A digital portfolio is a great resource for students to put together their information into a polished and accessible document. There are two really good, and free, sources that will allow you to create and upload a digital portfolio. They are Wikispaces and Google Sites. Most importantly, both sites are free, and students can use their one-to-one laptop ratio to work on their portfolios when they have time. I could have students continuously creating artifacts that will go into their portfolio throughout the term. At the end I could have them synthesize it into something that they could keep with them forever. It would be such a great way of showing all of their knowledge.
I learned that Facebook has the option to create a teacher page that can be used educationally. This would be a very powerful tool for students who are now living in the digital world and most all have a Facebook. The only problem is that there will be some students who do not have a Facebook, and I will need to make other accommodations for them which would be no problem. I could definitely see myself creating a teacher page on Facebook when I am a teacher to post assignments, articles, cool pictures, and videos. We know that students are going to be using it at home, so we might as well try and reach them where we know they will be.
Hosting a Digital Open House at least once a year is a great way to have students show not only their parents what they have completed, but the community and their peers. If the entire school gets a good understanding of the importance of technology in the classroom and how students can create a portfolio, students can really show all that they have accomplished. I will consider proposing this to my school that I work for because it really would be a great opportunity for the school to open their doors to the students' family, friends, as well as the community to view the progress of the students. Also, it will mean a lot to the students to show off what they have learned for the year and take it with them for later years.
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