e-Portfolios using Web 2.0 Tools
Your Challenge The challenge for teachers is to create an ePortfolio that represents them and stands out among the thousands of teachers who are competing for the same jobs. Participants will use Wikispaces, Google Sites, or a template to create the ePortfolio. You will be exposed to multiple Web 2.0 tools i.e. Participants will bring their own digital assets on their laptops and follow along with the presenters. Evidence of success will be participant ePortfolios and reflections. Agenda Introduction Share who you are, where you are from, and why you would like to create an ePortfolio.
Why we need eFolios in schools #iste12 #socialedcon
I'm at #socialedcon at #iste12 and have some important points that I'd like to interject about why we need efolios. Since it would take too much time in the session, I'm going to share them on my blog. Please forgive me for not being able to link as easily as I'm cranking this quickly. Portfolios should be: 1- About learning and legacy.It isn't just about assessment but about helping kids connect to their legacy and who that student is. efolios should be about taking kids from a number to a unique individual and give us a unique way to celebrate creativity beyond the standardized test. 2 - Efolios should make kids not feel like a number to feeling unique. They should be able to pull all of their lives together. Joyce Valenza says that "kids don't think about archiving and sharing what they are doing in their lives. In my own life, I can look back on my journal when I was twelve and remember that I wanted to become an author back then. 3 - Schools need permanent museums of learning.
How Not to Do Portfolios
I haven’t successfully implemented portfolios in my own classroom yet, but after attending a SocialEdCon discussion about e-portfolios here at ISTE, I started thinking about the e-portfolio I created as a final graduation requirement for grad school. It was all wrong, and that’s why I feel no sense of pride or ownership over it. Our college technology programs should be leading the way in creating e-portfolios as they send instructional technologists out into education. Teachers are like everyone else. I understand that my degree program uses the portfolio to address the Knowledge Base of Instructional Technology standards developed by AECT, but rather than make these domains a part of students’ thinking throughout the degree program, the domains were introduced at the very end of the program, and I felt like I had to retrofit my learning to match the domains. I didn’t have a lot of choice. Finally, I didn’t have a lot of choice about the format. You know what? Related posts:
Case studies - TDG eP: Teachers
At CityU, we have collaborated extensively with many dedicated teachers to integrate ePortfolios into the curriculum. In this section, ten of these teachers discuss their experiences of using ePortfolios in different contexts and for different purposes. Each case study begins with an introduction to the course/programme and is followed, firstly, by a detailed description of how the ePortfolios were used and, secondly, by personal comments from the teachers. Each teacher also highlights specific issues that need addressing and possible solutions are suggested by both the teachers themselves and the ePortfolio team. Course integration
Create, Capture, Upload: New Site Keeps Kids’ Digital Projects
Teaching Strategies DIY.org By Katrina Schwartz Refrigerators and fireplace mantles might still be covered with children’s projects, but more and more, those projects are finding a home online. That’s just one of the purposes for the launch of DIY.org, a site that allows kids to upload photos of their projects and share it with their friends, family, and the public. Here’s how it work: Parents help their children set up a profile that’s linked to the parent’s email, which gives parents access to a dashboard showing everything that’s been posted on the account. That’s just the beginning. “The boldest thing we’ve done is give kids a public facing page,” he said. The creators also wanted the comment system to be 100% positive, which is why the only way to comment on a piece of art is to give it one of four stickers: Awesome, Beautiful, Favorite, and Genius. Right now, DIY is a free service. Related Explore: digital portfolio, DIY, DIY.org
Can Six Year Olds Really Demonstrate Their Learning?
By Kathy Cassidy This week we finished up another one of our project based learning (PBL) or inquiry-based units in my first grade classroom. It had the grand title of rules, relationships and responsibilities. Why I Let Students Take the Lead in Learning Demonstration At the end of each of our units, I have the students create an artifact that can be posted on their blog to show what each of them has learned about our topic of study. Even as young as six years old, students begin to realize that they are stronger in some areas than others. Some students do like to write. For these reasons, I always let the students chose the way they present their learning. Setting Clear Expectations & Guidelines Promotes Success Before we began working, we talked about the options that might work well for archiving learning in this unit. We also discussed what needed to be included to make a good project. Students Exceeded Expectations & Demonstration of Learning
The Vision (Our Eportfolio Project)
cc licensed flickr photo shared by U-g-g-B-o-y-(-Photograph-World-Sense-) I have recently drafted a “vision” of our school project. I would love any feedback, thoughts, or questions on the process. Forest Green School is located in Stony Plain, Albert and is a K-6 school with Parkland School Division. We have developed an Eportfolio project that is focused on deep, critical thinking activities with the infusion of technology. At Forest Green School, we want our students to be innovators, thinkers, collaborators, and strong citizens who lead and serve. As this is a very ambitious project, there were several challenges that we have had to overcome. The Forest Green blog/portfolio initiative is not meant to be a one or two year project, but a continuous endeavour that will be maintained for the duration of a student’s time at Forest Green. We are very excited about the future of this project.
ePortfolios with GoogleApps
This Google Site has been set up by Dr. Helen Barrett to focus on the use of Google Apps to create ePortfolios. On this site, there are instructions on how to use the different elements of Google Apps to maintain e-portfolios. Are you a K-12 educator wanting to use Google products with your students? I recommend that you don't set up "regular" public Google accounts for them... instead, set up a GoogleApps for Education domain where you can enroll your students and control access. See the following Google Websites: See these Pros and Cons of "public" accounts vs. Google Tools for Schools (a clearinghouse of Google resources to support Google Boot Camp workshops) Here are a few great blog posts about a school implementing GoogleApps: Watershed School story of implementing GoogleAppsGoogle Video Conference, October 6, 2009: Recorded webinar (in Youtube) • Slide presentation • Q&A Session Transcript
