When using a digital portfolio, you have many advantages and disadvantages that you will come to. They allow us to create, reflect, and analyze the learning of students. With digital portfolios, we can document our understandings, make revisions of our previous work, and celebrate others success.
A challenge I have with using digital portfolios is the reflection. Whatever you decide to write can be viewed by anyone from anywhere. When you upload an artifact, most of the time you should have a reflection with it, so uploading to my portfolio and writing the reflection is not exactly my cup of tea. Digital portfolios can be beyond beneficial to your academic career, especially for your future! They can display all the work I have uploaded through my educational career and helps to show others who view my portfolio how I have grown as a student. These portfolios help to demonstrate all your work you have done over the years and how doing this has made you grow. If I could change my layout of my digital portfolio, I would change the layout. I think the layout is very boring and bland, just all around basic. I would also update some of my older artifacts to show I have improved. Using the digital portfolio has taught me how to take any piece of work, place it into a category, and write a detailed reflection about it. I have grown as a student, and learned how to reflect on my own. This will help me in the future because I know how to create and run my very own digital portfolio!
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I am a person who is doing okay. I want to talk about people, more specifically High School students. They can be your best friend, your best enemy, your bully, your victim, your neighbor, but they are your something. High School students can be awful, but they can also be awesome. They help to teach you life lessons, without you even knowing. You hear your parents say "you will either love or hate high school, just look forward to college," and that might be what is pulling some people through high school, but not me. I have had my fair share of it all, my best friends since I was 2 who my family did everything with for a decade, turned out to be my best enemy. One of my other best friends in middle school turned out to be using me to get popular and to get guys. I have had 4 boyfriends, and been through multiple friendships, but here I am now, and I am doing okay. I have my mom, and my best friends who are also my family friends, I have my dad (sometimes), and I have God. I have everything I need, and everything I have been through from losing boyfriends to best friends, from losing pets to grandparents, from losing 4 of my siblings, has made me who I am today, and who I am today is a 15 year old girl in her freshman year of high school, who is doing okay.
Every week I basically do the same thing. I wake up, go to school for 8 hours, go home, do homework or go out with friends, eat dinner and shower, then go to bed, but every day there is always something I can look forward to. If I am doing something fun in class, I look forward to that, or if I am doing something fun after school or on the weekend, I look forward to that.
I look forward to the little things because they bring me joy. For example, this weekend I am going to a surprise birthday party for one of my old guy friends, and I have been looking forward to it all weekend. I look forward to my favorite dinner meals my mom cooks, or I get to go home and watch my Netflix show, or I get excited about my plans for the weekend. I am typically a very happy person, so little things bring me happiness. This week for our blog post topic, I chose to have free write. This week we just got back from Spring Break, and I am all over the place. This week has felt like it has been a month long, but it's Friday! For this Free Write, I am just going to talk about me, more specifically who I am, where I come from, etc.
As you know, my name is Ellie White. My parents are Eddie and Denise White and I have a younger sister in 8th grade named Emily, I also have a dog named Lulu. My dad owns Fuzzy's Taco Shop Restaurants and my mom doesn't work. She likes to shop, and play golf and tennis, and she does everything with her friends. My sister plays school, club, and beach volleyball, she is very committed. I don't see her that much because she has volleyball everyday but next weekend we are going to Chicago to watch her play, she is very good. My dog is very special, she is a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, and she is getting old so all she does is sleep and eat and go outside. Now, about me. I moved here to Flower Mound when I was about 1 and 1/2. My dad used to work for Bank of America and he received a huge promotion when my mom was pregnant with me so they headed up to North Carolina and that's where my sister and I were born. At the time, my mom was a flight attendant but she decided to quit when she had me. Eventually Bank of America let my parents move back to Flower Mound and we have lived her ever since. I don't play any sports, I used to play volleyball but I burned out of that in the 8th grade. I absolutely love to shop, and I love to be with my friends all the time, so my mom and I get along pretty well, except for when I have attitude. My dad and I don't get along that great, and my sister and I get along for about 1 week out of the whole year. Now that I have told you about some of my life, I will fill in the rest of my life on my next Free Write! This past week we were on our Spring Break, so I am going to tell you about mine! My Spring Break in a nutshell was really just me hanging out with my friends. On the Friday we got out for break, all my friends and I hung out because some of them left for a trip the next day. On Saturday, Sunday, and Monday I hung out with friends I never have the opportunity to hang out with. Then on Tuesday my friend and I, Kendal, went to get our nails done and packed for our trip to Arizona! My mom and Kendal's mom decided to take us to Arizona from Wednesday- Friday, just for a little get away.
