Ed Tech Co-Op Show 15: eFolios for Students and Educators Part 1

Essential Question: How to use efolios for student learning and assessment? How to use efolios for teacher reflection and communicating one’s professional profile?


In this show, David and Mark begin a conversation about eFolios for both students and educators. In this part one, we focus on eFolios in teacher preparation and for professional efolios for experienced teachers.

Tips of the Week>

Mark: Wikispaces is a wonderful wiki service for teachers. Wikspaces provides a low threshold means for teachers to collaborate, publishing and share student work online with a high ceiling. They offer free upgraded individual accounts for teachers as well as excellent private label service for schools.

David: Andrea Smith’s eFolio is a great example of a professional efolio.

 

Shifted Practice>

David shares a WebQuest he did with Second Graders at Alexandria Country Day School.

 

Next Show> Virtual Exhibits

ePorfolio Sites:
  • Framework for Developing ePortfolios
  • Rubric for Assessing Student Portfolios
  • Electronic Portfolios by Dr. Helen Barrett (PD provider)
  • Reflection for Learning
  • Framework for Developing ePortfolios by Dr. Barrett
  • K-12 Framework by Dr. Barrett
  • ePortfolio Academy (interesting flowchart)
  • Googlios (using Google for portfolios)
  • California School System PD for ePortfolios
  • Blog Post by a Fifth Grade Teacher on Her Use of ePortfolios
  • Blog Post on the Value of Students Blogging and Using ePortfolios
  • Carbonmade (e-Portfolios by adults for design ideas)
  • Teacher Example (offers examples of work that help students meet standards that one could do around Essential Questions)
  • eFolio Site for W & M Students Building Portfolios
  • School and District Examples of Student Portfolios
  • Creating the Structure of eFolios
  • 5th Grade Example
  • Video eFolios
  • Value of Online Branding of Oneself