By Chris Clementi
Presenter: Chris Clementi
I have been a middle school computer design teacher at Mountain Ridge Middle School in Academy 20 since 2003. I have been a Google Innovator since 2009. I am passionate about tech integration, web development and curriculum design. I love my family, learning, traveling and meeting new people.�
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Presenter: Chris Clementi
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Audience: Quick Poll
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Slide Presentation: Extensive Resource
This slide presentation is a resource and not meant to overwhelm you. I will highlight what I deem important for this session with a star. This session is meant to inspire you and give you ideas to move forward with your students. If you want depth, I encourage you to visit the slides at your leisure. Do feel free to email me if you have any questions.�
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Resources
Resources
Websites
Students share their sites so I can view them and provide assistance as they continue to add and improve their student portfolios.
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Reasons for Portfolios
“Digital portfolios fill this critical gap by showcasing a grad’s best work, certifying skills, and offering deeper evidence of what they can offer to an employer — even if they don’t have experience on a résumé.” ~Forbes
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Reasons for Portfolios
“According to a recent Forbes article, 56 percent of all hiring managers are more impressed by a candidate’s online portfolio than any other personal branding tool.” ~levo.com
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Why Web Design?
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Why Portfolios?
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Why Portfolios?
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Why Portfolios?
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Why Portfolios?
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Awesome Example Video
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Digital Portfolios should...
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“It should be as easy as possible for hiring managers to find information about you, and creating an online portfolio increases your visibility and accessibility.” ~levo.com
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“It provides a platform to put forth other materials that your resume and cover letter don’t feature in order to show evidence of skills and qualifications that you possess.” ~levo.com
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“It can also serve as a backup for these materials in case something happens to the originals.” ~levo.com
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“Having all these professional documents and activities gathered in one space allows you to see what you’ve accomplished, strengths, weaknesses, and identify what might need improvement.” ~levo.com
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“It can also serve as a confidence booster when needed.” ~levo.com
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“Newsflash: 10 years from now, I'm willing to bet resumés are a thing of the past. You either have a digital presence and a personal brand, and that is your living, breathing resumé, or you are going to work a job you really don't like.” ~inc.com
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Productive Students
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Student Testimonials
“Since I want to be a software engineer, I need something for the people to look at to see if I have experience with anything related to the job. For instance, if I wanted to apply for a job with Disney for animating storyboards, I should use my own animations to show them my experience with it. Or if I've coded apps or websites or anything like that.” ~Suad
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Student Testimonials
“I think that having a portfolio might help you get a job. The interviewer can see your progress and what skills you developed.” ~Rebecca
“You look more professional and bosses can look at all your achievements. ” ~Cassie
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Student Testimonials
“You can look back at memories and share them with family. It could also prove helpful when doing other homework, like a tool to remember things.” ~Ella
“It will help with job interviews, it brings back memories, and it also help with technology experience since that is becoming a big part of our culture. ” ~Ella
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Student Testimonials
“It could help get you scholarships and college recruiters are more likely to give you the scholarship over another person who doesn't have a digital portfolio. ” ~Abigail
“You could watch how your work improves over time.” ~Liam
“It could show all of your progress in the past few years.” ~Noah
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Student Testimonials
“It can bring the a job, and if you use it as a resume, or a tool to get into college, your employer, or the school could be impressed by it, giving you the upper-hand.” ~Ella
“It could explain more about me and encourage others to hire me in the future.” ~Sahana
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Student Testimonials
“It could give my future employers an inside look on my creativity, tech skills, and work ethics as I apply for a job.” ~Imani
“Future employers can see what knowledge you have had throughout your life” ~Ryleigh
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Teacher Examples
The following examples are shown to students to demonstrate what they can do with their portfolios. Many students chose to go above and beyond on this unit.
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Teacher Example
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Middle School
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Computer Design
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Video Example
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Video Example
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Site Example
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Gallery Example
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Slide Example
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Slide Example
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Drawing Example
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Drawing Example
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Doc Example
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Form Example
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Badges Example
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Business Example
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Travel Photos
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Teacher Portfolio
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Explore Projects
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Choice Projects
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Time Lapse Video
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Puns
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Quotes
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Brainstorm
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What would you have your students showcase on their digital portfolio?
Quick Survey
Please complete this quick survey so your ideas can be shared with the group.
