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Computers & Digital Literacy · Grade 12

Digital Portfolios and Professional Communication

Learners practice the communication that surrounds every real project: emails that get a useful reply, concise messages and meeting notes with owners and dates, a portfolio case study that credits the team and reports evidence honestly, and a public professional presence that protects their privacy. They also learn to give feedback that is specific, actionable and kind, and to receive it without getting defensive. The tool-library team's sponsor emails and case study are the running examples.

  • 4 lessons
  • About 110 minutes
  • Professional communication check: 10 questions
  • Ways to answer: fill in the blanks, choose an answer, highlight a text, match pairs, put in order and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Write professional emails with an informative subject line, the purpose up front, a specific request with a deadline, and a tone suited to the audience.
  • Write concise, structured messages and meeting notes that record decisions, action items with an owner and a due date, and open questions.
  • Structure a portfolio case study (problem, role, process, outcome, reflection) with honest evidence and accurate attribution of team work.
  • Manage an online professional presence with privacy in mind, and give and respond to feedback that is specific, actionable and kind.

Lessons

  1. Professional email that gets a reply 7 steps4 practiceabout 27 min
  2. Concise writing and meeting notes 6 steps3 practiceabout 26 min
  3. Case studies for a portfolio 6 steps3 practiceabout 28 min
  4. Professional presence and feedback 7 steps4 practiceabout 27 min
  5. Professional communication check 10 questions at the end

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