Personal Portfolio Website
Independent Study Unit
Impress the world with your professional online presence!
Independent Study Unit
Impress the world with your professional online presence!
Google Sites
We've Moved to Google Sites!
Students will use Google Sites (preferred) or WIX.com to create their own professional looking personal portfolio. Students are encouraged to maintain this as a current presentation of their work. Colleges, universities will often require students to have a portfolio.
We are now asking students who are creating a website for the first time to use Google Sites.
However, you may use any school website you've already created from other courses or years
School rules when creating a Portfolio Website Account
Caution: Virtually all employers will look at your online presence before even deciding to grant an interview. Be responsible online. Your website should give post-secondary institutes and prospective employers a good sense of what you have been working on in school and how your skills progress through the years. They will also be looking to see if you seem to be a responsible person.
Students will use Google Sites (preferred) or WIX.com to create their own professional looking personal portfolio. Students are encouraged to maintain this as a current presentation of their work. Colleges, universities will often require students to have a portfolio.
We are now asking students who are creating a website for the first time to use Google Sites.
However, you may use any school website you've already created from other courses or years
- Use your current website and add a new Page (tab) relating to this course
School rules when creating a Portfolio Website Account
- Use your .pdsb.net email account to sign up
- First name only
- Do not provide ANY personal information (Full name, address, name of school)
- Do not include photos of yourself, family or friends
- All content must be school appropriate
Caution: Virtually all employers will look at your online presence before even deciding to grant an interview. Be responsible online. Your website should give post-secondary institutes and prospective employers a good sense of what you have been working on in school and how your skills progress through the years. They will also be looking to see if you seem to be a responsible person.
Important Advice:
Do not leave creating and populating your website to the end of the course.
It is much more difficult to remember what your key learnings were in each unit and the process you followed to complete assignments.
We will summarize each unit together to help with main areas of learning you would like to discuss. Students who leave their website to the end of the course typically struggle putting it together or don't complete it.
Do not leave creating and populating your website to the end of the course.
It is much more difficult to remember what your key learnings were in each unit and the process you followed to complete assignments.
We will summarize each unit together to help with main areas of learning you would like to discuss. Students who leave their website to the end of the course typically struggle putting it together or don't complete it.
Website Requirements/Considerations:
- Website will be evaluated as a part of your overall mark
- This is not social media but your site is public
- Do not post photos of yourself or family and friends. Peel School Board has strict privacy requirements you must follow.
- Keep the design organized and simple. Choose a "professional" looking template to start - Your work is the star, make it stands out on your pages not the backgrounds or wild colourful text
- Be consistent in your design choices. Design from page to page should have similar look and navigation.
- Spelling and Grammar matter and are evaluated - make a good first impression online - proofread and ask a friend to review as well
- Add all your work (Wix & Google Sites will NOT accept project files, such as: .psd; .aeproj; .prproj)
- Website is intended to show progression of your knowledge and skills over time in High School
- Include thoughtful and fun reflections
- Use correct terminology when reflecting on a unit or project
- Keep it up to date and keep it going!
- Be creative and Have fun!
Written Reflections Expectations
You will answer the following 3 questions through written reflections that are supported by visuals in most cases. Each page will include a series of short reflections for each question or points that summarize the your learning. Each reflection should be between 4 -6 sentences to capture the main point of the learning.
Suggested questions to answer
Connect Reflections to Visuals
You will answer the following 3 questions through written reflections that are supported by visuals in most cases. Each page will include a series of short reflections for each question or points that summarize the your learning. Each reflection should be between 4 -6 sentences to capture the main point of the learning.
Suggested questions to answer
- What are the major learnings for each project (use correct terminology)?
- What challenges did you encounter in each unit?
- How did you overcome these challenges?
Connect Reflections to Visuals
- It is highly recommended that each reflection is connected to at least one visual (image or video) to give context of the points being discussed.
- Avoid posting a bunch of images and then writing a series of reflections that don't have a direct visual connection to what you are talking about. It is not an effective way to showcase your work and discuss your learnings.
- Remember - you are creating a website to impress others not just yourself. They need to understand the connections and learnings for each unit.
- Are are including the highlights for you in the unit
Google Sites Tutorials
Mr. Elsie and I have decided to move to Google Sites for student Personal Portfolio websites. It is part of the school Google suite of apps and by-passes some of the security considerations.
If you already have a WIX account you may continue to use it. We will be using google Sites from now on.
Mr. Elsie and I have decided to move to Google Sites for student Personal Portfolio websites. It is part of the school Google suite of apps and by-passes some of the security considerations.
If you already have a WIX account you may continue to use it. We will be using google Sites from now on.
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How to add a Video to your Google Sites Portfolio
Upload the video to you school pdsb.net Youtube Channel
from your Youtube Channel to Google Sites Portfolio Website
Upload the video to you school pdsb.net Youtube Channel
from your Youtube Channel to Google Sites Portfolio Website
Add YouTube videos, calendars & maps
- Upload your video from your computer to your Youtube account attached to your Google Apps
- On a computer, open a site in new Google Sites.
- At the right, click Insert.
- Select the type of file you want to add, e.g. YouTube
- Choose a video from your Youtube channel, Select or Insert.
- To publish your changes, at the top right, click Publish.
Website Organization and Navigation:
Required tabs/pages/subpages - think of this like a folder structure on a computer. It becomes the navigation path to get to your work/content.
1. Page 1: Homepage - Portfolio Name/Title (ie: Initials - Technology Portfolio) the landing page for your site (an organized visual collage of images from all the units would benefit the interest of viewers)
2. Page 2: Grade and Course - ie: Your grade and course name - Gr. 11 Comm Tech with a brief paragraph about the course (course description) and what people will find within your portfolio
3. Example of subpages under "Gr. 11 Media Productions" Tab:
Example Units:
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
Required tabs/pages/subpages - think of this like a folder structure on a computer. It becomes the navigation path to get to your work/content.
1. Page 1: Homepage - Portfolio Name/Title (ie: Initials - Technology Portfolio) the landing page for your site (an organized visual collage of images from all the units would benefit the interest of viewers)
2. Page 2: Grade and Course - ie: Your grade and course name - Gr. 11 Comm Tech with a brief paragraph about the course (course description) and what people will find within your portfolio
3. Example of subpages under "Gr. 11 Media Productions" Tab:
Example Units:
- Broadcast Journalism
- Graphic Design
- Video/Audio Editing
- Technology, The Enviro & Society
- Media Careers
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
WIX
Sample Menu Navigation
Sample Menu Navigation
Source: Mr. Elsie
WIX Tutorials
Mr. Elsie has created an excellent series of tutorials for WIX.COM
Mr. Elsie has created an excellent series of tutorials for WIX.COM
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Additional Helpful WIX Website Tutorials
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Website Personal Portfolio
Rubric to be posted - Portfolio due end of course
Date to be Confirmed
Rubric to be posted - Portfolio due end of course
Date to be Confirmed
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