This document discusses using blogfolios, which combine blogs and portfolios, to upgrade curriculum and assessment. Blogfolios allow for authentic feedback and conversation through blogging, which supports writing practice, creative expression, and having an authentic audience. Blogs also facilitate formative assessment, digital skills, and being a digital citizen. Portfolios enable reflection, goal setting, and documenting growth and self-evaluation. Together, blogfolios are a process that incorporates digital skills to improve learning.

1. Upgrade Curriculum & Assessment
with Student Blogfolios

2. Blogs +
Portfolios=
Blogfolios
The Best of Both Worlds

3. Blogs- Writing Process
authentic feedback &
conversation

4. Blogs- Writing Practice

5. Blogs- Creative Expression

6. Blogs- Authentic Audience

7. Blogs- Digital Citizenship

8. Blogs- Formative Assessment

9. Portfolios- Reflective

10. Portfolios- Goal Setting

11. Portfolios- Document Growth

12. Portfolios- Self-evaluation

13. Blogfolios- Digital Skills

14. Blogfolios- It’s a PROCESS
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15. Resources
MJGDS Student Blogfolios: http://mjgds.org/students
Upgraded media release http://langwitches.org/blog/2010/12/25/updating-upgrading-our-
schools-media-publishing-release/
“Stepping it Up- Learning about blogs FOR your students. Incredible, 7 part resource by Silvia
Tolisano. This is the link to part 1, go to her blog sidebar for the rest:
http://langwitches.org/blog/2011/10/29/learning-about-blogs-for-your-students-part-i-
reading/
Sample blogging & commenting rubrics: http://langwitches.org/blog/wp-
content/uploads/2012/04/blogging-commenting-rubric.pdf
Student Blogging Challenge http://studentchallenge.edublogs.org/
Who Moderates comments on Student Blogs?
http://edtechworkshop.blogspot.com/2012/03/who-moderates-comments-on-student-
blogs.html
About blog-folios http://edtechworkshop.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-folios.html