SunEd High School puts links to websites and videos made by students

Sun Ed High School encourages its students to show what they have learned and to show what they can do with what they have learned.

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These Free Ebooks show students how to make "free websites"

XYD Foundation supports projects that encourage creativity in schools.

Here is a list of free ebooks:

TinyURL.com/showYourWork   Show Your Work on websites

TinyURL.com/Fischlerebook   Commentaries by Dr. Fischler

TinyURL.com/sunportfolios5   A letter to directors of schools

TinyURL.com/Blazekprojects   A list of projects

TinyURL.com/sunNoel   How to use Weebly (*A free web-making site)

TinyURL.com/PersonalHistoryEbook  A workbook to engage students in history

Please share these links with the schools and educational institutions that benefit from your support.

These free ebooks provide students and teachers (and parents) the simple steps needed to set up a free website for displaying a student's work.   This procedure is used at nationally recognized High Tech High schools in California.  

The procedure allows students to show their best work to college admission officers.

• Storage is free
• The procedures are free
• The website is free
• Plus — The training is free (using these links)  
• Get the free ebook  TinyURL.com/xydfreeworkshop

The websites aren't free because

• you need to invest your time

• you need access to the Internet

There is a way for teachers to train their students the skill of webmaking WITHOUT any professional development. TEACHERS DO NOT need to learn this skill.  

1. Teachers can show these ebooks to one student "who loves computers" (and who knows how to use Google Sites)

2. That student can teach another student

3. Eventually half of the class will figure out how to make a free website using Google's tools.

When you quote from this list (and share the list of free ebooks), please include a note:

This blog post is from PortfoliosWithSteve.blogspot.com  

Funding from XYDFoundation.org supported this content.

What goes into a Student Portfolio (free website)?

The format of the typical Student Website is expected to have the following recommended categories.

Category	The typical High Tech High student Site	Suggested student site	Comments
List of inspiring quotes	Some sites	yes
Projects	yes	yes
Blog	yes	yes	Reflection about the process of studying and creating
Contact info	Many sites	yes	To discuss:  Is it a good idea to include a phone number?  Perhaps after the student graduates from the school
Videos	Some sites	yes	Links to online items or to YouTube channel
Photos (link to online albums)	Many sites	yes
Volunteer hours		yes
Social media	Some sites	optional
Letters	Some sites	optional	References are a start
Résumé (CV)	Some sites	optional
Digital Library Book reviews	Some sites	optional	Dan Pink calls this list “20 Books that I recommend”
Apps on my phone	no	optional	Show the world what you have selected to guide you.  What tools do you carry with you?
List of Skills		yes	Languages, typing speed, special certificates,
Peak Experiences		optional	What do you see as a special event in your life so far?

Get a free WEBSITE TEMPLATE: XYD Foundation (Hollywood, Florida) has funded the creation of a Google Sites website Template for teachers to use with students

This is what the WEBSITE Template looks like:   go to www.TinyURL.com/xydfreesite to see the Google Sites free website template.  

Websites for students were pioneered at schools in California, such as High Tech High in San Diego.  College admission officers get a wider look at the student's background and skills.   The DP can showcase talents and interests.

The structure of the template helps students organize their materials and show more than their academic achievements.  Typical headers include "resume", "I recommend these songs," "Essay about my future," "inspiring quotes," "my digital library," "social media," "personal history workbook," and the contact me page.

A sample Digital Portfolio can be found at www.TinyURL.com/exampleDP, showing a website designed and maintained by High Tech High student Ben Staley.

Teachers who are interested in learning how to use this free procedure can contact Steve McCrea at (954) 646 8246 to arrange a one-on-one training session or to join one of several trainings that will take place around Broward and Miami-Dade Counties in July and August 2016.