What does the Common Application for colleges look like? Where can a student enter the link to his website and Digital Portfolio?

 I wanted to see what teenagers look at when they are asked to complete the Common Application to apply to colleges.  What does the page look like where students can submit a link to their digital portfolio?  Where do High Tech High students enter their website's address?

Here is the "additional information" that I submitted

I want you to know about a remarkable person who left behind a free ebook when he died.  I met him in 2009 and I spent time with him over the following 7 years.  He died in 2017.  Before he died, I interviewed him and asked him to comment on quotations that I found about education.  His commentaries form a free ebook that anyone can download.   TinyURL.com/FischlerEbook.  You can get his training posters at TINYURL.com/FischlerPosters.  I hope you will look at the website TinyURL.com/CPPPSite and TINYURL.com/SunABE. 

I believe in helping other students create fabulous digital portfolios like the ones that students make at High Tech High school.  You can learn more at
TinyURL.com/LarryHTH and
TinyURL.com/BillgatesOprahHth
TinyURL.com/FreeforFamily1   Thank you for reading this far.  

Clearly the Common Application offers students ample space to provide a list of websites, links to folders and additional essays and blogs and links to YouTube videos.  I had heard that there was only a single link that could be added, but this page in the Application allows a student to write an additional essay... and provide links to a digital portfolio.

This is what the Common Application offered in 2016:
a single line for any "online materials"
The updated form allows up to 650 words ... ample for giving
a list of website addresses.

The option to provide a link to a student's portfolio is there. 

TEACHERS
Work with your colleagues to create opportunities for your students to work on ONE BIG PROJECT.  (that's what students get to do in Finland.  Search "end of subjects finland schools bbc")  One project gets credit for grades in several subjects... and that project can be displayed with pride in each student's digital portfolio (free website)

Could subjects soon be a thing of the past in Finland? - BBC News

www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39889523

May 29, 2017 - Finland has long been renowned for the quality of its education and always scores highly in international league tables. Now it is rethinking how it teaches in the digital age - seeking to place skills, as much as subjects, at the heart of what it does. But not everyone is happy, and there are fears it could bring ...

Why Finland is changing its top-ranking education system - BBC News

www.bbc.com/.../education.../why-finland-is-changing-its-top-ranking-education-syst...

Finland is rethinking how it teaches in the digital age - and is seeking to place skills, as much assubjects, at the heart of what it does.

School COUNSELORS
Download the free ebook and learn how the digital portfolio process has helped students get full scholarships.  TINYURL.com/sundp5

PARENTS
How often do you get a chance to see what your child is facing?  Yes, the teenager is a remarkably complex and mysterious creature.  And secretive (many of them).  At least now you can see a portion of what they will face and you can push your kid to at least put some videos on a free website... Google gives everyone 15 gigabytes of free real estate in the land of the Internet.   Why not put two or three photos up and write about "why more people should see this photo"?

STUDENTS
You want to stand out, right?   Learn about free websites and put your best stuff forward.  You are unique.  Show us what you have done and what you plan to do with what you have learned.  Get some ideas from Ben Staley and Abel Thon, students at High Tech High Schools.

Click here to see Abel's site

DIRECTORS OF SCHOOLS
Imagine if the world (taxpayers, future students and future parents of future students who are deciding whether or not to enroll in your school) could see the work of your students.   Imagine if others could judge your school by the work of your current students (and past students if they leave behind a digital portfolio).   "Judge our school by what our students accomplish after they leave us" is how Abraham S. Fischler described this process.  (Fischler stated this idea when asked to provide evidence about why his university's innovative approach to providing instruction could work.... His university rented space in a hotel once a month and brought a professor to the city where the 20 or 25 principals could meet to work one weekend per month for three years to earn a doctorate in education leadership.  It was the first distance education model that included face to face instruction.  Hear more about it at tinyURL.com/HistoryofNova)



Students are more than their transcript.   Let them show what they can do with what they have learned (Tony Wagner's point).



The single most important thing you could do tomorrow for little to no money is have every student establish a digital portfolio where they collect their best work as evidence of their skills. Where they’re working with their teachers and other adults to present their best work, to iterate their best work, so that they actually have real progress they can show. 

Tony Wagner
Search:  tony wagner pathbrite every student needs digital portfolio

If you want to see the rest of the Common Application, some screenshots are shown below.

Are you ready to create your own free website?   CLICK HERE 
TINYuRL.com/FWPstart

MAKE A FREE WEBSITE and show your school work -- promote discussions and post a video presentation of the project on YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZFrohTLOeg

VISIT THE WEBSITE:  TINYURL.COM/CPPPSITE
How to make a free website and display school work...

The Center for Projects, Presentations and Portfolios presents book summaries with excerpts and suggested GOLD NUGGETS from each book.  You can get the idea of the book by looking at this video.

