This document discusses considerations for using digital portfolios to showcase student work and evaluate student growth. It suggests using Google Apps like Drive, Sites, and Blogger to allow students to collect, organize, and display their work. Students would store work in a shared Drive folder and create an online journal or blog on Sites or Blogger. The portfolio could be used to highlight student achievements and get feedback from teachers. Evernote and Voicethread are also mentioned as potential tools to create and share portfolios.

1. Dianne Pappafotopoulos
K-12 Instructional Technology Specialist Teacher
Dover Sherborn Public Schools

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Things to consider
Apps selected
Purpose of portfolio
Description of ePortfolio process using apps

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Will student work be public?
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Will students be able to view / comment on peers
work?
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Will teacher be able to provide feedback privately?
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Is student work organized for viewing?
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Are the portfolios transferable from year to year?
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Can students access / export their work outside of
school?
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Does the platform allow for multiple file types (docs,
audio, video files)?
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Are there costs for using the tool or platform?
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Can a teacher create a teacher account / student
accounts, or do students sign up on their own? Is there
a minimum age?
Can the tool be integrated into an existing SIS?

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Google Apps (Drive, Blogger, Sites)
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Evernote
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VoiceThread

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Showcase student work
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Evaluate student work
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Track student growth

6. Student collects
work in digital
format, stores it in
Google Drive
folder, shares with
teacher.

7. Student creates
an online
journal/blog,
collects work
to showcase
and gets
feedback from
teacher
(Google Sites,
Blogger).

8. Student should ask….
 What am I most proud to highlight about
my work?
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What does this work show about my
learning ?
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What more can I learn?
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Student self-assesses and teacher provides
feedback

9. TEACHER:
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Identify the PURPOSE of portfolio.
Indicate goals, outcomes and standards
Create template in Google Site for students to collect / display work
Check student work and provide feedback for assessment.
Allow students to update their work based on your comments.
Use a rubric to evaluate student work.
Allow students to present highlights of their portfolios.
STUDENT:
Create a Google Site with the following elements:
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Introduction (who are you?)
Journal/Blog (describe the purpose)
Collection of work to display in this portfolio
Reflection: how do items in portfolio show achievement and meet goals?

10. Create a Folder for work on Google Drive (store
video, docs, presentations)
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Create a folder in Google Drive
Upload files
Share from an app to the Google Drive

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Evernote lets you take notes, sync files across
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Create folder for each student or 1 for class
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Access from anywhere
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devices, save webpages, capture media, and
share your ideas.
Find info fast! Search by tag, keyword or text
within your note

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Voicethread allows conversations in the
cloud. Students/teachers/parents can
comment on an image or idea.
Students create a VT of their work to use as a
portfolio.