Teacher Competencies & ePortfolios. New-Media Literacies. Being literate in a real-world sense means being able to read and write using the media forms of the day, whatever they may be.
For centuries, consuming and producing words through reading and writing and, to a lesser extent, listening and speaking were sufficient. But because of inexpensive, easy-to-use, and widely available new tools, literacy now requires being conversant with new forms of media as well as text, including sound, graphics, and moving images.
In addition, it demands the ability to integrate these new media forms into a single narrative, or “media collage,” such as a Web page, blog, or digital story. The nature of literacy has changed in another respect as well. Since the advent of the Web, expression has shifted toward including social, rather than strictly individual, kinds of communication. As our students migrate to new media, we must blend the essential aspects of more traditional media with the offerings of new forms of media. From Read-Only to Write-Possible. Using Evernote for ePortfolios - great idea. I'm a huge fan and user of Evernote for, well, everything.
I use it for my lesson plans, lesson resources, lesson schedule, meeting notes, class notes, student notes, research, web clippings, recipes, to do lists, project management, and so much more. I share notes with colleagues and students. I can access my notes anywhere on any web enabled device. What I haven't used Evernote for yet is ePortfolios. But I found a teacher who is. "Evernote as Portfolio - The story of using Evernote as a portfolio in my k-12 school" is a blog written by a teacher in Portland, Oregon who has been working to use e-portfolios in their classroom for the last six years.
The blog has great examples of using Evernote for e-portfolios, along with what worked and what didn't. This is a great resource for teachers looking to use e-portfolios with their students and wanting an easy to use, free system like Evernote. M portfolios. Dr. Helen Barrett's Electronic Portfolios. ePortfolios with GoogleApps. 5 Powerful Reasons to Make Reflection a Daily Habit, and How to Do It. Post written by Leo Babauta.
It’s New Year’s Eve (where I live), and I’ve been doing a lot of reflection over the last year. It’s the perfect time of year to look back and reflect on what you’ve done right this year, to learn from what you’ve done. And on further reflection, this habit of reflection is something that I’ve developed pretty strongly this year. It’s actually one of the secrets to my success. At least once a day, and more often several times a day, I reflect on my day, on my life, on what I’ve been doing right, and what isn’t working.
Reflection is what gave me the topic of this post, and the tips that are to follow. I highly recommend that, if you haven’t yet, you develop the daily habit of reflection, in your own way. Here are but a few: 1. 2. 3. 4. How to Make Reflection a Daily Habit If reflection isn’t something you feel you do enough, consider making it a habit. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ERB0904. Portfolio.