Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners

JUNE 8, 2013

An ePortfolio is a collection of student work that is used to document effort, progress, and achievement over time. ePortfolios are powerful tools for authentic assessment because they require teachers and students to dig deeper than a multiple choice test. As we scramble to fully implement the Common Core Standards, ePortfolios can be an extremely useful tool to help students develop skills necessary for success in school and beyond. Try Open School ePortfolio.

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eSchool News

APRIL 9, 2018

As technology increasingly sweeps through classrooms, it is crucial that educators capitalize on digital tools that will allow them to effectively engage students and set those students up for future success. The CN ePortfolio is an innovative and revolutionary technology that will serve as a digital collection of each student’s academic work and accomplishments, as well as a platform for students to connect with each other and students from all over the world.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The post How to Create Powerful Student ePortfolios with Google Sites appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Let’s Talk About How to Create Powerful Student ePortfolios with Google Sites! Google Sites is the perfect tools for you and your students to create ePortfolios. Yes, folks, we are officially dropping the “e” from ePortfolios. aka ePortfolio, Electronic Portfolio, Digital Portfolio, or Learning Portfolio).

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Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners

AUGUST 29, 2015

As a longtime educator and instructional tech coach, I have embraced ePortfolios as a valuable tool for documenting learning over time, self-reflection, goal-setting and growth. An ePortfolio is a collection of student work that is used to document student effort, progress, and achievement over time. ePortfolios are powerful tools for authentic assessment. Dr. Helen Barrett has been researching strategies and technologies for ePortfolios since 1991.

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Edutopia

APRIL 30, 2015

Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher Classroom Technology An electronic portfolio can helping students reflect on their learning, organize and share their products, and maintain a record of their accomplishments for the future

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 3, 2017

Effective Technology Integration back to school back2school backtoschool digital portfolio digital portfolios elearning eportfolio“How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.” – Yvon Chouinard. Digital portfolios are one of the most powerful ways my students take ownership of their learning and reflect on their learning journeys. Digital portfolios help students set, track, and achieve their academic learning goals.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2014

A year ago, I created a technology course on Moodle for Spanish teachers as part of the Ministry of Education of Spain. The course will soon be over so I am grading their reflective eportfolio final projects. I look forward to grading their reflective eportfolios, because this is when my students begin to look back at their learning journey and see how much they’ve grown. Student ePortfolio Reflections. These are some examples of their eportfolios.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Teachers are learners, too” was one of the key messages for this year’s cohort of HP Teaching Fellows—26 primary and secondary educators who demonstrate powerful teaching and learning with technology. In what other ways have you leveraged technology to teach literacy? Source: Digital Promise Jenna recommends these resources Technology Tools. The most transformative idea Jenna Zucha took from her experience as a 2019 HP Teaching Fellow horrified her at first: showing her work.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

MARCH 4, 2019

What I would like to focus on in this post is how technology can be used to support Thinking Routines and Making Thinking Visible. I want to clarify that while many of these routines do not require the use of technology, I believe that the use of technology, especially the ones I will be discussing in this post, have the ability to increase the power of these routines in two distinct ways.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2014

A year ago, I created a technology course on Moodle for Spanish teachers as part of the Ministry of Education of Spain. The course will soon be over so I am grading their reflective eportfolio final projects. I look forward to grading their reflective eportfolios, because this is when my students begin to look back at their learning journey and see how much they’ve grown. Student ePortfolio Reflections. These are some examples of their eportfolios.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 14, 2018

This portfolio doesn’t need to have been started at the beginning of the year and only takes about 1 or 2 class periods for students to complete depending on your setup and technology access. Google digital portfolio digital portfolios end of the year eportfolios google slides google template reflection“We do not learn from experience. We learn from reflecting on experience.” ” Paraphrase of John Dewey’s work .

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Dr. Shannon Doak

APRIL 17, 2019

This is where technology can help! In my last post titled Extending Classroom Discussions with Technology, I introduced Synth as a tool used to continue discussions started in class, however, It can be used for so much more! Android BYOD Chrome Can Chromebooks ePortfolios Innovation My Thoughts UncategorizedLearning a foreign language is not an easy task. There are multiple components to learning a language which includes reading, writing, listening and speaking.

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EmergingEdTech

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 13, 2015

Here a link to the Canvas Guides of a video (less than five minutes) walking students through setting up an ePortfolio. There is also a longer version which goes into details of how ePortfolios work, how to create them, why they''re used, etc. here''s a CanvasLive training on ePortfolios (52 minutes). This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. eportfolios learning management system

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 7, 2019

In the Guide to Capstone Education from the National Capstone Consortium there are a series of questions posed about technology and the role it should, could or might possibly play in a capstone course. It is important to note that capstone courses intrinsically vary from school to school, however, capstone as an inquiry-based process or one that is driven by student passions often rely on or use technology as a part of planning, design, and implementation.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 19, 2019

PDF Flipbook Viewer or dFlip Reader has the power of modern 3D web technology which can be used to showcase your reports, portfolio, and brochures in a stunning flipbook effect. This app could be used to view student-created ePortfolios during student-led conferences. BYOD Capstone Chrome Can Creativity ePortfolios Friday Tech Tip Innovation Visible ThinkingI have already written a post about working with PDFs on a Chromebook.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 2, 2015