Our flight left at 7 in the morning on Wednesday. We arrived in Arizona at around 7:30 in the morning because there is a time change. When we got there we went to look around ASU for a bit and headed down to our hotel. While we were there we laid by the pool, tanned, went shopping, and ate amazing food! It was awesome! Then our flight on Friday left at 5 p.m. Arizona time so we landed in Dallas at 9:30. My dad and my sister Emily had left for her volleyball tournament in Houston that morning so Kendal's dad picked us up from the airport. On Saturday, it was my friend Reagan's birthday so she asked me to go shopping with her. Later that night I went to my best friend Frankie's house with my other best friends: Sophie, Ella, and Kendal. We woke up at around 12 on Saturday morning and we decided to go to Kendal's house to swim for a while. We all left at around 5 and I prepared to go to school the next day, which is today, which is a huge bummer. All in all, my Spring Break was amazing and very well-spent, although I could do for an extra week off, or maybe we just skip straight to summer. Spring Break is coming up on us very soon! I am so excited and I cannot wait, not that I don't love school, I don't. I hate the stress, the judgemental people, and caring about what everyone thinks of me, and getting a pimple and hating myself even though everyone has them. I care so much about my reputation, my looks, everything. I like to make good impressions, and even though everyone gets pimples, I have a complete panic attack the second I have one. I can barely look in the mirror or look straight at people because I am so embarrassed, but I am trying to deal with it.
Anyways back to the point, I am so excited for a break from school. No homework, no seeing people I don't want to see, no stress, just fun! I am going to Arizona with one of best friends, Kendal Harwell. Spring Break happens at the perfect time, just when everyone is done with each other and everyone is tired with school overload. I will just say, I am so ready for this break and I am so ready for summer. My Go-To idea or topic is Selena Gomez. I really don't have any go-to person I just know a lot about her. Most people in this world, especially people who live in the United States, know who Selena Gomez is and have probably heard some or most of her songs. Selena Gomez took a God- given talent and made herself into a household name.
Selena connects to sports because she is very invested in spending time at the gym. If you ever read news blogs like Daily Mail or Buzz Feed, Selena is seen leaving or entering the gym almost 50% of the time. She also stays caught up with major league sports. She goes to all sorts of games from the NBA to the MLB to the NFL. The paparazzi always seem to catch her cheering on her favorite teams, court side of course. Selena is connected to technology in many ways. Without technology, Selena probably would not be a household name. She uses social media like Instagram, Twitter, Snapchat, etc. to alert people about any upcoming concerts, any news in her life, where she is, what she is doing, who she is with. Having a bad article written about her and expressed all over social media through technology, scares Selena. She has to push through this fear and carry on, because life won't stop just for her to catch up. Technology might just be the most important role in Selena's fame, besides her amazing voice. Gomez is a huge fan of literature. Selena goes to public libraries all over the world and donates books, reads to children, and emphasizes the importance of reading. She could have a fear of public speaking, but she learns to overcome it so she can sing in front of thousands, go to award shows, and be featured in the news. Being a public figure, Selena is a role model for many people, and everything she does could have an effect on some of her fans, and could effect her fame. Arts and Entertainment are what Selena is known for! Selena is a singer, and without her voice she would just be a regular person. Selena makes music videos, dances, tours the world to provide concerts for her #1 fans. She attends the Grammy's, the Oscars, the Emmys, etc. Singing is an art, and she provides entertainment through art for us all. Selena Gomez is more than just a singer. She is a model, a dancer, a traveler, a singer of course, and more. People observe her from a day to day basis. People write news articles about what she wears, her knew songs, her new friends or boyfriend, where she was the night before, how she did at her concert, why she had to cancel a tour. Everything Selena Gomez does is observed by someone or something. Selena said one of her main fears she struggles with is Instagram. Being constantly judged by people on that app is horrifying, but Instagram is one of the main ways she alerts her fans and gets publicity, so she has to overcome her fears and struggles, and push through it for the benefit of herself and her fans. Selena Gomez is a huge enthusiast of staying in school. She promotes education to everyone to try to help give everyone a good future. Gomez will go down in history for all of her awards, her songs, her tours, her speeches, her appearances all over the world, everything. Selena has fears just like everyone of us, maybe it's heights, sharks, snakes, spiders, but she has a fear, and she had to overcome that fear. Selena is a role model for many, and her overcoming fear will help others around the world overcome their own. Selena Gomez is constantly being mentioned throughout the news. Almost every time she goes out, there is an article somewhere out there written about her. If something traumatic happens, the next morning there will be a news story about it. Bad publicity could ruin Selena, and that is one of her biggest fears. Selena has to overcome that fear, she has no choice if she wants to continue being famous and having fans adore her. Selena overcomes fear everyday by ignoring judgement, ignoring bad publicity, and pushing through it every single day. One smile, can start a friendship.
One word, can start a fight. One look, can save a relationship. One person, can change your life. The power of One, one person, one place, one house, one vacation, one class, one teacher, one waiter, one friend, one neighbor, could change your life. One smile, one glance, one please, one thank you, one word, can change everything. Now that might sound extreme, but think about it. Have you ever had that one random thought that stuck with you and you have no clue why? There is a reason it stuck with you. Every single thing that happens to you, happens for a reason. Whether its a fight with a friend or family member, a bad grade in a class, someone special passing away, all happens for a reason. All the people you meet now and you have no clue who they are, could have a huge impact on your life. Another student in your freshman English class could be your college room mate, the cute waiter who served you dinner could be your future husband, the girl who you hated all through out high school, could be your best friend when your 30. Ever since I was 2 until I was in the 7th grade, I was best friends with same family. My family and their family were absolute best friends. They had 4 kids, 2 girls and a boy who were triplets and a little sister 2 years younger than they were. I was best friends with the triplets and my little sister was best friends with their youngest, our parents were best friends and we all lived in the same neighborhood. We did everything together. Our parents went out every Friday and then they took us with them every Saturday, we would all sleepover at each others house every weekend and weekdays. We went to each others soccer games, football and baseball games, volleyball games, and cheer competitions, we went on vacations together, spent Christmas and Thanksgiving together. We were family. Then when middle school came around they started to be mean, and I didn't even realize it until my new volleyball team had pointed it out to me. I did my best to deal with it and hide it for a while, until one of my team mates told my mom. My mom was devastated, she went through my phone, asked my volleyball team and asked me what I think. She told me this wasn't normal, that is was bullying. I refused to believe it because we were family, but it was clear my mom was right. My mom texted their mom about everything, and they got into a pretty big fight. They came over to apologize but ever since then we haven't been friends. Just like that, it was done. No dinner, no sleepovers, no vacation, no games, no competitions, no socializing, nothing, we were just done. I had friends I moved onto I was never lonely, but at the same time I was. I was alone because they were my second family, but in a blink of an eye, they were gone. With that, I bring back my point. Everything happens for a reason, I lost my best friends for a reason, I made new ones for a reason, and I moved on for a reason. I don't know what that reason is, and I don't need to, but I know that is was for the best. They were the power of one. They were the power of one that put my life on a different path. The power of one will change your life, whether you accept it or not. Be ready, face it, because everything that happens to you, happens for a reason, and will alter the rest of your life. As of now, my biggest priority is honestly my grades. Last semester I managed to pass all my classes but not with the grades I had wanted, my last semester was very challenging for me to maintain. This semester I really want to focus on my school work because school will make or break my future. Right now I am very proud of my grades, I do good in all my classes but I struggle in math so I have a tutor that a friend and I go to every Tuesday for $20. School has become very important to me this year, and middle school did not prepare me for high school at all. High school was a big change and it took a while for me to get into the swing of things, I was lost at first. I think that is why I struggled so much in the first semester because trying to manage grades and adjust to high school was hard, I won't lie. So I am buckling down and focusing on school so I can have a good future!
Another one of my priorities right now is to get into shape. I work out with a personal trainer every Monday for $25, and I go to Lifetime with 2 or 3 of my friends twice a week using my membership that my parents bought for me. I usually try and work on my abs first then my legs and last my arms. I am also eating healthier and cutting down on candy and sugar. My goal is to get the body I want and I intend to work for it! My last priority right now is to have clear skin. I don't really have acne per-say but I am very self conscious about one little pimple on my face, and I stress about each one very much. I have dermatologist prescribed face wash to help with breakouts. I get a breakout about every 2 weeks. My breakouts might not seem bad to you, but for me they are terrible. So I just started my face wash to hopefully stop my breakouts and keep me calm and happy! Something I want to accomplish in my life is to cliff diving. When I die, I want to be remembered as someone who was loved, and someone who wasn't afraid to live. When I die, I want to know that I lived my life to my best ability. I want to know I had good times and bad, and that I made it through both. I had fun times and hard times, but I pushed through. I want to die knowing I lived my best life with no regrets, and cliff diving would be just the beginning of that. I want to leave the world with millions of memories, millions of laughs and cries, millions of smiles and frowns, millions of friends and adventures, I want to go out with a bang, so I will.
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