Monday, November 26, 2018

E-Learning Assignment

SHOWCASE WEBSITE IS DUE THIS FRIDAY

Follow these guidelines to set up showcase website in Weebly:

  1. Go to Weebly (or another web authoring tool) and create an account. Use your professional gmail address and password so it is easy to remember. Select a free URL that includes your brand name
    • A consistent, professional brand name across platforms helps you stay memorable:
      • CoraBak2.weebly.com
      • CoraBak2@gmail.com
      • Twitter.com/CoraBak2
  2. Add pages for Home, About, Contact, Portfolio
  3. Add content to the Home page
    • Make your name stand out
    • Add a button to link to your About page
    • Include your personal statement
    • Consider creating a welcome video for this page

  1. Create an About page with your professional picture, activities, and honors
    • School, Extracurricular Activities, Volunteering, Honors & Awards
    • Skills & Languages
      • What programs and/or applications would you say you are proficient at?  
      • What computer skills do you have to offer at this point in your career?
      • Soft skills developed
        • Include information on soft skills you developed thus far such as communication, time management, collaboration, etc.  Check out a list of soft skills HERE.
    • Add pictures that relate to the different activities
    • Consider adding an About Me Video

  1. Create a Contact page with links to Gmail, Twitter, YouTube, Blogger, (and LinkedIn if you are at least 16 yrs old)
    • Use images as links to your professional social media accounts
    • Consider creating a video that explains your brand name
  2. Create a Portfolio page with links to examples of your work
    • Performance videos
      • plays, sports, concerts, speeches, service projects, etc...
    • Evidence of your writing
    • School projects of which you are proud
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Monday, July 23, 2018

Day 67: Final Presentation

Summative Test Wednesday
Prepare Final Presentation for Thursday

  • prepare to deliver your final presentation on either your career research or personal brand.... you won't be perfect
  • keep these tips in mind:
    • have a hook
    • introduce yourself
    • state your topic
    • keep it simple, get to the point
    • don't read from the board
    • limit "ums" and "ands"
    • don't touch your face or hair
    • project your voice
    • smile
    • be conversational, speak naturally

THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DONE ALREADY:

Learning Style Self-Assessment
  • Answer the 16 questions from this survey to learn about your learning style.
Online Organization
Google Calendar
Gmail
Email Your Teacher
Presentation Basics
Copyrights

    Digital Citizenship
    CyberBullying
    Career Research

          Personal Brand Presentation
          ON-GOING ASSIGNMENTS:

          Personal Brand 
          • add your professional photo to all of your online accounts
          • As time allows, make a copy of this helpful document and start preparing for your future by:
            • Creating your Resume
            • Preparing a general Cover Letter
            • Creating a list of your Network of Contacts:
              • What kind of people do you have your network?
              • The goal is establish quality relationships with others in your industry that you can potentially leverage, and create visibility for yourself.
            Typing Club
            • Complete daily practice in Typing Club using proper technique (remember to focus on how you type, not how well). Work on one lesson for 5 to 10 minutes repeatedly, each day
            EverFi Ignition
            PencilCode.net
            • Download a copy of the PencilCode guide  (with the down arrow) and upload it and move it to your Computer Coding folder.
              • Work on completing each of the assignments beginning on page 9 of the guide
              • move through the guide at your own pace, as time allows
            Optional Twitter Activities
            Go to Twitter

            Comprehension Checks:
            (Please note these are only practice. Also, it may count your answer wrong if you don't spell it the same way I do.... don't worry, the point is just so YOU can check your comprehension of the material.)
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            Thursday, July 12, 2018

            Day 74: Email Assessment

            • Email Assessment:
              • WHEN TOLD TO DO SO... send an email to mhaworth@student.leyden212.org that discusses ONE of the following topics:
                • Success Skills
                • Touch Typing
                • Computer Parts
              • Email Format
                • short descriptive subject in initial caps
                • formal greeting and closing
                • proper spelling and grammar (punctuation, capitalization, etc...)
                • pleasantry and thank you
                • use bullets and text emphasis where appropriate
            THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DONE ALREADY:

            Learning Style Self-Assessment
            • Answer the 16 questions from this survey to learn about your learning style.
            Online Organization
            Google Calendar
            Gmail
            Email Your Teacher
            Presentation Basics
            Copyrights

              Digital Citizenship
              CyberBullying
              ON-GOING ASSIGNMENTS:

              Personal Brand Presentation
              • Finish and submit your Personal Brand Presentation.
                • start simple and build from there
                • you can always go back and make it "better"
                • follow the design principles
                  • eye-pleasing contrasting colors
                  • 5x5
                  • simple fonts (30 pt for body, 36 pt for titles)
                  • font pairs that work together (avoid cursive fonts)
                  • use text emphasis
                • example
              • add your professional photo to all of your online accounts
              • As time allows, make a copy of this helpful document and start preparing for your future by:
                • Creating your Resume
                • Preparing a general Cover Letter
                • Creating a list of your Network of Contacts:
                  • What kind of people do you have your network?
                  • The goal is establish quality relationships with others in your industry that you can potentially leverage, and create visibility for yourself.
                Typing Club
                • Complete daily practice in Typing Club using proper technique (remember to focus on how you type, not how well). Work on one lesson for 5 to 10 minutes repeatedly, each day
                EverFi Ignition
                PencilCode.net
                • Download a copy of the PencilCode guide  (with the down arrow) and upload it and move it to your Computer Coding folder.
                  • Work on completing each of the assignments beginning on page 9 of the guide
                  • move through the guide at your own pace, as time allows
                Optional Twitter Activities
                Go to Twitter

                Comprehension Checks:
                (Please note these are only practice. Also, it may count your answer wrong if you don't spell it the same way I do.... don't worry, the point is just so YOU can check your comprehension of the material.)
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