The technology we use changes rapidly and our students will work with tools and social media many teachers have little knowledge using. However, teachers do have the ability to help students practice various skills using technology. We can get students to problem-solve, code, program, create, publish, troubleshoot, experiment, research and so forth with technology. One of the most important skills students will need is to present themselves with technology.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JUNE 13, 2020

There are many opinions about the effectiveness of educational technology to improve learning. Neither of these approaches is the correct approach when considering using technology to improve learning. As an educational technologist, I always put education first and technology second.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

DECEMBER 6, 2018

This is one way to provide content to students using technology. Chrome Can Chromebooks Creation Creativity ePortfolios Innovation My ThoughtsWhat is a podcast? Google defines a podcast as” Traditionally, podcasts have been unidirectional. By this, I mean that the podcast creator would create the podcast and send it out to his/her listeners who would consume this content. This is a fantastic way to learn and is one way for teachers to use podcasts in the classroom.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

It also allows you to give students a chance to reach ISTE Standards for student number six, “Creative Communicator “ Using technology in the classroom is not about a specific tool, but for providing the best educational environment for our students. Using technology in creative ways enables a more authentic learning experience for our students. Chrome Can Chromebooks Creation Creativity ePortfolios InnovationWhat are memes?

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 28, 2020

Even when we love technology and Google tools, we have to remember that it’s NOT about Google. Check out this post on How to Create Powerful Student ePortfolios with Google Sites , by Mike Mohammed.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 8, 2012

This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. employment eportfolios free resources job search Portfoliogen is a free online service that allows teachers to create online portfolios with their own URL web address. It was developed by teachers and is easy to use. It''s a great way to create a professional looking web page that allows you to share your experience, credentials, and qualifications to help you find a job or to share with others.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Technology enables students to share their work with a wider and more authentic audience through the use of a blogging or journal platform. Creation ePortfolios Innovation My ThoughtsI recently had the chance to support all students Grade 1 through Grade 5 on a Library project that was then shared to our school community using Seesaw. I saw something amazing with almost every student.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 21, 2015

“The most exciting breakthroughs of the 21st century will not occur because of technology but because of an expanding concept of what it means to be human.” Students can create eportfolios with social bookmarking tools and as a final project create eportfolio presentations in which they reflect on the learning for each module/unit. Check out my students’ reflective eportfolio presentations here ! Enjoyed these resources?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2016

In fact, we should use this technology to our advantage and add more ways that teachers and parents can work together face-to-face in helping every student succeed. If some parents don’t understand the technology you’re using in class, pool the conference slots and have groups of parents come in for personalized training. Create ePortfolios. Using technology to distribute information and maximize face-to-face time can help foster strong relationships.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

5 – Technology and Students with Special Needs Students with special needs can thrive if you know how to use the tools to help them succeed. The course I recommend for this is Using Technology to Support Students With Special Needs.

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iLearn Technology

JULY 10, 2016

Websites achievement APS assessment certify credly degree digital badges eportfolio equity human learning learning journey map mozilla backpack open badge pd reflection summit technologyTwo weeks ago, I attended the Digital Badge Summit in Denver, CO.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 11, 2011

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EmergingEdTech

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Blogs Seeing More Academic Use as ePortfolio Platform, and for Collaboration, Discussion, & Resource Sharing In 2013, PBS.org reported that 74 percent of teachers agree that technology in the. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 4, 2017

Students can create digital poetry eportfolios with free web tools and apps like EduBuncee , EduGlogster , Pinterest , Educlipper , or Livebinder. Effective Technology Integration English Lessons digital poetry national poetry month poetry writing“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” – Robert Frost. April is National Poetry month. Poetry is a great way to inspire your learners to be creative and imaginative with a topic.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 18, 2014

Students can: create digital poetry eportfolios with free web tools and apps like Pinterest , Educlipper , or Livebinder. Effective Technology Integration English Language Teaching Mobile Learning edtech mlearning poetry writing writing with technology “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” by Robert Frost. April is National Poetry month. I invite you to consider the possibilities of teaching with poetry.

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techlearning

MAY 3, 2018

LiveBinders Cool organization and eportfolio tool; watch out for privacy features [ Online Social Platform Lets Students be Authors ] Pros: Nice features for creating eportfolios, sharing class materials, and finding student and teacher resources.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 2, 2015

“The number one benefit of educational technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. Students can create eportfolios with social bookmarking tools and as a final project create eportfolio presentations in which they reflect on the learning for each module/unit. Check out my students’ reflective eportfolio presentations here ! You need to get parents on board with your technology integration.

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Gaggle Speaks

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

At the K-12 level, there is always concern about the openness and availability of certain technology because all students don’t have access to the same types of resources. The perfect ePortfolio. The OneNote app makes it easy to build and track an ePortfolio. Bring your ePortfolios to life with Office 365 and the OneNote app.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 5, 2021

Related: How to Create Powerful Student ePortfolios with Google Sites. The post Student Portfolios with Google Sites – SULS091 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Student portfolios with Google Sites is a no-brainer!

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