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e-Portfolios
An
ePortfolio is a digital collection of learning artifacts including
presentations, essays, rich media resources and records of accomplishments representing
work by an individual or group.
You can use ePortfolios to:
· Create and monitor progress
on formative assessments
· Provide a secure, online, permanent
storage space for students to prove prior learning and skills
· Allow for students
to differentiate between professional and social personas in the digital
environment
· Facilitate transfer of student portfolios
to other institutions or into the workplace
· Encourage reflective
practice to deeper understanding of subject matter and learning trajectory
· Conduct competency
conversations using multiple media
Instructional
Strategies in having an e-Portfolio for Students:
Assessment: Using an ePortfolio to
share the ongoing development of a formative assessment task allows timely
intervention and feedback for students who need additional scaffolding.
Group Collaboration: individuals, fostering
successful group dynamics by allowing constant sharing of information and
resources, can work large and difficult projects on simultaneously and
collectively. This can translate to more productive students and prepare
them for engaging in the workforce.
Commentary and
Analysis: Rich
media objects can be shared and annotated by individuals or groups to
co-construct knowledge.
Long or short term
projects: ePortfolios
can transcend individual units or subjects and integrate all facets of student
activity. Concepts that seem unrelated early in the learning trajectory can be
integrated holistically, supporting and extending the lifelong learning
experience.
Edmodo Pros
- Classroom discussions. A teacher is able to pose a question and students were able to respond and discuss it, often times at home.
- Posting assignments. Teachers were able to post assignments and students were able to see them all the time, even when they are absent.
- Going paperless. Edmodo helped us make the transition to going paperless.
Edmodo Cons
- Class discussions were incredibly helpful, but were not easily threadable, causing students to not always be able to respond to each other.
- Connecting with Google Drive was hit and miss, and in general required a lot of training and troubleshooting, even for our more technologically advanced teachers.
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