Shannel  Cabuhat  Sophomore  Year  May  25,  2011  

  Alooooha!  Shannel's  back  for  another  round  on  my  GLO  portfolio!  What  is  GLO?  It  stands  for,  General  Learner  Outcomes.  Here  I  will  deliberate  about  my  final  year  in  the  MeneMac  Core.    

  As  my  sophomore  year  comes  to  a  close,  looking  back  at  all  the  work  I  have  done  this  past  year  really  showed  the  challenges  I  went  through  with  these  assignments.  Being  in  MeneMac  is  not  a  choice,  it  is  also  a  commitment  as  a  student  learner  who  does  beyond  what  a  regular  Moanalua  High  School  student  does.  MeneMac  has  really  pushed  me  with  many  assignments  and  projects  for  the  past  2  years  and  I  can  say  that  I'm  glad  I  made  it  through  with  satisfying  results.  MeneMac  really  changed  my  perspective  on  high  school,  way  different  than  what  I  anticipated.    

  In  my  GLO  Portfolio  Presentation,  I  will  show  evidence  of  my  work,  projects,  and  activities  I  have  done  in  the  entire  year  that  show  I  have  met  all  six  learner  outcomes.  

 "Be  responsible  for  one's  own  learning”   Definition:  The  ability  to  take  action  for  ones  learning.  It  means  taking  what  you  learned  into  your  time,  and  responsibility  and  doing  what  it  takes  to  check  if  you  understand  what  you  were  taught.  

1.  Taking  notes  for  classes  such  as  Spanish,  Geometry,  and  Basic  Physics.  

  Taking  notes  for  these  classes  show  that  I  want  to  be  sure  that  I  have  understood  what  I  was  taught  in  class.  It  is  helpful  for  the  times  when  I  am  confused,  need  it  for  homework,  projects,  help  me  prepare  for  tests/quizzes,  and    other  assignments.  This  shows  that  I  do  what  is  takes  to  check  if  I  understand  what  I  was  taught.  

Spanish Notes

Geometry Notes

Basic Physics Notes

2.  Taking  time  to  check  my  current  grades  on  SnapGrades.    When  SnapGrades  was  

introduced  to  the  whole  school,  I  was  happy  that  I  finally  get  to  see  my  current  progress  in  each  class.  It’s  really  helpful  because  it  displays  all  my  assignments,  projects,  grades,  report  card,  and  more.  When  I  am  viewing  my  SnapGrades  I  am  taking  my  learning  into  my  hands  because  checking  my  grades  shows  that  I  am  concerned  about  any  upcoming  tasks  to  do.  

Checking grades

Checking my missing assignments

 “Understand  that  it  is  essential  for  human  beings  to  work  together”  

 Definition:  The  importance  for  us  to  work  together  as  a  team,  and  to  be  a  community  contributor.  This  GLO  is  a  crucial  in  Menemac  because  we  have  to  be  able  to  put  effort  in  our  group’s  work.  

1.  Exploravision  

  Exploravision  is  a  nation  wide  competition  where  many  grade  levels  compete  to  create  a  new  invention  that  could  benefit  us  in  the  future.  For  this  project,  my  group  was  called  “Nanotechnos.”  I  faced  a  lot  of  challenges  in  this  project  because  I  was  basically  the  leader  of  the  group.  I  had  to  make  sure  everyone  did  their  part,  set  and  plan  everything  and  make  sure  everything  was  turned  in  before  the  deadline.  

These are a few of the web ages I made for this project with everyone’s written part in it’s own part of the website.

2.  “Movie  Trailer”  themed  bulletin  

  This  one  was  a  challenge,  from  the  beginning  of  lunch  the  day  before  it  was  due,  we  had  to  film  and  edit  the  bulletin  and  leader  in  a  couple  of  hours.  This  displayed  the  team  work  needed  to  complete  this  on  time.  And  we  successfully  finished  it  in  satisfaction.  

 “Be  involved  in  complex  thinking  and  problem  solving”  

 Definition:  The  skill  to  demonstrate  critical  thinking  and  to  solve  problems  using  high  quality  and  responsive  sources  or  services  and  implementing  them  in  a  scholarly  way.  

1.  Exploravision  

  Exploravision  was  very  difficult  and  required  A  LOT  of  critical  thinking.  This  is  because  we  had  to  take  a  present  technology  and  evolve  it  into  something  we  could  use  in  the  future.  The  invention  my  group  created  was  a  single  pill  that  had  hundreds  of  Nanobots.  The  purpose  of  the  pill  was  to  eliminate  the  procedure  of  opening  the  human  body.  This  pill,  once  taken  will  be    activated  by  human  saliva  and  will  repair  the  damages  in  the  human  body  in  a  effective  way  without  leaving  any  scars  on  the  skin.  

2.  Geometry  

  I  take  CPM  Geometry.  AKA  College  Preparatory  Mathematics.  It’s  not  like  regular  Geometry,  this  kind  of  Geometry  contains  more  word  problems  and  equations.  I  think  this  is  a  good  examples  because  it  requires  me  to  understand  the  word  problem,  be  able  to  use  the  equations  and  importantly  use  critical  thinking.  

