Presentation at ISTE June 25, 2012.

1. Email: Twitter hashtag:
eportfolios@gmail.com #eportfolios
with
Twitter: electronicportfolios.org/
@eportfolios slideshare.net/eportfolios/

2. Outline
 Context
 Definitions (What?)
 Reflection (Why?)
 Google Apps (How?)
 Blogger
 Docs
 Sites
 Teacher Dashboard

3. Purpose & Objectives
 sgainan overview of the various Google
Tools and how they can be used to develop
ePortfolios.
 see examples of ePortfolios created in K-12
schools using GoogleApps
 http://sites.google.com/site/eportfolioapps/
http://slideshare.net/eportfolios

4. Simon Sinek’sGolden Circle
product
process
motivation
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5. Context
Why…
Electronic Portfolios Now?

6. National
Educational
Technology Plan
(2010)
 Technology also gives students opportunities for taking
ownership of their learning. Student-managed electronic
learning portfolios can be part of a persistent learning
record and help students develop the self-awareness
required to set their own learning goals, express their
own views of their strengths, weaknesses, and
achievements, and take responsibility for them.
Educators can use them to gauge students’ development,
and they also can be shared with peers, parents, and
others who are part of students’ extended network. (p.12)

8. Balanced?
Student-Centered School-Centered
 Focus on Interests,  Focus on Standards,
Passions, Goals Outcomes
 Choice and Voice  Accountability,
Reflection Achievement
 Lifelong Learning  Term, Graduation

10. Specialty Case Responsibilities
Portfolio
Workspace
Showcase
One Word,
Many Meanings
Art Work Investments
Collection of Artifacts

11. What is a Portfolio?
 Dictionary definition:
a flat, portable case
for carrying loose
papers, drawings, etc.
 Financial portfolio: document
accumulation of fiscalcapital
 Educational portfolio: document
development of humancapital

13. Leonardo da Vinci’s Folio

14. E-Portfolio Components
< Multiple Portfolios for
Multiple Purposes
-Celebrating Learning
-Personal Planning
-Transition/entry to courses
-Employment applications
-Accountability/Assessment
< Multiple Tools to Support
Processes
-Capturing & storing evidence
-Reflecting
-Giving & receiving feedback
-Planning & setting goals
-Collaborating
-Presenting to an audience
< Digital Repository
(Becta, 2007; JISC, 2008)

16. Purpose
 The overarching purpose
of portfolios is to create
a sense of personal
ownership over one’s
accomplishments,
because ownership
engenders feelings of
pride, responsibility, and
dedication. (p.10)
 Paris, S & Ayres, L. (1994) Becoming Reflective
Students and Teachers. American Psychological
Association

17. United #7 ePortfolio Vision
Statement (Draft)
 By implementing e-portfolios, United#7
will empower students to become
active participants in their own
personalized education. Through use
of reflection, technology, and
collaboration, students and teachers
will develop skills that will lead them to
achieve their lifelong goals.

18. From Mead School District’s Student
Portfolio Handbook:
Remember, you are telling us a
story, and not just any story.
Your portfolio is meant to be
your story of your life over the
last four years as well as the
story of where your life might
be going during the next four
years: tell it with pride!

19. Lifelong Context for ePortfolios

20. Multiple Purposes of
E-Portfolios in Education
 Learning/ Process/ Planning
 Marketing/ Showcase
 Assessment/ Accountability
"The Blind Men and the Elephant”
by John Godfrey Saxe

21. Digital Identity
 Creating a positive digital footprint

22. Dan Schawbel, Forbes
“personal branding guru”
“Your online presence communicates,
or should communicate, what you’re
truly and genuinely passionate
about… I firmly believe that you
won’t be able to obtain and sustain a
job without passion anymore.”
 http://blogs.forbes.com/danschawbel/2011/02/21/5-reasons-why-your-
online-presence-will-replace-your-resume-in-10-years/

23. Passion and Self-Directed
Learning
Lisa Nielsen’s “The Innovative Educator” blog entries:
 Preparing Students for Success
by Helping Them Discover and
Develop Their Passions
(Renzulli’s Total Talent Portfolio)
 10 Ways Technology Supports
21st Century Learners in Being Self Directed
http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/

24. “Know Thyself”
Temple at Delphi

25. Managing Oneself
Peter Drucker, (2005) Harvard Business Review
 “Success in the  What are my strengths?
knowledge economy
comes to those who  How do I perform?
know themselves –
their strengths, their  What are my values?
values, and how best  Where do I belong?
they perform.”
 What should I contribute?
 Purpose: Use
ePortfolios for  Responsibility for
managing knowledge Relationships
workers' career
development  The Second Half of your
Life

26. Student Literacy Achievement
through Blogging
 The Project definitely provided a motivation
for writing, an improvement in audience
awareness and purpose and in presentation
skills. Other school interventions also had an
impact on literacy achievement; however
the Project has provided a purpose and
enthusiasm for literacy.
 The students of Manaiakalani were provided
with a “hook” (e-learning outcomes
published in on-line spaces) which gave
these decile 1 students a voice to be heard
globally. Subsequently, participating in the
Manaiakalani Project enhanced their
literacy, engagement, oral language and
presentation. (p.70)
Tamaki Schools, Auckland, NZ

28. Process/Product
ePortfoliois both process and product”
Process: A series of events
(time and effort) to produce a result
- From Old French proces
Journey
Product: the outcome/results or
“thinginess” of an activity/process
Destination

