ePortfolios are effective tools to record student growth over a period of time. They can be used as an alterative assessment in which students work is assessed from an individual perspective. ePortfolios are also becoming more and more in demand as an admissions process for college applicants. College officials can trace student progress and determine student potential based less on standardized test scores and more on interview, portfolio, and essay submissions. In addition, teachers are now being encouraged to create and maintain an ePortfolio of their best lessons. Such a portfolio could include video footage, lesson plans, classroom management plans, and several other useful artifacts that could be used to determine teacher growth and progress. Typical ePortfolios are constructed with a five-stage process, they include, the conception stage, the collection stage, the selection stage, the reflection stage, and the connection stage. ePortfolios are important because they have emerged during a time when information and knowledge of information is collected, constructed, stored, and assessed in a manner allows people to reflect on learning together.
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ePortfolios are such a great tool. To be able to create a "file" that shows the progression of learning would be a better indication of educational growth than scores on an exam.
I have always wanted to have my students create electronic portfolios, but haven't been able to accomplish the task.
I'm thinking I may look into it more this year since I've got more technology available in my classroom.
I have used my electronic portfolio that I created 4 years ago in boot camp in my interviews and in my classroom. I find it to be a very organized and helpful way to express my knowledge in technology and curriculum.
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