ePortfolios For All Students Presented by: Michelle E. Cheasty- Christ, MEd, PhD Friday January 27, 2017 11am- 1:30pm

Why ePortfolios Digital copy student work Document AYP Alternate assessment portfolios Teacher- Parent- Student collaboration National Board Certification

Increasing Writing Students write more with electronic devices Students are more engaged with electronic devices Script/ cursive writing no longer taught Fine motor skills issues- use speech- to- text Students more apt to complete if they know it’s going into a portfolio

Peer/ Teacher Buy- In Shift in traditional paper storage More open dialog- share work among colleagues Deal with the “scary” and what- ifs

Getting Student Buy- In Like having control of what work is kept Convenient Easy to save work More/ better accessibility Good for organization Able to access anywhere- if permission given Take pride and ownership in work

Getting Parent Buy- In Can easily track progress See what is happening in the classroom Constant home- school contact No more questions about what was turned in and what wasn’t

Submissions Teacher webspace Dropbox/ Onedrive/ OneNote Notebook Server/ H Drive Portable media

Dropbox Dropbox.com Setting up accounts Adding files Sharing and posting link Getting free space

Evernote Evernote.com Creating free account Sharing notebooks Paid vs. Free

Notes App on i-products Sharing notes

Paperport Notes App from app store Finding, downloading, and editing notes Sharing notes http://www.paperportnotes.com/

OneNote Notebook From Microsoft- free to Microsoft schools Class notebook add- ins Mac, PC, mobile devices Sharing notebooks https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Getting-Started-with-the-OneNote-Class-Notebook-A-Walkthrough-for-Teachers-28666b8e-b0ae-48fe-b001-1874f5f6db58

Google Drive From Google Many add- in apps Share link- invite guests

Seesaw: The Learning Journal Student- driven digital portfolio Document what is learned at school Share with who student wants

Dragon Dictation Text- to- speech Turn lectures into typed notes Increase student’s willingness to use technology if they struggle with fine motor skills

Student Created Materials Students become the experts Expand resources available Multiple explanations for topics- help struggling students Peer- tutoring

Questions

Michelle E. Cheasty- Christ, MEd, PhD Liberty High School, Clarksburg, WV Adjunct Faculty American Business and Technology University/ Argosy University michellecheasty@gmail.com Twitter- @drcheasty Linkedin- Michelle Cheasty https://www.linkedin.com/pub/michelle-cheasty/5/831/42a Pinterest- http://www.pinterest.com/michellecheasty/

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