Jocelyn's Portfolio

Last week, Passion Project was just launched. The very first session, we brainstormed a list of things we were interested in. I created a mind map and wrote down anything that came to my mind. This includes things from K-Pop to biology to music.

After that, I still felt at a loss at what I should do. I really wanted to do lab research, but as a middle schooler, that wasn’t very feasible. I knew biology was one of the only fields I truly wanted to go down. However, on the next day, I heard another student talking about cancer research and funding. We talked and brainstormed, eventually coming to a new project idea. We wanted to create a YouTube channel on educating others about innovations and discoveries in the scientific/biology world. On the side, we wanted to do a sustainability awareness program, but we realized it would not be possible. From all this feedback from other classmates, teachers, and others, we have developed a solid and manageable plan for the next few weeks until March 31st.

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: