Adapted from Richardson,2008

What is a Digital Portfolio?

They may have different looks, and they can be created in

different formats

• Personalize and customize their profile• Manage and modify data at any time• Collect information in one place • Look professional• Demonstrate their technology skills• Reflect and comment on assignments• Get feedback from teachers and peers• Showcase their work to anybody in the world• Reveal their accomplishments and skills• Develop their critical thinking skills

• Blogs• Social networking applications

(Flickr, My Space)• Voicethread• Skype• Wikis• Glogster

• i-pods• Cell phones• Instant response

systems (Clickers)• Nooks and Kindles• Smartphones• i-pads

Critique

CollaborateInformInform

Let's try it! Feedback

Participation

PercentagesPercentages

Example of portfolios in my classes and from other teachers:

360 cities http://www.360cities.net

Picturesof.net

e-pals http://www.epals.com

Math Train http://mathtrain.tv/

Lunchbox Project http://lunchboxproject.wikispaces.com/

Whitehouse Live http://www.whitehouse.gov/live

Smart exchange http://exchange.smarttech.com/index.html#tab=0

Are there any challenges of using these tools with students?

• students’ technological literacy• how tech-savvy teachers are• how good your Internet connection is• how well curriculum-integrated these activities are• the clarity of the instructions, goals, and objectives• Internet security• Level of teacher supervision• school resources

Dr. Ellen Barret´s portfolios http://electronicportfolios.com/

Ferriter, W. (2010). Teaching the i-Generation. Solution Tree Press

Jacobs, H. (2010). Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World . ASCD

PollEverywhere http://www.polleverywhere.com/#

Richardson, W. (2008). http://weblogg-ed.com/

University of Vermont http://www.uvm.edu/~jmorris/ep/k12portfolios.html

Voicethread http://voicethread.com/#q

WikiSpaces www.wikispaces.com

MY BLOG: http://aolatunji.edublogs.org/about/resources

Shannon

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