Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Day 8: Showcase Website

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

Weebly

  • Showcase Website / Digital Portfolio
    • What is the Purpose of a Showcase Website?
      • To enhance your digital footprint and build your Personal Brand, a showcase website can be used as a one-stop shop for your positive Digital Footprint. Whether you are writing a college entrance essay, writing a resume or interviewing for a job, you MUST make yourself stand out from everyone else.
      • This project is going to help you do that in the form of a Showcase Website.  A Showcase Website allows you to showcase your experiences, achievements, abilities, passions, and future plans in a creative online platform.  You will be creating and publishing your first Showcase Website.
    • What is a Showcase Website? Read to find out more... 
    • What does a Showcase Website look like? 
      • For Digital Literacy students, a Showcase Website is a good way to start a positive digital footprint and get your high school career off to a great start! Below is a link to a sample website you can use as an example. Your website should include many of the aspects you see here: 
    • How do I create a Showcase Website? 
      • 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 
      • Add pages for Home, About, Contact, Portfolio 
        • 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 
      • 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
      • 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 
      • 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 
      Set Up Instructions
      Layout Guidelines
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW
    Comprehension Checks:
    THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DONE ALREADY:
      ON-GOING ASSIGNMENTS:
      • Online Organization
        • organize your Drive using folders and naming conventions
        • Google Calendar
          • update your calendar with important events
          • Gmail
            • use labels to achieve zero-inbox
            • Watch this video and create a signature line for your gmail account.
            • Personal Brand Presentation
            • Build Your 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
                • Learning who you are: 
                • Knowing what you do: 
                  • Special Classes
                  • Sports, Clubs, Other School Activities
                  • Work Experience
                  • Honors, Awards, Leadership
                  • 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.
                • EverFi Ignition
                • PencilCode.net 
                  • Continue in the PencilCode guide 
                    • 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
                  • Showcase Website / Digital Portfolio
                    • set up showcase website in Weebly
                      • Log into your Weebly account 
                      • Add pages for Home, About, Contact, Portfolio 
                      • 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 
                      • Create an About page with your 
                        • professional picture
                        • activities
                        • honors
                        • School
                        • Extracurricular Activities 
                        • Volunteering 
                        • 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
                      • Create a Contact page with links to Gmail, Twitter, YouTube, Blogger, and LinkedIn
                        • Use images as links to your professional social media accounts 
                      • 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 
                  • Optional Twitter Activities
                    Optional LinkedIn Profile (if over 16 yrs old)
                    • Create a LinkedIn Account
                    • Complete the basic information 
                    • Upload a professional picture 
                    • Update your public profile settings to create a custom URL for your profile 
                    • Create a link to your LinkedIn profile from your Weebly website 
                    • Read the article about how to write the perfect LinkedIn summary
                    • Write your LinkedIn summary


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