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Digital Portfolios

	Welcome to my digital portfolio! My name is Charles Wong. I am a current ninth-grader at High Tech High San Diego. I am a native San Diegan, born on June 2, 1987. I am of Chinese ethnicity. This is my first time creating a webpage, so please bear with me through my endeavor....
	Hi, my name is Laura Madruga. I live in La Playa, the oldest settlement in Point Loma, established in 1849. My house is only 3 miles from High Tech High. Madruga is a Portuguese name. One historical reference cites Manuel Madruga as the first settler in Point Loma in 1876. I come from a family that was heavily involved in the tuna fishing industry. In 1951 San Diego was called the “Tuna Capital of the World.” ...
	...My name is Kyle, I tend to be an introvert ...and I am interested in practically everything related to computers. As a matter of fact, here are some of the things I like to do: Sail, Skate (board and blade), program (C++, Java Script, Perl/CGI, QBasic, HTML, CSS, dHTML, etc.), do audio and video recording, editing and production, and pondering the meaning of life. ...

elieving that letter grades fit neither the personalization nor project-based learning that characterize High Tech High, the school instead asks students to capture their work and progress through digital portfolios. During students’ first trimester at HTH, they learn some of the requisite “hard” skills for this ongoing assignment: hyper-text markup language (html), basic website architecture, how to create and manipulate digital images and electronic extras like ”Flash.” Thereafter, they hone these skills.

There’s a common structure to the portfolios. Each includes:

• A cover page or “splash”
  
  
• A personal statement where students introduce themselves
  and provide links to other sections of the portfolio
  
  
• Work samples from classes, projects, and internships, along
  with personal reflections on progress towards learning goals
  
  
• “Mi Mundo” where students describe themselves, their family, and their community in Spanish.
  
  
• A resume suitable for the work place
  
  
• Contact information