This picture contains the notes I took while learning a new concept. This new lesson required me to learn 3 equations using the apothem of a hexagon. This took me a while to learn because it was hard for me to understand all the equations required to know. But with help, critical thinking and determination I was able to comprehend this.

 “Recognize  and  produce  quality  performance  and  quality  products.”  

 Definition:  Proficiency  to  create  and  identify  good  quality  issues  of  the  product/performance.  

1.  Physics  Music  Video  

  My  groups’  “Cellular  Energy”  music  video  is  what  I  picked  as  an  example  for  this  GLO  because  I  feel  that  the  effort  we  put  in  this  video  shows  good  cinematography,  audio,  and  editing.  This  music  video  required  us  to  get  a  concept  in  the  science  field,  create  lyrics,  get  an  instrumental,  record  it,  and  film  a  music  video  along  with  it  too.  And  with  everything  put  together,  the  audience  should  have  been  able  to  learn  something  new  out  of  the  music  video.  

2.  Websites  

   When  I’m  making  websites,  I  always  have  the  feel  that  it  needs  to  be  at  its  best  quality.  And  usually  when  I  create  websites  I  have  to  be  able  to  create  &  identify  its  quality  as  a  product.  My  freshmen  year’s    Traits  Portfolio,  Poetry  Website,    GLO  Portfolios  and  Exploravision  web  pages  shows  a  good  example  for  this  GLO  because  I  know  the  websites  I  made  for  each  of  them  are  organized,  done  well,  demonstrates  good  examples,  and  shows  a  state  of  excellence.  

 "Communicate  effectively  with  a  variety  of  audiences  for  a  variety  of  purposes”  

 Definition:  The  competence  to  correspond  effectively  with  peers  and  adults  for  different  reasons.  

1.  Videoconferences  

   The  video  conferences  we  have  done  this  year  shows  how  effective  we  can  communicate  with  other  states.  For  example,  recently  we  just  had  a    videoconference  with  Los  Fresnos.  We  communicated  with  them  effectively  with  the  new  cell  phone  polls,  surveys,  showing  them  videos,  and  etc.  It  was  fun  videoconferencing  with  other  states  because  I  got  to  learn  something  about  their  community,  what  they  do,  what’s  it  like  there  and  more.  It’s  really  cool  how  we  are  able  to  communicate  with  people  on  the  other  side  of  the  country.    

2.  Blog  Commentary  

  Parent  commentaries  and  classmate  commentaries  is  an  effective  way  to  interact  with  my  parents  and  classmates.  When  we  have  assignments  that  require  2  gives  and  2  gets,  doing  blog  commentaries  make  it  a  breeze  to  do.  When  I  need  to  post  a  comment  on  my  friends’  essay  I  just  have  to  comment  and  post  it.  When  I  need  my  parents  to  post  their  reflection  about  my  portfolio  I  just  have  to  guide  them  through  the  basics  and  help  them  be  able  to  comment  and  post.  Blog  commentary  makes  conversing  better  through  technology.  

Here is an example of a blog commentary I had to do for the “This I Believe” essay.

 “Use  a  variety  of  technologies  effective  and  ethically”  

 Definition:  The  usage  of  technology  in  its  different  forms  effectively  and  respectively.  

1.  Websites  

  Online  websites,  web  pages/portfolios  I    have  done  show  that  I  can  use  a  variety  of  technology  effectively.  Making  websites/portfolios  are  useful  because  it  makes  it  easier  to  use  since  I  am  in  media  program.  The  fun  part  about  creating  websites/portfolios  is  that  it  lets  me  use  my  creativity.  

2.  Promethean  and  Blogger  

  Promethean  and  Blogger  is  what  I  mainly  use  for  English.  (My  math  class  just  recently  started  using  the  Promethean  too.)  Promethean  and  blogger  are  good  examples  because  they  are  two  different  types  of  technology  that  are  used  for  academic  reasons.  In  Promethean,  you  can  text  in  answers  to  any  presentation.  For  blogger  you  can  blog  any  work  a  teacher  assigns  and  the  teacher  can  just  check  them  instantly  by  putting  in  our  URL  and  checking  what  we  posted  up.  This  shows  how  I  can  use  technology  effectively.  

  My  goal  for  high  school  is  to  maintain  a  high  GPA  and  remain  on  honor  roll,  graduate  as  Magna  Cum  Laude  and  be  an  honor  graduate.    

  After  I  graduate  I  want  to  pursue  a  career  as  a  Dentist  or  Dental  Hygienist.  

  http://www.nursing.hawaii.edu/  

  http://www.catalog.hawaii.edu/schoolscolleges/nursing/dh.htm  

  TO  MOM/DAD:  Thanks  for  reading  my  GLO  Portfolio!  I  hope  you  enjoyed  it  and  got  to  see  all  the  hard  work  I  do  in  all  of  my  classes.  Please  post  a  parent  reflection  on  my  blog  @  http://shannelcabuhat.blogspot.com/2011/05/glo-­‐portfolio-­‐parent-­‐reflection.html