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How One High School is Helping Students Craft Eportfolios People Will Actually Read

Edsurge

A significant number of K-12 teachers looking to move away from student success measures that focus on standardized testing and grades are turning towards eportfolios, online websites showcasing projects tied to learning objectives. In the end, her students were working on what many would describe as an eportfolio and blog hybrid.

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5 Tips for Using Google Apps to Go Paperless

Gaggle Speaks

better student access to learning materials. Here are five ways to use Google Apps for Education to go paperless: Try only using Forms instead of paper surveys and questionnaires. Sites can also be a great place to manage student ePortfolios. quicker communication home. easier records retention.

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4 Amazing Google Tools to Help You Engage Your Students

EdTechTeam

Only the student’s work will end up on the Drawing itself, and this means that if the student embeds or downloads this Drawing to use somewhere like an eportfolio, etc., See how this lengthy slideshow is organized with a Table of Contents, giving the audience a chance to choose how they access the content. Interactive Tip #2: Add-Ons.

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Authentic Assessments to Support Teaching and Learning

edWeb.net

Only 47% of secondary students surveyed reported being engaged, enthusiastic and committed to their learning. Over the last three years, she has led dozens of professional development sessions all of which have impacted the way that educators communicate learning through eportfolios. and Canada. Join the Community.

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Storms over liberal education: notes on the 2016 AAC&U conference

Bryan Alexander

I kicked things off with a survey of major technological developments in a very top level way, then dived into specific, currently used digital tools (the LMS, ePortfolios, video, robotics, big data, social media, 3d printing, etc.). I had two measly slides for ePortfolios, the main thrust of which was “go to AAEEBL !”,

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6 Ways Technology Can Reinvent Parent-Teacher Conferences

Edsurge

Use a Google Form to create a survey you can send to parents. Show parents how kids can access assignments or notes they may have missed or watch screencasts you have created. Create ePortfolios. Assign some pre-work. Ask them what they know about what their child is doing in class and how the year has gone so far.

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Collaborative & Creative Online Learning

Teacher Reboot Camp

What is your access and your students’ access outside school? It is frustrating to only have a Learning Management System (LMS) or VLE accessible only when you are on campus. You, your students and their parents should be able to access the VLE outside of school. What is your connection? What is your class size?

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