MyBlueprint

Getting Started Week Of 9/26/2016:

LOG IN: WRITE DOWN YOUR LOG IN, CHECK IN WITH MR. R or MR. V

1.       Have students visit www.myBlueprint.ca, and enter their email and password to log in.  CLICK LOG IN WITH SCHOOL ACCOUNT:  USE YOUR SCHOOL LOGIN TO ACCESS, CLICK SAVE YOUR PASSWORD

September- October 2016

ACTIVITY 1: Personality Survey Week Of

FIRST, LOG IN TO WWW.MYBLUEPRINT.CA

1.       Select Portfolios from the tab menu in the home section.

2.       Add a new portfolio (+ Add Portfolio) titled ‘About Me Portfolio’. This portfolio will allow you to showcase your interests, passions, goals, and career interests.

3.       Select Who Am I? from the navigation menu on the left hand side of your screen. Select Surveys

4.       Complete the Learning Style Quiz THEN THE Personality survey and read the report

5.       Add your Personality type to your About Me Portfolio

Write a brief reflection (Do you agree? Disagree? Why or why not?)

ACTIVITY 2: Add 2 Boxes to your Portfolio

1.       Select Home from the navigation menu on the left hand side of your screen. Select Portfolios and click on your About Me Portfolio.

2.       Add 2 custom boxes titled “WHO AM I?” and upload a picture or video of something that best describes who you are / what makes you happy / what is your passion?

3.       Add a title and a description.

4.       Add a reflection (why did you choose to share this? Why is it important to you?

November

ACTIVITY 3: Goals 

** Ideal time is after the students have received their progress report

1.       Select Menu from the navigation menu on the left hand side of your screen and select Goals

2.       Add ONE (1) Academic Goal (short term) and include an Action Plan for how you intend to achieve it. This can be around Learning Skills or to improve on a specific subject area

3.       Add this academic goal to your About Me My Portfolio

4.       Add ONE (1) Other Goal (short term) and include an Action Plan for how you intend to achieve it. This can be about anything else in your life that you would like to improve on

5.       Add your goals to your About Me Portfolio

6.       Write a brief reflection about why you’ve set these goals (What are you trying to achieve? Why? How does it fit in a bigger plan?)

ACTIVITY 4: Add 2 Boxes to your Portfolio

1.       Select Home from the navigation menu on the left hand side of your screen and select Portfolios. Click on your About Me Portfolio.

2.       Add a Box called “WHO DO I WANT TO BECOME?” and upload a picture or video of something that best describes who you want to become – this is not an occupation, but rather a character strength

3.       Add a title and a description.

4.       Write a reflection on why you chose this picture or video

HOMEWORK: Share your portfolio with your parents so they can see what you’ve done so far

December

ACTIVITY 5: Occupations

1.       Select Work from the navigation menu on the left hand side of your screen and select Occupations

2.       To get started with the Occupations feature, Enter Opportunity Name or Keyword and click Search when you are ready

3.       Pick THREE (3) opportunities that interest you and “favourite” them

4.       Add the 3 occupations to your About Me Portfolio and write a brief reflection for each on why you chose the occupation

ACTIVITY 6: Review Goals

1.       Review goals set in November

2.       Check off the completed boxes in your ‘tasks’ and / or reflect… how are they going? Completed?

ACTIVITY 6: High School

1.       Select High School from the navigation menu on the left hand side of your screen.

2.       Select Add New Plan, name your plan and select what type of Diploma you wish to achieve

3.       Click Add English to add your first course

4.       Add all other compulsory courses that you plan to take as well as planning what electives are available

5.       Post this plan to your About Me Portfolio

HOMEWORK: Share this plan with your parents and discuss your pathway options.

January

ACTIVITY 7: Review Goals

1.       Review goals set in November

2.       Check off the completed boxes in your ‘tasks’ and / or reflect… how are they going? Completed?

3.       Set one new Short term goal and add one medium term goal that you would like to accomplish before the end of high school.

4.       Add your goal to your About Me Portfolio and write a brief reflection about why you’ve set these goals (What are you trying to achieve? Why? How does it fit in a bigger plan?)

ACTIVITY 8: Add a box to your Portfolio

1.       Select Home from the navigation menu on the left hand side of your screen and select Portfolios. Click on your About Me Portfolio.

2.       Add a Box called “WHAT ARE MY OPPORTUNITIES?

Create / compile a list of places that you will go in order to gain your community service hours. Keep in mind your strengths and the things you love!

ACTIVITY 9: Resumes

1.       Select Work from the navigation menu on the left hand side of your screen. Select Resumes.

2.       Add your Skills and Abilities (you can choose from a list by clicking on the ‘Add Skills from list’) button

3.       Add any additional experiences that you’d like to record.

4.       Add at least one Reference – start thinking about who you can ask to be a reference for you

NOTE: In grade 7, students are asked to add their Contact information; fill in the Education section, Extra Curricular activities, and at least two experience to the Hobbies and Interests section.   If they haven’t done this, have students complete this requirement as well.

February

ACTIVITY 10: Occupations

1.       Select Work from the navigation menu on the left hand side of your screen. Select Occupations.

2.       Enter Opportunity Name or Keyword and click Search when you are ready.

3.       Find 3 Occupations that are not necessarily in your field of interest but you want to know more about. Click the heart in the right hand corner of the occupations box to add to your favourites.

4.       Select favourites from the left hand side navigation menu. Choose two occupations that you would like to compare.

5.       Compare them by clicking the menu on the right hand side of the occupation you would like to compare. A drop down menu will appear. Select compare. Repeat this process for the other occupation you would like to compare.
NOTE: At the top of your page you your compared items will appear.

6.       Select the blue compare button to view a side-by-side comparison of your selections.

a.       Consider and compare the following:
Level of education required

b.      Outlook

c.       Salary

d.      Number of years of post-secondary education (if this applies)

e.      Compare Important Skills

Add your top 3 occupations to your About Me Portfolio and use the reflection box to compare (Pros vs Cons)

ACTIVITY 11: Review Goals

1.       Ensure all goals created this year are added to your About Me Portfolio

2.       Review the goals you created this year and write a reflection on progress/achievement/improvements for each goal

March

*CULMINATING ACTIVITY: My Portfolio

1.       Select Portfolios and click on your About Me Portfolio.

2.       Add 2 more boxes – upload images or documents or link videos of something that happened to you this year that you would like to share (i.e. field trip, job shadowing, cool project, etc)

3.       Write a reflection about why you wanted to share this experience

Look at your About Me Portfolio and all of the boxes you’ve added and ensure each box has a reflection.