a visual collage
3. Subpage(s) - Course Units/Assignments/Projects: here are some of the unit examples
- Unit: SPICE Design Process
- Unit: Intro to Comm Tech (Graphic Design; TV & Video; and 3D Modelling & Animation)
- Unit: Intro to Tech Design (Dream Bedroom)
- Unit: Intro to Manufacturing (Keychain Design)
- E-waste Assignment
REMEMBER: Each of the above Course Units/Assignments/Projects should include as much quality images and videos of your work (NO faces of you and/or your peers) to help demonstrate your learning experience throughout each. As well, some typed brief details to explain what we see in the images and video will also create a very successful website.
Mr. Elsie Video Tutorials - Google Sites
Sourced Video Tutorials - Google Sites
Source: Mr. Vacca
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Source: Teacher's Tech
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Embed a PowerPoint presentation in a web page or blog
support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/embed-a-presentation-in-a-web-page-or-blog-19668a1d-2299-4af3-91e1-ae57af723a60
Website Page Organization and Navigation:
- (all units stated above must be tabbed to the right under page 2 in the Site Menu pages build - see second image below for clarity)
Page Layout
Assignment/Project Reflections:
Answer the questions below in paragraph form with specific details as a reflection on each unit and project. Each answer should be a minimum of 6 sentences. Ensure you connect your learning to the SPICE process and use correct unit and process terminology within your answers. Review your work for correct spelling and grammar before submitting.
During this unit and project:
a. What did you learn? Be specific and identify all stages of the unit and project including lessons, activities,
etc. that will provide adequate detail of your learning throughout.
b. Identify major problems you encountered and provide details for each.
c. What troubleshooting or problem solving procedures and/or skills did you use? Explain in detail with
examples of how you identified, isolated and resolved these problems.
Rubric Evaluation