Portfolio Directions for Success

1. Portfolio Directions for Success • Although you see templates below, by no means are you required to use the themes and specific layouts. • In fact, you should create a theme that best suits your personality. • The templates below are provided so you know the expectations of the required content. • Be sure you take the template or start a new one in PowerPoint and “Save As” (title it) before you begin: Title it with your first and last name digital portfolio • Please make a Digital Portfolio folder on your desktop. Place your newly named template in there. • Be creative in your layouts/designs. • Be colorful/be authentic/be creative • Once you have your information, go through and take out all of the directions (the prompts) on all the slides.

2. Some More Tips… • Complete your rough draft before you being making things “pretty!” • You are expected to work on this at home. • Follow all due dates provided. • Don’t show your family…it’s meant to be a surprise to them at Open House • You are more than welcome to use classroom computers when they are available. • Make sure you always save your work at home/school---use ppt (97-2004), not pptx, to be safe. • Our school version is PowerPoint 2011. You might need to “Save As” here at school to make sure your version is compatible with what we have here at school.

3. My Humanities Digital Portfolio Your Name 7th Grade May 17, 2012 Teacher *Include a picture that best symbolizes you

4. 0 Welcome! *Introduce your viewers to your portfolio—welcome them! * Tell about yourself: What are your interests/how do you spend your time/hobbies? Include a minimum of one picture on this slide that represents information mentioned.

5. My Pictures… • Use this slide to show your audience what’s important to you by the use of pictures. • Consider family and friends to make this personal. • You can use as many pictures as you would like • A collage-styled page is recommended!

6. 0 My 7th Grade Year… *Consider: -Awards you received this year (in and/or out of school) -Family Trips and/or School Trips -Significant memories and/or events that stand out to you inside and/or outside or school -Major projects or accomplishments in classes other than Humanities. * Include a minimum of one picture on this slide that represents information mentioned.

7. 0 Goals! What is one academic goal you have (examples: going to a certain university, getting certain grades, studying for tests, taking notes, paying attention in class…) NOTE: can be long-term or short-term)? Explain your academic goal and how you plan on achieving it. What will you do differently? Explain a step-by-step plan… Please write thoughtfully about the process. What is one personal goal you have (examples: eating healthy, getting along better with parents/siblings, contributing to community…) Explain your personal goal and how you plan on achieving it. Explain a step-by-step plan. Please write thoughtfully about about the process. *Include a minimum of one picture on this slide that connects to information on this slide.

8. Academics Section • Please follow these guidelines for the following EIGHT pages: • Include the slides required of you on the following pages. • Show a span of time from the beginning of the year until as close to Open House • Avoid putting assignments from just one Quarter; rather include assignments throughout the school year • Follow the directions for each slide

9. 0 Writing Choose a writing process paper such as Response to Literature, Narrative, Persuasive Essay, or Summary that you are most proud of: did you write it well, did you learn something in this writing, did you improve… On this slide, include: *Name of assignment (Response to Literature, etc.) *Month of completion *Explanation of assignment (summarize the writing task asked of you) *I included this writing process paper because… (write two-three sentences explaining why): TRULY REFLECT UPON YOURSELF *Google Image or classwork to represent this slide.

10. 0 Language Arts Unit/Activity Choose a LA unit/activity this year that you most connected with, you showed most growth with as a learner, you showed improvement, challenged you… *Name of assignment *Explanation of assignment (what is the task asked of you) *I included ________(specific name of this assignment) because…(write 2-3 sentences explaining why): TRULY REFLECT UPON YOURSELF *Google Image or classwork to represent this slide.

11. 0 Literature Story Include: Choose ONE literature story this year that you most connected with, stimulated you, showed most growth with as a learner, you showed improvement, challenged you… **This choice should be something different than your previous LA Unit slide (you want to have variety) *Name and author of story, as well as genre *4-5 sentence summary of story *I chose ________(name and author of story) because…(write 2-3 Sentences explaining why): TRULY REFLECT UPON YOURSELF *Google Image or classwork to represent this slide.

12. 0 AR Reading…Readers Are Leaders! On this slide, include: What was your favorite book you read for AR? Title and author? Why was this your favorite? Your response should be at least two detailed sentences. Include a minimum of one picture on this slide that represents information mentioned.

