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Docs - Online documents, spreadsheets, presentations, surveys, file storage and more. Secure Social Learning Network for Teachers and Students. Crccs-year9team.wikispaces. Portfolios. Portfolios What is a Portfolio? Are Portfolios Authentic Assessments? Why use Portfolios? How do you Create a Portfolio Assignment? Purpose: What is the purpose(s) of the portfolio? Audience: For what audience(s) will the portfolio be created? Content: What samples of student work will be included? Note: My focus will be on portfolios of student work rather than teacher portfolios or other types. Student portfolios take many forms, as discussed below, so it is not easy to describe them. Some suggest that portfolios are not really assessments at all because they are just collections of previously completed assessments.

Are portfolios authentic assessments? Furthermore, in the more thoughtful portfolio assignments, students are asked to reflect on their work, to engage in self-assessment and goal-setting. Portfolios provide an excellent vehicle for consideration of process and the development of related skills. Why might you use a portfolio assignment? 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Web 2.0 Tools to Embed. When I first started blogging with my class, I simply used text and images in blog posts. As my skills and confidence grew, I started using different forms of media to make the blog posts more interesting and interactive. Using a range of online tools is a great way to showcase student work. Tips Go for free: There are so many free tools out there.

Below is a collection of some web 2.0 tools that you can embed into blog posts. PhotoPeach (free for basic – login) This tool is very intuitive to use. This is a PhotoPeach that we made for our class blog after a visit from the Geelong Cats football players. PowerPoint to authorSTREAM/SlideShare (free for basic – login) If you want photos that readers can click through at their own pace, one option is to insert photos into a PowerPoint and upload it to a PowerPoint sharing website. I like authorSTREAM because of its clean, uncluttered design but there are many hosting options.

Flickr Slideshow (free for basic – login) SlideMyPics (free – login)