29. Boundaries Blurring
(between e-portfolios & social networks)
Structured
Accountability
Systems? or…
Lifelong interactive portfolios
Picasa
Facebook
blogs
Mash-ups Flickr
YouTube
wikis Ning
Twitter
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30. Social
Networking Technology
Connect Archiving
(“Friending”)
Linking/Thinking
Listen
(Reading) Digital Storytelling
Respond Collaborating
(Commenting)
Share Publishing
(linking/tagging)
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31. Balancing the Two Faces of
E-Portfolios
Working Portfolio Presentation Portfolio(s)
Digital Archive The “Story” or Narrative
(Repository of Docs Multiple Views
Artifacts)
Collaboration Space
Sites (public/private)
Varied Audiences &
Reflective Journal Blog Purposes
Portfolio as Process Portfolio as Product
Workspace Showcase

32. Why?
Integrated EcoSystem
Single Sign-On
Walled Garden
Transferable

33. Public Google Tools vs.
GoogleApps for Education?
Public Google Tools
(Gmail.com accounts) Google Apps for Education
 Student owns the account for
 Protected environment (school
life (must be over 13)
assigns account)
 Student has complete control of
 School can control access (limit to
access
members)
 FREE for anyone
 FREE for education
 No uploading to Google Video
 Limited use of Google Video (10 GB)
(must use YouTube to embed
videos)  Need some advanced set-up time
 Start immediately  $10/year for domain name
http://sites.google.com/site/colettecassinelli/proscons

34. Using Google Apps

35. Creating an ePortfolio with
GoogleApps
1. Storage = Google Docs
2. Reflective Journal = Blogger or
Google Sites
Announcements page type
3. Presentation =
Google Sites

36. Level 1 - Collection

38. Level 2: Primary Purpose: Learning/Reflection

39. Reflection
 Source:
http://peterpappas.blogs.c
om/copy_paste/2010/01/tax
onomy-reflection-critical-
thinking-students-teachers-
principals-.html
 Based on Bloom’s
Taxonomy (Revised)
 My reflection site:
http://sites.google.co
m/site/reflection4learn
ing

40. Self-Regulated Learning
Abrami, P., et. al. (2008), Encouraging self-regulated learning through electronic portfolios.
Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology, V34(3) Fall 2008.
http://www.cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/article/viewArticle/507/238
Captions/Journa
Goals ls
Change over Time

41. Self-Regulated Learning
Abrami, P., et. al. (2008), Encouraging self-regulated learning through electronic portfolios. Canadian Journal
of Learning and Technology, V34(3) Fall 2008. http://www.cjlt.ca/index.php/cjlt/article/viewArticle/507/238
Captions/Journals
blog
blog pages Sites

42. Post to from Mobile
 Send email to pre-
arranged email
address
 Use Blogger app
(free)
 Set up Blogger
Mobile and send
SMS

43. Level 3: Primary Purpose:Level 3:
Showcase/Accountability Showcase
Portfolio

44. Timeline
Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Level 1 X X X X X X X X X
Level 2 X X X X X X X X
Level 3 ? XXX
Level 1: Collection
Level 2: Collection +
Reflection
Level 3: Selection + 44

45. Developmental Plans
 K-2– no individual student accounts & Class
Portfolios [Blogger]
 Grades 3-5 – Individual student accounts & Level 1
portfolios with introduction to Reflection
[Blogger & Docs]
 Grades 6-8 – Individual student accounts & Level 2
portfolios (Collection + Reflection) [All tools]
 Grades 9-12 – Individual student accounts & Level 3
portfolios (Selection & Presentation) [All tools]

47. Student examples
 Hunter Park Kindergarten & Abigail's E-
Profile (NZ) – Blogger
 Kim Cofino’s 6th graders (Japan) - Blogger
 Pt. England School (NZ) - Blogger
 Ryan’s Senior Project (US) – Google Sites
 My Google Sites Presentation Portfolio

48. Social Learning
Interactivity!
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49. Student Engagement!
 CQ + PQ > IQ (Friedman, 2006)
[Curiosity + Passion > Intelligence]
 Find voice and passions through choice
and personalization!
 Portfolio as Story
 Positive Digital Identity
Development - Branding
 “Academic MySpace”
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50. Successful ePortfolio Process:
 Develop multimedia artifacts through
Project-Based Learning with Docs
&Learning with Laptops/Mobiles
 Engage students in reflection
to facilitate deep learning through…
 Digital storytelling
 Journal/Blog & Presentation Portfolios –
Balance Workspace + Showcase

51. ePortfolios should be
more Conversation
than Presentation
(or Checklist)
Because Conversation transforms!

52. http://hapara.com/

53. A Reminder…
Reflection & Relationships
… the “Heart and Soul” of an
ePortfolio…
 NOT the Technology!
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56. Poster Session – Tuesday 10:00 AM

57. *Reflection REAL*
Engagement ePortfolio
Assessment for Academy
for K-12
Learning Teachers

58. Dual Skill Development
Portfolio Skills
Students Teacher/Faculty/Mentor
 Collecting/ Digitizing  Pedagogy – Facilitate
portfolio processes
 Selecting/ Organizing
 Role of Reflection
 Reflecting
 Assessment/ Feedback
 Goal-Setting
 Model own Portfolio
 Presenting Learning
+ Technology Skills

59. Online Course Available
1. Intro to Student-Centered Electronic Portfolios in K-
12 Education (tool-neutral – focus on “Portfolio”
Reflection Process & Feedback) – online NOW
2. Supplementalmodules:
 Implement Electronic Portfolios with K-12 Students using
Google Apps (Docs, Sites, Blogger, YouTube, Picasa,
Digication, Teacher Dashboard) (Focus on “Electronic”)
 Implement Electronic Portfolios with K-12 Students using
Mobile Devices (iOS, Android)
 Create Your Professional Portfolio (tool neutral)

60. My Final Wish…
dynamic celebrations
stories of deep learning
across the lifespan
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