> You sent this message to the Google In Your Classroom listserv, so I
> will answer in that context. Google has some great tools for creating
> student-centered electronic portfolios, especially Google Docs and
> Sites. In both of those platforms, you can construct forms and
> templates that can be used to structure a portfolio with goals,
> results, and reflections. But the student can also customize their own
> portfolio to represent who they are... their interests, purpose and
> passions. You can find some of my resources on using GoogleApps on
> this website:
http://sites.google.com/site/eportfolioapps/and I am
> working with educators around the world to implement Web 2.0
> strategies to support student-centered portfolios.
> But what you described doesn't sound like a student-centered
> portfolio... it sounds more like an assessment management system, or a
> database where teachers can provide a structured approach to capturing
> data about student achievement (more like a gradebook)... which my
> research shows does not motivate students to maintain their own
> portfolio as a powerful tool for lifelong learning. There are a
> variety of commercial systems that will provide what you describe...
> but IMHO they are not student-centered.
> You can refer to my website (http://electronicportfolios.org) and to
> the specific page where I show Categories of E-Portfolio Tools which
> has a variety of commercial and open source tools:http://electronicportfolios.org/categories.html
> I should comment that there are very few e-portfolio tools were
> developed with K-12 students as the primary user; they were primarily
> developed in higher education for higher education students.
> I sponsor an open Google Group for K-12 Educators who are interested
> in exploring the use of GoogleApps for ePortfolios:http://groups.google.com/group/k12eportfolios
> Sincerely,
> Helen
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> Dr. Helen Barrett, Researcher and Consultant
> Electronic Portfolios and Digital Storytelling
> to Support Lifelong and Life Wide Learning
> Skype & Twitter IDs: eportfolios
> Home page:http://electronicportfolios.org
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> On Apr 24, 9:12 pm, red wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I wonder if there is a suitable platform for what I want to do?
> > I teach HS Physical Education and also head up the department. Here is
> > what we want to do:
> > - for each of grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 will have an electronic
> > portfolio into which students will enter goals, results, reflections
> > etc
> > -the portfolio will be published by the department as a template which
> > will be protected. There will be boxes, tables, etc where individual
> > students can enter their own response
> > -the teacher will have access to the individual student portfolio so
> > that they can monitor and comment using convenient links on the
> > portfolio
> > -the portfolio will be stored on-line and will follow the student
> > through all four years of high school
> > -the teacher will be able to see on one page links to all their
> > students' portfolios
> > -the teacher will also have a real-time notice board showing when
> > students have last made submissions
> > is there a platform that can do this?
> > Any suggestions off the top of your head?
> > red
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