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http://tinyurl.com/jones-eportfolio

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Why ePortfolios?

Christine Jones

cejones@palmdalesd.org

https://sites.google.com/site/gctchristinejones/

https://sites.google.com/site/toolsforeducators/

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Standards

With guidance and support from adults, explore

a variety of digital tools to produce and publish writing, including in collaboration with peers.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.6

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Rationale

Portfolios are a holistic, student-centered, process-led approach

Portfolios offer educators a way to guide students through planning and goal setting

Students develop the self-awareness, goal-setting, and decision-making skills essential for lifelong self-determination

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Promote Student Learning

Portfolios can guide students to:

Examine a broad range of their own work collected over time
Analyze and assess their own progress
Plan and manage their time to complete the work
Integrate diverse experiences in and out of the classroom
Make decisions about future goals based on evidence and criteria

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Levels of Portfolios

Storage

Simple online area to collect digital work

Collaboration

Active workspace for students and teachers to collaborate, provide feedback, participate in blogs, etc.

Showcase/Display of learning

Showcase around a set of learning outcomes--an achievement documentation system--such as high school graduation.

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Student’s Perspective

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Advantages of ePortfolios

Why is an ePortfolio better than paper?

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Advantages of ePortfolios

VS. Student work is digital

It’s available at home or anywhere students have an Internet connection

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Advantages of ePortfolios

VS. Student work remains

It will follow them throughout their education and beyond

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Advantages of ePortfolios

VS. Students track progress

Students can review their progress over longer periods of time

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Advantages of ePortfolios

VS. Student tech skills grow

Students will learn how to use the technology more proficiently

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Advantages of ePortfolios

VS. Teaching goes digital

Teachers can finally accept student work that is not paper and pencil

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Advantages of ePortfolios

VS. Parents can see work

Student portfolios can be shared digitally with parents anytime

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Introduce ePortfolios

Make sure to communicate to students:

Intended learning outcomes for the project
Skills students will develop - personal, academic
Continue to develop ePortfolios beyond the course
Clear description of ePortfolio assignment in your syllabus
Evaluation of the ePortfolio, sharing the rubric/guidelines

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Sample Portfolio Ideas

Introduction/Bio
Journal entries
Artwork/Photographs
Awards/Certificates
Audio recordings
Videos
Student goals

Tests, quizzes, rubrics
Student reflections
Peer assessment/feedback
Teacher feedback
Maps, charts, graphs
Reading logs
Writing samples

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Evaluate Portfolios

Consider the following:

Rubric to guide your evaluation and feedback
Self-assessment and peer-assessment as part of the final grade

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Final Portfolio Work

What can be done with final portfolios?

Continued development for college/professional careers
Display in a common space on campus
Post on a class website so students can view each other’s portfolios
Shared, with students’/parents’ approval, on your class website, or with future classes