Google Site Creation Begin by opening Google. Click the waffle in the upper right corner and select Sites. Start a new Blank site:
Rename Document (top, upper left): First Last Name | Étude Portfolio
Change Header Title (directly below document name): First Last Name
Change Home Page Title (center of header): First Name’s Étude Portfolio
Theme: Students may choose a theme that reflects their individual personality.
General Rules
No brand logos (Nike, Green Bay Packers, etc.)
No memes or gifs
No copyrighted images
No full image of student’s face (may use aesthetic images that enhance overall professional presentation of portfolio)
Pages
Home Page
About Me: The home page will consist of the student’s personal statement throughout their years in advisory. This statement/introduction will change over time and may include several different personal statements based on the year of construction. Page name should be About Me.
Annual Personal Statement
Curriculum Vitae: The Curriculum Vitae is a collapsible group. This means rather than being a clickable page, it drops down into a menu bar. The menu bar consists of the four academic credit areas:
IDEAS
Humanities
Mathematical Reasoning
Science + Technology
Resume Page Presentations of Learning Page Extracurriculars Page Critical Review: The Critical Review is a collapsible group. The means rather than being a clickable page, it drops down into a menu bar. The menu bar consists of the following pages:
Film: This is where you will review IndieLens.
Reading Log: This is where you will receive the novels read for class.
Artifacts
Description Throughout the course of each school year, you will add artifacts to your éPotfolio based on the classes you take, hence the separate disciplinary pages. To receive full credit, the following three components need to be submitted for each disciplinary artifact:
1.) Title: Create a title bar that is visually different than the standard text box. The title bar should be name Name of the Class | Name of the Unit/Project. Addie's example: Social Perspectives | Refugee Project
2:) Artifact: If the artifact is in a Google App (Doc, Slide, Image, etc.), upload the file directly into the éPortfolio. Do not copy and paste the assignment. If the artifact is a physical (printed thinking routine, notes, test, etc.), take a professional looking picture of the artifact or make a pdf copy of it using the office printer. Then upload the image/pdf into the éPortfolio. 3.) Artist Statement: An artist statement is a written conversation the artist has with the audience. While your audience will develop thoughts and ideas based on what they see in your work, the artist statement is your opportunity to tell the audience what you want them to see or what you believe to be true about the topic you studied.
Background Information: Provide a brief description of the final project and it's meaning. DO NOT walk the audience through your creation process. Instead give insight into the learning by analyzing the things you studied in the class. For Humanities, this often consists of the novel or event in history that was studied. Other class might consist of particular mathematical formula, a problem statement or researched topic. Addie's example: "Trauma is a person’s emotional response to a distressing experience. Specifically childhood trauma. Childhood trauma comes from difficult situations that children face before developing good coping skills. This type of trauma is mainly formed from loss of a parent or relative, neglect, abuse and divorce. Childhood trauma can last into adulthood without professional help. Around 35 million of the 84 million refugees are children. Many of those children suffer from trauma after their experiences as refugees. Refugee’s trauma comes from the horrors that they may have experienced, whether it’s seeing a family member die or having to experience deadly situations."
Creation Statement: The creation statement states what you want the audience to understand or take away from your final project. For Humanities, this is often the theme or statement about the human experience. For other classes, this might include a solution to the problem or an understanding of what needs to be done with the research discovered on the topic. Addie's example: "In Refugee by Alan Gratz, Isabel experiences extreme trauma while traveling across the Caribbean Sea in hopes of safety. She lives in a rickety boat for five days, watches her best friend die, and loses her grandfather. After living through everything, Isabel might never go on a boat again. It would remind her of her journey as a refugee. The main image is thousands of life jackets thrown down by refugees after their journey to Lesvos. The silhouettes walking away are never to be seen again, those lost on their journeys across the Mediterranean Sea. A few walk in groups, others alone. The millions of refugees from Syria are represented by the Syrian flag."
Formatting
Internet Format
Paragraphs should be block format (do not indent)
Indicate a new paragraph by simply hitting Enter
All titles are italicized, not underlined (an underline indicates a hyperlink on the internet): Catcher in the Rye
Do not copy and paste URLs, hyperlink them
Use standardized fonts (nothing that represents handwriting or cursive font) and font colors (black, gray, white)
Use basic colors outside of header, if the background is black then the font should be white, if the background is white then the font should be black or gray
Standardized English spelling, capitalization, grammar should otherwise be used (this is not a social media platform)