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Finalizing the Unit
Students are given this document to be sure all expectations for the unit have been met. Once they have “perfected” their digital portfolio, they can work on their Choice project.
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Student Examples
The following slides provide examples of what students put on their digital portfolios.
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Student Examples
Ella: Ella made a music video and posted in on Youtube. She was fully aware of copyright laws but the video effects are awesome.
Sophie: Sophie, an incredible artist, put together a speed art video of her work.
Keegan: Keegan made a How-to-Video on how to use Line Rider. He did a thorough job on this video, which got him an A +
Max: This is an example of a choice project that can be added or it can be represented from taking my class in Advanced 7th grade.
Cassie: Cassie chose to do her Choice project on Bookface. She did a fantastic job!
Suad: Suad put together a creative animation that I found worthy of sharing.
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Amelia: Amelia entered a drawing for Doodle for Google
Student Examples
Yasmine: Yasmine created a how to video using Corel VideoStudio X10 on how to add tattoos to people.
Kinsey: This is one of the most thankful pages I have ever seen in my teaching career.
Jenna: Jenna made a very detailed video on how to draw using tools in PowerPoint.
Kylie: This presentation demonstrates how to get started with making a Google Slide.
Imani: This video has strategies and tools to help students deal and cope with bullying.
Liam: This presentation demonstrates a security system in Minecraft.
Student Examples
Ella: Ella shares a road trip she set up using Google Maps for Humanities class.
Sophia: Sophia is passionate about digital art so she had an additional page to showcase her work.
Cooper: Cooper wrote a journal as if he were an ex-soldier during the western expansion
Amelia: Amelia shared a story written on the topic A Modern Look At Classic Horrors for Language Arts class.
Ella: Ella wrote a reflection on To Kill a Mockingbird for Language Arts class.
Jacob: This presentation demonstrates how to prepare meals for French class.
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Student Portfolios
The following are student portfolio examples created in 8th grade Computer Design
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Student Portfolios
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Student Portfolios
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Audience Choice
Getting Started: This demo will demonstrate how to get started making a Google site.
Gallery: This demo will demonstrate how to create a gallery page. If you click on an image, it will open into a larger image.
Image Links: This demo will demonstrate how to make an image link to a project in your Google Drive.
�Street View: This demo will demonstrate how to add Street View to a Google Site
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Animated GIFs: This demo will demonstrate how to make animated GIFs
Time for a Demo
The following demonstration will show you how to get started with creating a portfolio. Keep in mind that putting together a thoughtful site will require you to watch the following videos.
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Getting Started
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Time for a Demo
The following demonstration will show you how to set up a gallery page.
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Gallery Example
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Time for a Demo
The following demonstration will show you how to set up an image to link to a Google Resource.
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Google Docs
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Time for a Demo
The following demonstration will show you how to create an animated GIF and add it to your digital portfolio.
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Animated GIFs
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Time for a Demo
The following demonstration will show you how to add street view to a Google Site.
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Street View
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Thanks Jessica Lenore Loucks for inspiring me to create this video
Time for a Demo
The following demonstration will show you how to add a Favicon to a Google Site.
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Favicons
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Compelling Articles
Article: Every student should have a digital portfolio by the Huffington Post
Article: 3 Digital Portfolio Best Practices: How to Make a Portfolio that Pops by Robert Half
Article: Do I Need a Digital Teaching Portfolio? By Edutopia
Article: Digital Portfolios: The Art of Reflection by Edutopia
Article: How to Support Your Resume with a Digital Portfolio by FlexJobs
Article: How Do Digital Portfolios Help Students? By globaldigitalcitizen
Article: What employers want to see in your portfolio by creativebloq
Article: Why paper just can’t compete – the 7 benefits of digital portfolios by NuReva
Thanks!
Any questions?
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Conclusion
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Prize at the End of this Session:
After the session, you will be asked to complete a survey. The survey will help me improve this session for future events. You have the chance of winning a fun Animation Unit that taps into creativity. Students absolutely enjoy this unit. Google will be used to get a random number to determine the winner!
Animation Unit:
Animation Site:
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Credits
Special thanks to Google and all the copyright friendly sources. Thanks to Slide Carnival for this Google Slide Template. Camtasia for producing video and Youtube for publishing it. Animoto for their dynamic video platform.