13. 0 Social Studies Project #1 Choose a social studies project this year that taught you something, provided a valuable lesson, you showed most growth with as a learner, you showed improvement, challenged you… *Name of assignment *Explanation of assignment (what was the task asked of you) *I included ________(specific name of this assignment) because…(write 2-3 Sentences explaining why): TRULY REFLECT UPON YOURSELF *Google Image or classwork to represent this slide. *OPTIONAL: Take a picture of your project to include on the slide!

14. 0 Social Studies Project #2 Choose a second social studies project this year that taught you something, provided a valuable lesson, you showed most growth with as a learner, you showed improvement, challenged you… *Name of assignment *Explanation of assignment (what was the task asked of you) *I included ________(specific name of this assignment) because…(write 2-3 Sentences explaining why): TRULY REFLECT UPON YOURSELF *Google Image or classwork to represent this slide. *OPTIONAL: Take a picture of your project to include on the slide!

15. 0 Historical Time Period Include: Choose a historical time period we have studied this year that you most connected with, stimulated you, you showed most growth as a learner, you showed improvement, challenged you… *Name of historical time period *Two- three sentence explanation of time period: Consider Origin, Contributions, and Impact, Over Time *I chose ________(name of historical time period) because…(write 2-3 Sentences explaining why): TRULY REFLECT UPON YOURSELF *Google Image or classwork to represent this slide.

16. 0 Tools of Learning Choose a response activity/process that utilizes Depth and Complexity icons, Content Imperative Icons, Think Like a…, Flexible Grouping, Multiple Intelligences (The Smarts)…any activities that allow you to think in different ways, for different types of learning. Include: Choose a “tool” that most stimulated you, you showed most growth as a learner, you showed improvement, challenged you… *Name of response activity *Explanation of assignment (what was the task asked of you) *I chose ________(name of this response activity) because…(write 2-3 Sentences explaining why): TRULY REFLECT UPON YOURSELF *Google Image to represent this slide.

17. 0 7th Grade Humanities My Thoughts… Reflect on the lessons/activities in seventh-grade humanities. Answer the following questions in complete sentences using paragraph form. What did you enjoy? What was difficult? What would you like to see more of? What would you change? What was most stimulating? What was disappointing? Include a Google image to represent the information written on this slide.

18. 0 Peer Reflections… Have a peer look through your portfolio when you are finished. On this slide, have this peer respond to these sentence starters straight onto this slide. Name of Peer: Peer, take a picture of yourself on this computer and add it to THIS slide. • What I like best about your portfolio is… • In your portfolio, I learned… • I’d like to suggest… • Overall, I’d like you to know… Now that you have received peer responses and a picture, you can format the information however you would like, but do not change the wording from your peer. However, based on the feedback from your peer, you should make some changes to your portfolio!

19. 0 Self Reflections… Include your personal reflections of the portfolio process. Answer any four of the questions below using complete, thoughtful responses. • What piece of work or project do you think best represents what you have learned? Why? • Comparing your earlier work with your later work this year, describe the differences you see. • What do you think people will learn about you from your portfolio? • Which piece makes you the happiest? Why? • Is there a piece you would have liked to have added to your portfolio? What? Why? • What would you like your parents/family to know about or see in your portfolio? • What does this portfolio as a whole reveal about you as learner (writer, thinker, etc.)? Explain… • The work would have been better if I had spent more time on… • I am pleased that I put significant effort into… **Include a Google image (or a picture of yourself) to best represent this slide.

20. Closure • In this section, thank your viewers for looking at your Portfolio. Feel free to use your voice! • Would you like to add any dedications in your closure? • Add a picture or two to make it personal. • Don’t forget about your family who will come view your portfolio! • Your family members will be touched by seeing pictures of themselves in your portfolio. Be sly when asking your family for pictures as you want to keep this a surprise

21. Saving and Preparing this Slideshow for Open House • Make sure you have continued to save your file as a PPTunder your name. • You need to continue to save and save and save. • Save your portfolio to your DESKTOP and to a FLASHDRIVE. • Place your flashdrive in a safe place. • Use your flashdrive to work on the portfolio at school and at home.

22. Saving and Preparing this Slideshow for Open House • Once your Slideshow is 100% complete, you are now ready for burning this onto a disk. • Because you are just using this one time, there is no need for a Rewritable disc---any CD is fine. • There is no turning back, so make sure you are completely finished with every single step. • For example, have you deleted all of the teacher directions on the slides so that everything is your own? • Do you have pictures on all of the slides as required? • Have a peer check through one last time before you proceed. • Burn your portfolio to a disk then put it into another computer to make sure it works. You’ll leave the disk at school and use it to show your parents your portfolio at Open House!