A book summary BIG PICTURE: Education is Everyone's Business by Dennis Littky with a video review, too

There are four keys sections of this book that deserve attention

Robert Reich's comment about the required curriculum
page 34

Size of School
page 66

Grades or NARRATIVES
page 154

Tests or EXHIBITIONS?
page 162

Read the free chapters of this book
TINYURL.com/LittkyChapter1

TINYURL.com/LittkyChapter4

SUMMARY OF THE SCHOOL in a National Public Radio interview (APRIL 2005)

Here's the message that appears on this blog's COMMENTS box.  Please take time to leave a comment and feel free to add ONE WAY LINKS to your digital portfolios.

For example, see BEN STALEY at TINYURL.com/BenStaleyDP

Thank you for taking time to click to spread the word about BIG PROJECTS created by SEVERAL TEACHERS, allowing students to invest AMPLE TIME to make the projects special to them.   PRESENTATIONS are saved on video (for privacy or if the student is shy, point the camera at the project and put the presenter behind the camera).

PORTFOLIOS are a procedure highlighted at HIGH TECH HIGH SCHOOLS in California  HighTechHigh.org.  Please visit their website to get more info and see TINYURL.com/LarryHTH to get an idea of how PROJECTS can lead to DEEP Learning (as also shown at BIGPICTURE.org and LeavingToLearn.org)

Click on TINYURL.COM/CPPSite to see more free info
Click on TINYURL.com/SunAbe to hear Dr. Fischler talk about the transformation that any teacher, any student, any parent can bring to a school.   YOU HAVE THE POWER OF ONE.

Thank you for clicking and spreading the CPPP message:  "BIG PROJECTS displayed on FREE WEBSITES designed by students, with PRESENTATIONS to show their talents."    Call +1 954 646 8246 or manyposters@gmail.com to provide suggestions

Here is one of the videos highlighting a book summary

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Here are the results

1 of 5 Which of the following four diagrams most accurately depicts the shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun?

Common Misconceptions See the correct answer at the end of the page. Many people answer B, C, or D, but each of these is a common misconception. And here's the surprising news: the more astronomy education people have, the more likely they are to choose one of the erroneous ideas. Did you answer B? You know that the orbital path of Earth is nearly circular, but may still think that a large change in the distance between Earth and the Sun makes a big difference in how much the Sun warms Earth. Did you answer C? You may remember hearing or seeing that orbits are shaped like ellipses. Although Earth's orbit is elliptical, Earth and none of the other planets have orbits that are as elliptical as C. Only Pluto has a less circular orbit. Textbooks often exaggerate the elliptical shape that planets orbit to make this point clear. Also, instead of drawing the solar system from a top-down view, the solar system is sometimes drawn from an angle, making the nearly circular orbits look more like ellipses, just as any circle looks when viewed at an angle. Did you answer D? You may have combined the incorrect beliefs from B and C to generate a third misconception. In doing so, you might conclude that the warmer months of the year are because Earth moves closer to the Sun and that Earth's orbital path is elliptical because textbooks often represent it as such (see B and C above). Scientific Fact The correct answer is A. Earth's orbit around the Sun is nearly a perfect circle. Earth remains an average distance of 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) from the Sun throughout the year. Here's how others answered this question:  All teachers A. 5713 B. 708 C. 4996 D. 3721 =======  2 of 5 Which of the following responses most closely explains why it is hotter in New York in June than it is in December? A. The Sun gives off more heat energy in June. B. Earth is closer to the Sun in June. C. The Northern Hemisphere is closer to the Sun in June. D. The Sun is higher in the sky and and provides more hours          of daylight in June. Scientific Fact The correct answer is D. The angle at which the Sun's rays of light strikes Earth affects the temperature. When the Sun is high in the sky, its rays strike Earth almost perpendicular to the surface. In other words, the Sun's energy is more concentrated, causing any one spot to receive more light. When the Sun is low in the sky, its rays strike Earth at a more acute angle, causing the light to be more dispersed and any one spot to receive less light. Weather is also warmer in summer because the Sun, being higher, provides more hours of light as it travels a greater distance across the sky. This longer exposure to sunlight gives the land, seas, and air masses more time to absorb light, or warm, during the day. When the Sun reaches high in the sky and its rays of light (and heat) strike the ground nearly perpendicular to the ground (see diagram) we have summer. When the Sun at noon is low in the sky, its rays hit the ground at a more glancing angle, resulting in the warming action of these rays being spread out more; any one spot receives less heat (see diagram). We then have winter. You can do a quick hands-on demonstration of how this works by holding a flashlight vertically above a surface. Notice that the circle of light is concentrated when the flashlight is held vertically. Now, hold the flashlight at an angle to the surface. Notice how the light is less bright and spreads out when you hold it at an angle. Common Misconceptions When people answer A they may only be considering the heat source (the Sun), which means that they must also accept an uncomplicated explanation, such as the Sun simply makes more heat at certain times of the year. In fact, the Sun does not change its energy output during the year. People who answer B may also hold the misconception that Earth's orbit is highly elliptical (see question 1). This misconception probably leads to the conclusion that a large change in the distance between Earth and the Sun makes a big difference in how much the Sun warms Earth. In reality, the distance between Earth and the Sun hardly changes as Earth orbits the Sun in a nearly circular path. In fact, Earth is a little closer to the Sun when the Northern Hemisphere experiences winter. Those who answer C may have taken some astronomy and have learned that the tilt of Earth's axis has something to do with the change of seasons. If they believe that Earth's orbit is highly elliptical, they may have combined these two ideas. They may think that the tilt causes one hemisphere to be closer to the Sun, which would consequently cause that hemisphere to be warmer than the other one. In reality, Earth is so small and far away compared with the Sun that the difference in distance between the hemispheres is negligible. Here's how others answered this question:  All teachers  A. 193  B. 506  C. 7729  D. 6741 ========= 3 of 5 Put the following objects in the correct order, starting with the object that is closest to Earth. A. Moon, Sun, clouds, Pluto, stars B. Clouds, stars, Moon, Sun, Pluto C. Clouds, Moon, Sun, Pluto, stars D. Clouds, Moon, Sun, stars, Pluto Scientific Fact The correct answer is C. Stars are actually very distant suns--far more distant than Pluto. Common Misconceptions Judging distance in sky observations can be tricky, which is why many people incorrectly answer A, B, or D. Objects in the sky can also appear close or far away depending on whether you observe them near the horizon or higher in the sky. The developmental psychologist Jean Piaget found that very young children believe that the Sun, the Moon, and the stars are in front of the clouds. As we get older, we observe that closer objects, such as clouds, block objects that are farther away, such as the Moon and the Sun. But if you have never looked carefully at the sky, you may not have noticed this. As a result, those who answer A may believe that the Moon and the Sun are closer to Earth than the clouds are. Those who answer B are among the people who have some idea of distance but incorrectly believe that the Moon and the stars are close together because they appear to travel together across the night sky. Many people, adults and children alike, answer D. This may be because we have all been repeatedly told that Pluto is very far from Earth, so we assume that Pluto must also be farther than the stars. Here's how others answered this question:  All teachers A. 173 B. 678 C. 10827 D. 1986 ======== 4 of 5 Sometimes the Moon looks like this And sometimes the Moon looks like this What causes the Moon to change its appearance in this way? A. As the Moon orbits Earth, Earth's shadow covers the Moon. B. Clouds block part of the Moon from our view. C. As the Moon orbits Earth, we see different views of the Moon's           sunlit side.   Scientific Fact The correct answer is C. The changing proportion of the Moon's sunlit side that we see as the Moon orbits Earth causes the phases of the Moon. In a given year, however, you can expect the Moon to encounter Earth's shadow a minimum of 2 times and a maximum of 5 times. Common Misconceptions This idea that objects partly or completely disappear because something blocks the view is so reasonable that it may contribute to why many people incorrectly answer A or B. Those that answer A may know that a shadow is formed when an object blocks light from a light source. By holding an underestimated concept of the size-distance relationship between Earth, the Sun, and the Moon, these people may inocrrectly conclude that the Moon often falls into Earth's shadow. In fact, the Moon is so far away from Earth and compared with its size, the Moon falls into Earth's shadow a minimum of 2 times and a maximum of 5 times each year. Those who answer B may not have noticed that the Moon changes phase even on clear nights. Careful observations of the phases of the Moon and the sky conditions may rectify this misconception. Here's how others answered this question:  All teachers  A. 3014  B. 107  C. 10090  ========= 5 of 5 Which of the following diagrams most closely depicts the distance between Earth and the Moon?  Diagram A  Diagram B  Diagram C Scientific Fact The correct answer is A. Earth and the Moon are about 240,000 miles (roughly 387,000 kilometers) apart. In fact, 30 Earths laid end to end equal the distance between Earth and the Moon. Even though it seems that the Moon is huge when it is on the horizon, this is an optical illusion. You can check this by comparing the size of the Moon at the horizon and overhead with the tip of your pinkie held at arm's length. The Moon will be the same size. Common Misconceptions Many people incorrectly answer B or C. The misconception of distance may arise from visual representations--diagrams in books and three-dimensional models--that distort the distance to fit a model on a page or a tabletop. Those who answer B may derive this misconception from the types of representations mentioned above. With the diagram under response B to scale, the Moon would be less than half its actual distance from Earth, or about 112,000 miles (roughly 180,000 kilometers) away. Those who answer C may derive this misconception from the types of representations mentioned above. With the diagram under response C to scale, the Moon would be no more than 24,000 miles (about 39,000 kilometers ) away. Here's how others answered this question:  All teachers  A. 5410  B. 2911  C. 4303  TinyURL.com/privateUniverse