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.

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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

Chris' Evernote

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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