FBLA America Level Electronic Portfolio Interactive Form

Overview

Your portfolio tells someone else about you. Make sure you get across the story you want. Sometimes you will present your portfolio in person, in which case you will have the chance to talk through your materials and explain what you intend the interviewer to understand. Other times you will send your portfolio with your application and the reviewer will not have the benefit of your explanation. Be sure your portfolio clearly communicates the message and image you intend.

Here are some things to think about as you design your portfolio:

What professional image do I want to portray in this portfolio? How can I best communicate this image? What information and examples best communicate my skills and experience? What materials should I include in my portfolio? What are my most impressive work

samples? How can I best display the materials I have chosen? Knowing that no one will read my materials in depth, how can I provide short

explanations and graphical representations that help convey the image and information I intend?

What kinds of elements could I use to unify the material in my portfolio? Choose one element and use it throughout your portfolio. This element could be a slogan, a simple iconic graphic, a repeated use of one color, or a metaphor (like a journey, periodic table, or menu) to unify your explanation and graphical representations.

Electronic Portfolio Requirements

A. Description: An electronic portfolio is a compilation of your skills, experience, and accomplishments carefully selected and organized to demonstrate proficiency in the major areas of responsibility for the health education profession. It is saved in an electronic format.

B. Purpose: A quality electronic portfolio acts as a showcase of your skills and abilities and is designed to help you stand out among applicants in today’s competitive market for getting scholarship and admission to college.

Interactive Electronic Portfolio Instructions Part I Content requirements (You will have a portfolio template) – go to the portfolio template button and complete the portfolio page requirements below:

a. Personal Profile – (will include a photo, written, and video bio). Must also

include a Personal Blog/Journal on the right hand side of the screen which includes a logo that you have made to represent yourself and an electronic presentation or video about your family history. This presentation or video must include a baby photo and childhood photos of you, and a visual of the family tree. Be creative! Old family photos and information is also great! May sure to use some music to set the mood! On this page, you must also include a link to the FBLA-PBL National Web site, your State Web site, your school Web site (if your school has one) and your chapter Web site (if your chapter has one).

b. Table of Contents – Add at least one graphic, two photos to this page, and a brief audio recording introducing the different sections of your Electronic Portfolio and highlighting some of the items that you are most proud of.

c. Resume – you will upload a copy of your resume, the job application form, and the mock interview reflection and sheets you prepared for the Business and Leader Levels.

d. Goals – take the Goals that you have prepared in the lower levels of the BAA program and expand upon them in a written format in this section. Include at least five photos in this written section. What are your personal goals? What are your educational goals? What are you career goals? What are you doing to accomplish this? What are my strengths? Finally prepare a digital story (You with visual illustrations set to music with a voice over. You can either do a movie, podcast, or electronic (PowerPoint) presentation telling the story of Your Goals and ending with you in your field of choice 10 years from now.

e. FBLA – in this section you will upload the following activities that you prepared for the America level: the FBLA International Recruitment Project Report and the electronic recruitment presentation you prepared as part of this project, the online autobiographical scrapbook, and the magazine story and feature story for the TBL. Include at least three other samples of activities from any of the levels of the program and upload it into the section. This section must also include at least five digital photos and a reflection of what you learned from FBLA and how it helped you.

f. Community Service – Include at least four photos in this section and a reflection on what you learn by participating in community service activities. You may include photos and documentation from any of the community service activities that you worked on for any of the different levels of the BAA program, chapter community service activities that you have been involved with, or activities that you have done for anything else. You must include a copy of the poster you designed for the Business level, encouraging students to join your chapter and the podcast or video or outline and fact sheet of the information presentation that you have about FBLA, and any other items that you want to include.

g. FBLA Projects – include at least four photos in this section and a reflection of what you learned from participating in FBLA projects. Upload the documents that you prepared for the Leader Award - Activities 1 (Run for local, state, or

national office, serve as a campaign manager or serve in any other leadership role, Activity 2 – Participate in an national service Program, and prepare a 1-3 minute electronic podcast or movie about FBLA. You may upload any other activities that you wish to this section.

h. Marketing Plan – (will be uploaded directly from the interactive form). Include at least four digital photos and a reflection of what you have learned by developing an FBLA Marketing Plan.

i. Other Activities – (will be uploaded directly from the interactive form). Include at least four digital photos and a reflection of what you have learned by participating in other activities.

Part II – Interactive Form

REQUIREMENTS A student must complete 15 activities from the interactive form below. (9 will come from the highlighted required activities under each of the categories of Service, Education, and Progress. The 6 additional activities may come from any of the other activities in any area.

SERVICE

Category Activity

REQUIRED

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

NATIONAL PROGRAMS

Promote FBLA-PBL Week (2nd Week of February for 2011-12). Prepare a generic press

release that any chapter may use, prepare an idea list that includes at least one scanned

photo and an activity for each day of the week, a poster that any chapter may use with at

least one graphic/stock photo, and an audio PSA announcement that could be used by any

local chapter.

(Upload press release, idea list, and PSA audio. This will upload directly into the Marketing

Plan section of the e-portfolio under FBLA-PBL Week.)

REQUIRED

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

NATIONAL PROGRAMS

Promote American Enterprise Day-November 15. Prepare a generic press release that any

chapter may use, prepare an idea list that includes at least one scanned photo, revise –

update the poster that was prepared for the America level, expand on the Free Enterprise

game that was developed for the America level and include items and reproducible

materials that any chapter could adapt and use to implement the game for American

Enterprise Day, and a ¼ page print ad promoting American Enterprise Day. (Upload press

release, idea list, poster, game and materials, and print ad. This will upload directly into the

Marketing Plan of the e-portfolio under American Enterprise Day)

PROJECT

MANAGEMENT

GO GREEN

Plan a recycling awareness project for your community. Make posters to let people know

how important recycling is and evaluate the recycling resources in town). (Upload a copy of

the poster and a summary of your evaluation results. If you choose this activity, it will

upload under FBLA projects)

PROJECT MANAGEMENT EARTH DAY

Prepare a plan that includes a different activity to celebrate each day during the week of

Earth Day and design a poster and tri-fold brochure promoting Earth Day and an Earth Day.

(Upload a copy of the Earth Day plan, poster, and brochure. If you choose this activity, it will

upload under FBLA projects)

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

NATIONAL PARTNERS

Complete the March of Dimes Mission Quiz. Upload the results. Include a summary of how

the use of a mission statement helps a company and why both the March of Dimes and

FBLA’s mission statement are important. If you choose this activity, it will upload into the

Other Activities section of the E-portfolio.)

PROJECT MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY SERVICE

Plan a Pennies for the Homeless – an activity where the entire student body participates in

collecting as many pennies as possible and then donating them to the local homeless shelter

or hold a Teddy Bear and Friends (Stuffed Animals) Drive. Donated the collected animals to

a Homeless Shelter for new arrivals. (Prepare a press release with a scanned or digital photo

– upload. If you choose this activity, it will upload directly into the Community Service

Section of the E-portfolio.)

COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNITY SERVICE

Establish a Pen Pal Project for your local FBLA chapter with senior citizens in a nursing home;

children in a local hospital, children in another country, or soldiers in the military.

(Prepare and upload a memo to your adviser in proper business format summarizing the

benefits of this project and at least one letter that you wrote for the project. This will upload

directly into the Community Service Section of the E-portfolio if you choose this activity).

COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNITY SERVICE

Tape yourself (video or audio) reading a children’s story and give it to a children’s hospital.

(Upload a copy of the tape. If you choose this activity, it will upload directly into the

Community Service Section of the E-portfolio.)

EDUCATION

The most important thing FBLA members can do is educate themselves about the issues.

You cannot act or call others to action if you do not understand the facts.

Category Activity

REQUIRED

MARKETING

FBLA MARKETING PLAN

Prepare a marketing plan for Future Business Leaders of America to include a new tag line,

logo, theme, flyer, tri-fold brochure, Blog, social media (Face book, Twitter, My Space), print

ad, postcard, PSA announcements (audio) This plan should highlight and include some of

FBLA’s national programs and projects, include company information (facts, media contact

person, bio with photos, etc.) The podcast that you prepare in the progress section will

eventually become part of this plan in the Electronic Portfolio.

(Upload a copy of the Marketing Plan and all documents which will upload directly into the

Marketing Plan section of the E-portfolio.)

REQUIRED

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

Prepare a 30-second movie or podcast selling yourself by highlighting your strengths and

why you are deserving of a FBLA America Award. (Upload a copy of the podcast. This will

upload directly into the resume section of the E-portfolio.)

COMMUNICATIONS

NETWORKING

Explore history by interviewing a nursing home resident about how they grew up.

(Write and upload a thank you letter to the resident summarizing what you learned and

thanking them for their time. Include a scanned or digital photo of you and the resident.

This will upload directly into the Other activities section of the E-portfolio if you choose this

activity.)

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

CULTURAL

Prepare a promotional flyer and a tri-fold brochure about FBLA in another language i.e.

Spanish, French, etc. (Upload a copy of the flyer and the brochure. This will upload directly

into the FBLA section of the E-portfolio if you choose this activity.)

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

NATIONAL PROGRAMS

Take a Brainbench Certification. (Upload results and a summary about how certifications can

help you with a scholarship or interview portfolio. This will upload directly into the resume

section of the E-portfolio section if you choose this activity.)

FINANCE Go to the Federal Reserve Web site and watch the video on “How the Federal Reserve Works.

The video is called “The Drawing Board”.

http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/fed101/index.htm?CFID=9931128&CFTOKEN=32874373

(Upload a 100-word summary about what your learned. This will upload directly into the

Other Activities Section of the E-portfolio if you choose this activity.)

GO GREEN

MOVIE NIGHT

Watch a film about the affects of global warming (The Day After Tomorrow or an

Inconvenient Truth (documentary with Al Gore) or what happens when the Earth’s resources

are used up – Wall-E. (Write and upload a 100 word summary about what you learned. This

will upload directly into the Other Activities section of the E-portfolio if you choose this

activity.)

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

CULTERAL DIVERSITY

Go to www.executiveplanet.com

Pick a country from the international culture guides for the international traveler. Read the

information and write a memo to your adviser in proper business format about what you

learned. (Upload memo. This will upload directly into the Other Activities section of the E-

portfolio if you choose this activity.)

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

CONDUCT AN

INTERVIEW

Interview a business professional in a career of interest to you. (Upload a copy of the

interview questions and answers, at least one scanned or digital photo of you and the person

that you interviewed, and a copy of a thank you letter written to the business professional. If

you choose this activity these items will be uploaded directly into the Other Activities section

of the E-portfolio.)

FINANCE

NATIONAL PROGRAMS

America Saves Web site (www.americasaves.org) Help plan an America Saves Week

Campaign for your local chapter. (Write and upload a press release with at least one

scanned or digital photo describing the America Saves Week Campaign. If you choose this

activity, it will be uploaded into the FBLA Section of the E-portfolio.)

GO GREEN

RESEARCH AN ECO-

HERO

Research a celebrity or politician who has made a significant impact on the environment.

(Upload a copy of a one-page report on how this person is making a “green difference”

which includes a digital or scanned photo of the celebrity. This will be uploaded into the

Other Activities Section of the E-portfolio if you choose this activity.)

PROGRESS

By focusing on promoting progress, members will work towards improving their home,

school, and the community.

Category Activity

REQUIRED

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY AND

COMMUNICATIONS

FBLA PROJECT

Report on one of the chapter projects that you worked on in the previous levels of the BAA

program from the areas of Partnership with Business, Community Service, March of Dimes,

or American Enterprise Project. (Prepare a 5 page report with at least 5 appendices, a table

of contents, at least two items that demonstrate public relations of the project, some sort of

chart or graphic in the report, etc. Upload a copy of the report. Include at least five photos

and a movie or video presentation describing the project. This will be uploaded into the FBLA

Projects section of the E-portfolio).

REQUIRED

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

SOCIAL MEDIA

Prepare a generic movie or podcast (2-3 minutes) encouraging members to join FBLA that

could be used by any FBLA chapter. (Upload a copy of the completed movie or podcast. This

will be uploaded into the Marketing Plan section of the E-portfolio)

REQUIRED

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

SOCIAL MEDIA

Update the FBLA Blog that you prepared for the America level and make it a resource tool

for your Local Chapter (Items to include would be photos of members involved in

activities/descriptions, the chapter program of work, links to documents such as

newsletters, bylaws, calendar, etc. (Upload a copy of the Blog. This will be uploaded into the

FBLA Section of the E-portfolio.)

REQUIRED

COMMUNICATIONS

Secure two letters of recommendation (one must be from your local chapter adviser)

(Upload letters of recommendation into the Resume Section of the E-portfolio.)

REQUIRED

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

Present the online scrapbook that you did for the America level at a local chapter meeting.

(Upload a copy of the online scrapbook presentation and a copy of the meeting agenda in

which you presented the presentation).

PROJECT

MANAGEMENT

NETWORKING

Plan an inter-chapter event with at least one other FBLA, FBLA-ML, or PBL chapter.

(Upload a 100 word summary of the event and a scanned or digital photo. If you choose this

activity, it will be uploaded into the FBLA Section of the E-portfolio.)

COMMUNICATIONS

AND INFORMATION

Write a feature story on the subject of recruiting and retaining chapter members for

Tomorrow’s Business Leader. (This must be at least 500 words and include at least two

scanned or digital photos. If you choose this activity it will be uploaded into the FBLA section

TECHNOLOGY of the E-portfolio.)

INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY

SOCIAL MEDIA

Use FBLA’s various social media tools. Join the FBLA National Officer’s Face book group, Sign

up for Twitter, and read the FBLA Blog. (Upload a screenshot of the blog and summarize how

social media is a useful recruitment tool. If you choose this activity, it will be uploaded into

the FBLA section of the E-portfolio.)

PROJECT

MANAGEMENT

Design a Member of the Month Program for your Local Chapter. (Upload a summary of the

program including how the point system works and at least one example of a member of the

month and how it was publicized. This will be uploaded into the FBLA Projects section of the

E-portfolio if you choose this activity.)

COMMUNICATIONS

PARTNERSHIP WITH

BUSINESS

Obtain an official declaration (proclamation) from a school official or a political leader.

(Upload a copy of the proclamation and a copy of a press release with a scanned or digital

photo which will be uploaded into the FBLA section of the E-portfolio if you choose this

activity.)