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Teaching Students to Curate and Manage Their
Digital Footprints
ePortfolios
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints
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Chris Shriver, Lindsay Kelland Stacie Muñoz, Renee
Hawkins
Owings Mills, MD
Garrison Forest School
Demonstrations Of Learning For 21st Century Schools
Pat BassettIndependent School Magazine
Fall 2009
Why ePortfolios?• STUDENTS learn to think beyond the grade and
practice metacognition.
• STUDENTS learn to discuss and set learning goals and strategies for getting there
• STUDENTS learn to curate their work and accomplishments, practicing responsibility and organization.
• STUDENTS develop dispositions for lifelong learning.
• STUDENTS learn and practice valuable technology skills.
• TEACHERS can individualize the student learning experience.
• TEACHERS, PARENTS become partners in the STUDENT'S, learning experience.
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints
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The Lower SchoolGrades K-5
2 teachers (1st and 3rd)2 students eachWriting and language art
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints
The Pilot
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints
The Platform
Google sites -- customizable but harder to useEdublogs -- customizable but harder to useEvernote -- basic format but easy to use
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints
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The Purpose
Showcase
Assessment
Reflection
Metacognition
Communication
Digital footprint
Examples
Ruby's Recording
Ruby Katelyn Grier
Katelyn's Essay
Many more examples available on NAIS ePortfolio Google Site.
Grier's Biography Outline
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints
Where do we go from here?
• Expand to other grades in the division
• Allow older students to manage portions of the portfolio?
• Replace portions of current report card?
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints
The Middle SchoolGRADES 6-8
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints
The Pilot
• All Grades 6-8
o 6th & 7th in DT class
o 8th in English, Advisory, & Study Halls
• Teachers designated in each grade level for support
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints
The Platform
• Google Sites -- customizable, easy to use, free
• Digication -- expensive, limited space
• Mahara -- free, not customizable, limited space
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints
The Purpose
• Reflection
• Digital Footprint
• Conferences/Parents
• Showcase
• Build technology and design skills
• Dialogue about S/W
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprints
Student Reflective Log
• Self Directed Learning
• Critical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Curiosity
• Creativity
Sample
Create Website Design
ePortfolio & Pages
Write Reflections
Manage Privacy
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Receive Feedback
Examples
Olivia S's ePortfolio
6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
Rachel M's ePortfolio
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprint
Mia G's ePortfolio
Cova A's ePortfolio
Raquel H's ePortfolioLila H's ePortfolio
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprint
The Upper SchoolGrades 9-12
The Purpose
• Online Resume/ Showcase
• Digital Footprint
• Reflection
• Curation
• Build Technology/ Design Skills
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprint
Challenges
• Time
• Ownership
• Technology/ Training
• Digitizing student work
• Maintenance
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprint
The Pilot
• 2013-2014 every 9th grader will have an ePortfolio
• 9th grade Biology
• 9th grade English
• WISE (Women in Science and Engineering)
• Independent studies
• Art Portfolio Courses ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their
Digital Footprint
What About College Admissions?
• College Admissionso Time/Equity
• CollegeOnTrack partners with the Common App
• Once you're in....
Electronic Portfolios (e-Portfolios) are dynamic, developmental spaces
representing your professional "self" on the Web. They are
becoming standard practice for academics, students, and professionals and typically
include examples of skills and achievements, as well as a
reflective blog element.
http://portfolio.psu.edu/
ePortfolios: Teaching Students to Curate and Manage their Digital Footprint