Computer Skills
Beginner
60 mins
Teacher/Student led
Learning Goals
Learning Outcomes
+65 XP
What you need:
Chromebook/Laptop/PC or iPad/Tablet

Pitch Day & Portfolio Walkthrough

Deliver your two-minute pitch of Something Real, walk your listener through your Digital Portfolio page by page, and reflect on how far you've progressed in ten weeks of computer skills learning.

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    1 - Introduction ~5 mins

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    Welcome to pitch day

    Today is the day you've been building toward for ten weeks. You'll deliver a live 2-minute pitch of your Something Real using the deck you've been polishing, walk a listener through your Digital Portfolio page by page, and finish by writing an honest reflection comparing where you are now against the goals you set for yourself in week 1. Nothing new to build, everything already exists in your portfolio. Your job today is to show it.

    By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

    • Deliver a live 2-minute pitch of your Something Real using the deck built across the module
    • Walk a listener through your completed Digital Portfolio, showing how each lesson contributed a page
    • Assess your finished work against the personal learning goals you set in week 1
    • Identify which computer skills you are now confident using independently
    • Name one skill you want to keep improving after this module ends

    Warm-up

    Think about a time someone pitched something to you. A teacher selling a school trip, a friend inviting you to an event, an ad that actually made you stop scrolling. What made you listen? What made you tune out? Hold that answer in your head, because you're about to be on the other side of it.

    👇 Mark your steps as done as you complete them.

    +5 XP

    2 - Key Concepts ~5 mins

    ConceptWhy it mattersExample
    Opening hook — a single first sentence that earns the listener's attention: a fact, a question, or a stake The first ten seconds decide whether the listener leans in or tunes out; if you lose them in the hook, they won't recover "Our TY bake sale raised €180 last year. I think we can triple that, and here's how."
    Pacing — speaking at a rate listeners can actually follow; nerves push most people to rush A rushed 2-minute pitch feels like 45 seconds of noise; the listener misses the numbers and the ask —
    Portfolio walkthrough — narrating what each page in your folder is and what you learned making it The portfolio is evidence you did the work, not just claim the skill; the pitch convinces, the portfolio proves Opening {{code:07_decision_chart}} and saying "this chart showed the 20-lanyard option didn't fit the budget, so I'm going with 12"
    Honest self-assessment — comparing the work you finished against the goals you set at the start You can only grow if you can name, specifically, what improved and what still needs work Your week-1 goal was "use a spreadsheet"; today you open {{code:06_numbers_sheet}} and ask yourself honestly, can I?

    What a strong self-assessment sentence looks like

    Specificity is the whole trick. A weak reflection sentence reads: "I got better at computers." A strong one names the goal, the evidence, and the artifact: "My week-1 goal was to learn spreadsheets. I can now build a budget with SUM and AVERAGE, and the chart in {{code:07_decision_chart}} changed my fundraiser target from €200 to €350 after I saw the numbers." The specific sentence points at a file in your portfolio. The vague one doesn't. Aim for the specific kind in your reflection.

    👇 Mark your steps as done as you complete them.

    +10 XP

    3 - Step-by-step: Final Polish and Rehearsal ~7 mins

    Before you pitch, spend a few minutes applying the feedback your peer left on your deck last week and rehearsing your opening line once out loud. This is the last chance to change anything.

    +15 XP

    4 - Common Issues ~3 mins

    Common Issues

    IssueSolution
    I can't find my pitch deck in my cloud storage Navigate to your {{code:Digital_Portfolio}} folder — every file you made this module is there. If you accidentally saved outside the folder, use the search bar in OneDrive or Google Drive to find {{code:08_pitch_deck}}
    The comments panel is empty when I open it That just means your peer didn't leave comments, or they've already been resolved. Skip straight to the rehearsal check — you're not missing anything
    My voice goes shaky as soon as I start Breathe out once before you say your first word, then lead with the opening sentence you just rehearsed. Voice usually settles after sentence two — give it sentence one to get there
    My 2 minutes are nearly up and I haven't got to the ask Skip to the last slide now. The ask matters more than the middle — a pitch without an ask is just a speech. Better to land the ask late than to miss it altogether
    The deck won't display properly when it's my turn Swap devices with a peer whose deck already worked, or present from the editing view instead of Slideshow mode — the slides will still advance with the arrow keys
    +10 XP

    5 - Pitch Day and Portfolio Walkthrough ~20 mins

    Time to deliver. Each student (or pair) gets about 3 minutes total: roughly 2 minutes for the live pitch from the deck, then about 1 minute to walk the listener through the Digital Portfolio, page by page, showing where each artifact came from.

    Running order

    Your teacher will call you up in turn. If the class is large, the teacher may split the room into smaller groups of 4-6 so everyone pitches inside 20 minutes — each group pitches within itself, then swaps.

    What to do when it's your turn

    1. Open your {{code:08_pitch_deck}} to slide 1 and start Slide Show mode
    2. Deliver your 2-minute pitch using the Hook → What it is → Why it matters → The numbers → The ask structure from the deck
    3. Exit Slide Show and open your {{code:Digital_Portfolio}} folder so the listener can see the list of files
    4. Walk the listener through the portfolio, naming each file and saying one sentence about what it does. Don't memorise this as a script — it's a structural model, not a speech. Here's what the pattern sounds like in practice (your files and sentences will be different):
      • {{code:01_project_brief}}: "where I wrote down what I wanted to pitch and the 3 ICT goals I set myself"
      • {{code:02_research_page}}: "five verified facts, including one I originally got from an AI and had to correct"
      • {{code:06_numbers_sheet}}: "the budget with the SUM and AVERAGE formulas"
      • {{code:07_decision_chart}}: "the chart that changed my mind about the quantity"
      • {{code:09_feedback_round}}: "the peer feedback I acted on, and the email I sent the teacher afterwards"
    5. Finish. Take your seat. Clap for whoever goes next.

    What to do when it's someone else's turn

    • Listen actively. No side conversations, no phones (unless you're using one for notes, see next bullet), no rehearsing your own lines
    • Keep a capture sheet. Grab a scrap of paper or open a blank note on your phone, and for each person who pitches, jot one or two words about something they did well — a strong opening, clear numbers, good pace, a line that landed. You won't remember by the end of the lesson if you don't write it down
    • Clap. Every single time. This is their moment as much as yours will be
    +15 XP

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