Our product and everything will take up about half a table. There will be our documented process on the left, our physical prototype in the middle, and our documentary on the right. When people walk by, they can see the prototype and watch the documentary. Next week, we need to finish our prototype in order to reach this goal. From our original plan, we need to add an extra day to print the prototype because it failed the first few times we tried, since we were supposed to split it into two halves in order for it to print properly.
Today, my feather (something that was easy for me) was identifying things my group and I need to improve on. For example, I quickly figured out that we needed more work on our documentary, so I got 2 of my other group members to help, and we managed to make some good and steady progress. We should be able to finish it soon.
My rock today (something that slowed me down or was hard for me) was that my left eye started hurting so I thought I had glaucoma. This slowed down my group and I because we all started researching about it. We could have made more progress on our documentary, but because of this, we wasted some time. I hope I don’t have glaucoma.
How I felt at the start of PP:
I was kind of confused as to what to do, how to get started, and things like these.
How I feel now:
Right now, I’m feeling way more confident than I was at the start of passion project. My group and I are making steady progress, and if we continue to do so, we should be fine on exhibition day.
How I hope to feel on exhibition day:
I hope to feel proud of my work, knowing that I put lots of effort in.
The first steps that I have taken in Cohort 2 include planning with the big picture in mind and setting up and looking at my action plan. Specifically for my project, my group members and I started creating our posters and documentary. Our process did begin the way I expected, except after our talk with Ms. Naomy, we realized that our project was too much of a service project and not so much of a passion project. Therefore, we got rid of the donation part of our project to make it less of a service project. We have been updating our action plan after every passion project class. The next steps we will take are finishing our documentary and posters, document everything we do, stay focused and on task, and enjoy the process of course since this is a passion project. I think we are moving along pretty well in our project, so we should be fine.
The above is a picture of my group’s mind map.
The above is my mind map for my passion project. This helped me find my interests, expand on them, and think of some projects related to them. Eventually, I realized that tennis seemed to stand out the most, so I decided to do something tennis related. I thought I could work with some friends who also really enjoyed tennis. Also, I had previously watched the “Racing extinction” documentary (the people I’m collaborating with also did since it was something mandatory in science class), which made us realize that we are really damaging the environment and that tennis played a role in doing so. Therefore, we wanted to do something to make tennis more sustainable and eco-friendly (at least to our SAS community). In Cohort 1, I thought we had a nice amount of time to really think about our potential projects, which I thought was really good. We didn’t really have to do anything at home, which was also good. Overall, I liked the process of Cohort 1, I think it was very relaxing and unlike any of our classes.
Why have a digital portfolio at SAS?
Creating a portfolio, or blog is a great way to collect all the work you’ve done throughout your academic career. You can include academic, athletic, and personal artifacts or experiences that you want to share with a wider audience. This is a great way to organize all your learning in one place and you can take it with you when you leave SAS. When you make your portfolio, you create posts that are categorized according to your subject. Some categories have already been set up for you, but if you need more categories you can add them as needed. It’s important that your posts have the following:
- An engaging title – this should not include the name of the subject since this is referenced in the category. Think of this as the first opportunity to engage and hook your reader!
- Body – this is where you share your learning. This should include a combination of text and media in the form of images, graphics, and embedded videos. You should always consider how your post looks to your audience. Is it engaging and organized? Do they want to keep reading?
- Category – select one that has been set for you or add a new category. Posts can have more than one category e.g. Humanities and Myself as a Learner
- Tags – create tags that can be used as keywords to describe your post. Tags help organize your post a little more! Aim to have 3-5 tags for each post. For example, if you are posting about a novel you wrote, you might want the following tags: #Fiction, #MurderMystery, #Theme, #PlotDiagram
Click on the images below to find a few helpful tips for creating your posts, adding media, and making categories:
