E-Portfolio Proposal

This day in sports history... In 1935 the New York Yankees released Babe Ruth.  Ruth signed with the Boston Red Sox for $20,000 and a share in the team's profits.

Hey followers!

Hope Everyone had an awesome break.  Here is my proposal for the major project in ECMM 470...

            I have chosen to construct an e-portfolio for my major project in ECMM 470 as I believe that it would be an extremely helpful asset in my future when searching for prospective jobs.  I feel that having an e-portfolio would be something that would be fitting as our world is ever changing and is becoming more and more technology based.  Having my personal qualifications and information in one place online would make a simple and clean presentation of what I have accomplished and what I plan to accomplish.  This e-portfolio would save me the hassle of carrying around a large binder and would be easy to add items to it.  An e-portfolio will help me professionally as I plan on teaching some classes in the area of communications.  Having an e-portfolio would allow me to post sample projects that I have created and also post work that students in my classes have done.  Having these files online will be easier than including a bunch of CD’s and DVD’s in a binder. The e-portfolio will give me the freedom and flexibility to customize it to my liking and add to it as my career as a teacher progresses.

            I plan on including information such as my current cover letter and resume, internship assessment, reference letters, certificates, my personal philosophy on education, project samples (Video, Drafting, Photos) that I have completed or students in my classes have created, lesson plans, unit plans, course plans, extracurricular information, student teaching reviews, and any other general information about myself that I find in the process.  This information will give prospective employers a good overview of the type of person that I am and the type of teacher that I am. 

            I plan for my e-portfolio to be clean and simple to navigate.  I will use a taskbar that is located on the left side of the web page that will provide headings that will link to appropriate information.  Each page will be of similar layout and will not cause for any confusion.  Here is a rough sample sketch (the actual site will have colour, images, and eye catching shapes):

            I plan for the site to have a colour theme that is pleasing to the eye and a setup that is not too busy.  The page will stay consistent no matter what section the user is viewing.  This means that the taskbar to the left and the banner above will be on every page that is viewed on this site.  My overall goal is to make it user friendly.

            My concerns about creating this portfolio are that I may not have access to materials such as certificates and achievements anymore.  I will search for these materials and hope to find them so I can put them into electronic form.  Another concern is that I will have to track down projects that have been created in my classes to obtain photos of them to display.  I will also have to convert video to put on this site which should not be a large issue but problems can arise so I hope to have everything go smoothly for me.  I plan to tackle each of these concerns by working through each situation as needed and if a certain idea will absolutely not work I will find a new idea that will suit my portfolio.  I will use online resources to assist me with any future concerns that I have and will also use the help of my instructor and fellow classmates.  My last concern is the issue of privacy.  I do not want this site to be viewed by the wrong people or have any of my information stolen.  I will address this issue by discussing it with my professor.

Have a good one!

The Losing Streak Has Ended!

This day in sports history... in 1998 Dale Earnhardt won NASCAR's Daytona 500 for the first time.  The win occurred on his 20th attempt.

Hey followers! I have big news to announce...my NHL 11 losing streak to Tavis (writer of Tavis' Two Minute Minor) is over! The Kings defeated Tavis' beloved Sharks 3 - 2 in the ninth round of a shoot out with Ryan Smyth scoring the winning goal! Woooooooooo!

In recent days Mario Lemieux has voiced his disgust with the governing of the NHL after his team faced off in a brutal display on the ice in a loss to the lowly New York Islanders.  I believe that Lemieux is bringing up valid points but I also feel that he is upset because at the moment the Penguins are basically playing with an AHL roster and are struggling.  About a month ago the Penguins looked like the best team in the NHL but after losing their star players to injury, they have sunk.  Lemieux's comments are valid but Mario needs to remember that his signature is on Matt Cooke's paycheck, who is one of the dirtiest players in the game.  Just my thoughts.

I want to wish my followers a great february break!  I will be out of the country next week so I won't be posting for a little while.  Until next time...

Rough Few Games

This day in sports history...in 1997 Scotty Bowman won his 1000th NHL game as a head coach.

Shout out to Greg for his comments on last weeks post!

Congrats to the Packers and their fans on a well played game in the Super Bowl.  I have a bitter taste in my mouth as I have been a Steelers fan since I began watching football as a kid, so it hurts.  Next year I look for a stellar season from the Steelers and hope that they can make it back to the big game and win it all to make it 3 championships in 7 years.

With the Packers winning you have to wonder what all of the people who were calling for the firing of Packers GM Ted Thompson after drafting Aaron Rodgers in 2005 are saying now.  The Packers seem to be one of the only teams that have done things right in finding a successor to take over after Brett Favre's career was undoubtedly on the decline back then.  Teams like the Dolphins, 49ers, and Bills are still struggling and have not found proper replacements for their past superstar quarterbacks. Rodgers has won just as many Super Bowls as Favre now and has many more years to shine in the league.  I give credit to the Packers for having the guts to make a move that many other teams would have not made.

I wonder if there will be a lockout next season in the NFL...

Last night I faced off in an online head to head battle in NHL 11 vs Tavis once again.  Lately we have been playing pretty evenly but last night was not good.  After a weekend of not playing any games, Tavis dominated me in a three game series where I could not seem to pull it together.  My skills seemed as if they have left me.  No matter what team I was it didn't seem to matter.  The Kings are usually my go to team to match up with Tavis but they couldn't cut it.  Looks like it is time for me to get some practice in and redeem myself.

Check out North Battleford on Wikipedia.  For the class assignment, I have changed the city name to N Bizzle.  So far it has not been set back.

The First Post

This day in sports history... In 2004 Janet Jackson's breast was exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to FCC censorship guidelines.


Hello sweet world!  This is my first post on this blog where I will share my thoughts and interests with my followers.  Feel free to share your thoughts with me.  Not a whole lot to report today so I will just share some thoughts.  The weekend in the sports world was horrendous with the NHL All-Star game and the Pro Bowl stinking up television...thank God for college basketball and golf.  All -Star games are awful!  My disgust with TSN is growing more and more every day with their adding of That's Hockey 2Nite with ultimate puckhead Steve Kouleas.  Their ridiculous over analyzing and coverage of meaningless hockey games in unbelievable.  I understand analyzing important games but breaking down the all-star game for hours is a bit much.  I am a fan of hockey but TSN really annoys me.  I have become even more of a fan of Kevin Durant after this weekend as he outplayed and outclassed the most overrated player in the NBA...Chris Bosh.  Not much else to share today other than I will be taking on my 402 classmate, Tavis in a game of NHL 11.  He is in for a challenge!

NB-Nate